Keeping temperature-controlled vehicles operating safely, efficiently and compliantly requires specialist knowledge. That’s why Northgate Temperature Controlled continues to invest in the technical skills and development of our engineers, helping us provide expert support to customers operating specialist refrigerated fleets.
As part of this ongoing investment, colleagues from Northgate Temperature Controlled recently took part in the IMI Level 3 Award in Cargo Refrigerant Handling, delivered at Northgate’s IMI-accredited training centre.
Led by James Walton, the course focused on developing specialist knowledge around refrigeration systems and the safe and legal handling of refrigerants. It forms the first stage of a wider specialist training pathway created to further strengthen cargo refrigeration expertise across the business.
Northgate Temperature Controlled engineers Steve Cowell and Matt Cole took part in the training alongside Paul Branston, Northgate Vehicle Hire Mobile Team Leader. Bringing together expertise from across the wider Northgate Mobility business provided an opportunity to share practical, real-world knowledge and continue developing technical capability across our teams.
The training covered several key areas:
- Principles of refrigeration – Understand the operation of refrigeration systems.
- Refrigerant handling & Refrigeration system components – Understand the use and properties of the fluorinated greenhouse gases used as refrigerants in automotive refrigerated cargo vehicles, and the impact of the emissions of these gases on the environment.
- Health and safety – Understand the relevant provisions and regulations.
- Safe recovery, evacuation, and recharge processes – Understand and demonstrate common procedures, including best practices for recovering fluorinated greenhouse gases.
Continued investment in technical training helps ensure our engineers have the skills and knowledge needed to support increasingly sophisticated, refrigerated vehicles, both within our network and out on the road.
It is part of Northgate Temperature Controlled’s commitment to providing customers with access to knowledgeable, specialist support throughout the lifecycle of their vehicles.
By continually developing our technical expertise, we’re helping customers keep their temperature-controlled fleets compliant, operational and on the road.
