Representatives from the UK’s top supermarkets will discuss next week their strategies for reducing carbon footprints from their refrigeration and air conditioning systems and how these will impact on the supply chain. Discussions will largely revolve around the use of natural refrigerants such as hydrocarbons, while interested parties can already submit questions to the panel online.

Organised by RAC (Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Magazine), the “Retail Question Time” event will take the form of a panel discussion chaired by RAC’s Editor Andrew Gaved. On 25 February 2010, representatives from John Lewis Partnership (Waitrose), Marks & Spencer Plc, Midland Co-operative and Morrisons will gather in London, UK, to outline their plans on the following subjects:

• Plans for Natural Refrigerants, such as hydrocarbon refrigerants
• Raising standards on leakage
• Working with the Supply Chain/Contractors
• The Environment and Corporate Social Responsibility
• Energy Efficiency
• Integrating Services

In a period of rapid change for the RAC industry and with several of the retailers having made commitments to using natural refrigerants, the event aims to bring end-users, contractors and equipment suppliers together. This dialogue will facilitate the supply chain to meet growing demands for higher engineering standards and better component availability.

Submit your questions to the panel

Irrespective of whether they plan to attend the event, interested parties can submit questions to the panel of supermarket representatives through the event dedicated website. hydorcarbons21.com invites the hydrocarbons community to submit their questions by clicking here.