BRUSSELS, Belgium, 14 February 2023: During the meeting of the Eurovent Product Group ‘Evaporative Cooling Equipment’ (PG-CT), on October 27, 2022, at the Eurovent Summit in Antalya, Turkey, the participants elected Laurent Petiot as Chairman and Ulf Bergmann as Vice-Chairman of the Group, Eurovent said through a February 14 Press release.

Laurent Petiot

Petiot is General Manager (France, Benelux and Maghreb), Baltimore Aircoil Company, Eurovent said. He has extensive experience in Eurovent and has been involved in heat transfer equipment within the cooling tower industry for more than 30 years, Eurovent said. Petiot will be supported by Bergmann, General Manager Sales and Marketing, GOHL-KTK GmbH, Eurovent added.

Petiot said: “With the advent of new technological systems, we have noticed that our world is changing with a mix of sustainability and an increasing demand, which definitely leads to a strong commitment, innovation and demonstration of the high contribution that evaporative cooling can offer to the world. Eurovent is the ideal platform and association to gather the skills of the cooling tower industry. The contribution of the members, gathered in a single point, will continue to offer the best of the profession.”

According to Eurovent, the Product Group, ‘Evaporative Cooling Equipment’ covers Wet Cooling Towers, Open Circuit Towers, Fluid Coolers, Closed Circuit Towers, Evaporative Condensers, Hybrid Models and components related to these products – for example, Fans and Drift Eliminators). Eurovent added that it is the main working group dedicated to Cooling Tower manufacturers.