The judging panel for the first National Heat Pump Awards 2011 has been announced, and includes some of the most influential and respected figures in the industry.

Chairing the seven-strong panel of judges is Tony Bowen, president of the Heat Pump Association (HPA) and a figurehead in the heat pumps field for more than 25 years. During this time, Tony has championed the cause of heat pump technology and been a key link between government and industry. The full line-up for the judging panel is as follows:

• Tony Bowen (chair), president of HPA;
•  Graeme Fox, president of AREA and member of HVCA Council;
• Nigel Hollett, head of Environmental Technologies at SummitSkills;
• Guy Hundy, past president of the Institute of Refrigeration, and consultant to Emerson Climate Technologies;
• Graeme Maidment, professor of refrigeration and air conditioning at London South Bank University, and member of Institute of Refrigeration Council;
• Terry Seward, commercial manager, Federation of Environmental Trade Associations (FETA);
• Steve Willis, specialist trainer and Inaugural Chair - ReGATA London & South East Region (Regional Gas Assessors and Trainers Association).

Phil Creaney of Warners Group, which is organising the awards on behalf of industry, said: “We are delighted to confirm such an impressive line-up of judges for the awards. Their combined knowledge and experience in the field is exceptional, and further underlines the authority and credibility to the event”.

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