Refrigerant specialist A-Gas has launched a new website to help firms react to the virgin HCFC use ban.
'There are still end-users who are unaware that they may be storing illegal refrigerants. A-Gas' aim is to help ensure that businesses have easy access and can check out for themselves what options are available', said a spokesman for A-Gas.

End-users, distributors, contractors, installers or service engineers can access advice about managing their installations, by logging onto www.hcfcphaseout.com

'Our dedicated website provides easy to follow advice and customers can contact A-Gas for further information and technical support,' said Ken Logan, managing director at A-Gas.

A-Gas is also offering a reclaimed HCFCs service to ease users through the next stage of the phase out, when HCFCs will be banned in 2015.