22 October 2024
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Graeme Fox is welcomed as an honorary member of AREA
Former president Graeme Fox has been made an honorary member of AREA, the European association of refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump contractors.
Fox, who is now Director of the F-Gas Register scheme for certification company Quidos after leaving his role as Director of Technical at BESA in August, spent 20 years as an AREA member, including four years as president.
In his acceptance speech, Fox said: “I am hugely grateful to my AREA friends for this honour. When I was first asked by BESA to represent them at AREA 20 years ago I said I would give it a go for a year and see what happens!
“I didn’t expect to still be here after so long and after making such good friends across Europe and beyond. I certainly didn’t think I would have the honour of being your President for four of those years.
“Fifteen years ago this association was in a bit of a crisis situation and it turned out to be a crossroads which we thankfully chose the right path at, and we created what we have today - an association which is rightfully seen globally as the definitive voice of the contractors in our sector for the whole of Europe. It has been an incredible journey that I am proud to have been a small part of.’’
A former contractor himself, Fox resigned as President of the Institute of Refrigeration in September, citing significant differences with the organisation.
