About this presentation

related to ATMOsphere Australia 2017
published on 2 May 2017
9 pages

Brian Rees talked about the growth in the number of CO₂ installations in New Zealand and the opportunities to improve training with hands on training and mentoring.

About the speaker(s)

Brian Rees

 

Brian Rees is the Group Technical Manager for Hussmann Oceania. Based in Auckland (NZ) with direct responsibilities for New Zealand, and matrixed responsibilities for Australia and the Oceania region for Hussmann and Panasonic. He also works very closely with R&D teams in China, Japan, Australia, Mexico, and the USA on various global refrigeration initiatives for Hussmann and Panasonic.

Brian has worked in the refrigeration industry for over 35 years, with the past 26 years focusing on the supermarket and food processing refrigeration markets. Brian has been researching alternate refrigeration systems for the last 14 years, including in-depth R&D Lab analysis. He is the holder of 3 patents, recipient of a Rutherford Merit Award for electro-technology efficiency, and recipient of the IIR Ian Syminton Award for advances in research and development for NZ refrigeration. He is an active member of the Australian Standards Committees’ ME006 since 1996 & ME008 since 2000.