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In Europe, two members of Camfil Farr's management have taken the position of Chairman within Eurovent*, the European Committee of Air Handling and Refrigeration Equipment Industries.
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Certification Programmes and Policy Commission
Ander Freyschuss, Managing Director of Camfil Farr's Swedish company, Camfil Svenska AB, also Head of Camfil Farr's business in the Nordic countries, has been elected Chairman of Eurovent's Certification Programmes and Policy Commission (CPPC) for the next two years. The 22-member CPCC includes professionals from the heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) industry, end users, laboratories and government agencies.
The CPPC is the highest body within Eurovent's certification system for all ventilation-related products. Eurovent currently runs 18 different programs for the certification of products and approximately 200 companies are involved with their products, including Camfil Farr. Product groups range from air filters, air handling units and chillers, to heat pumps, fan coil units, cooling towers and split units, among other equipment.
The Eurovent certification programs monitored by the CPPC aim to secure the quality of products sold in the European market by certifying their performance. Product certification provides clear benefits for the selection of products and their performance, ensuring that end users purchase products and equipment that will operate in accordance with design specifications and energy ratings. The Eurovent Certification programmes also create a common platform for competition on equal terms based on comparable data.
Working Group PG4B Jan Andersson, Marketing Manager for Camfil Farr's Swedish company, Camfil Svenska AB - also European Product Manager for Camfil Farr's comfort air filter business - has been re-elected Chairman of PG4B, Eurovent's working group for air filtration products for another two years.
The Eurovent organization currently has 15 working groups for HVAC products. The working group for air filter products, PG4B, consists of eight air filter manufacturers in addition to Camfil Farr, four laboratories The group focuses on improving air filter test methods and compares different filter media to improve indoor air quality and energy savings. The results of their research and test findings are used as input for establishing new European standards for air filter products.
Jan Andersson was first elected Chairman of PG4B in 2008, succeeding retiring PG4B Chairman Jan Gustavsson, also former Head of R&D at Camfil Farr.
During the past three years, PG4B has focused on developing the Eurovent Energy Efficiency Classification Programme for air filters and improving laboratory methods to test and rate air filter performance.
For more information please contact: (Anders Freyschuss, MD Camfil Svenska AB, +46 70 593 4949 Jan Andersson, Marketing Manager for Camfil Farr's Swedish company, Camfil Svenska AB, +46 70 5540499)
About Camfil Farr
Camfil Farr is the global industry leader in clean air solutions with more than 40 years of experience. Our solutions protect people, processes and the environment to benefit human health, increase performance and reduce and manage energy consumption.
Twenty-three manufacturing plants, four R&D sites and over 50 local sales offices worldwide provide service and support to our customers. The Camfil Farr Group is headquartered in Sweden but more than 90 percent of our sales are international.
The Group has 3,400 employees and a turnover in the range of SEK 4.5 billion (EUR 450 million).
*Eurovent is the representative of the refrigeration, air conditioning, air handling, heating and ventilation industry in Europe. www.eurovent-association.eu
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