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EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS INCORPORATING COLD CHAIN For information about the supporting programme, please go to: https://www.chillventa.de/en/events In recent years, Chillventa has been the first port of call for people seeking innovations and the very latest product presentations. How do you rate the outlook for this year? DH: We assume that the exhibitors will use Chillventa as they have in the past: to present their innovations and newest products to the trade community. In fact, numerous companies have already told us that Chillventa is now the only exhibition in Europe where they will present themselves and their latest products. This confirms our assessment that Chillventa is pursuing just the right strategy. This is because the right trade visitors from all over the world come here to meet. The Chillventa Award is now in its second round. Who is the lucky winner this year? DH: We are delighted to have launched the Chillventa Award in 2016 and happy that it has been so well received in the industry, so it will be presented again in 2018. The jury will meet at the end of September to determine the winners out of the large number of submissions. This year's award will once again honour the expert teams (planners, plant engineers, owners, and operators) who have executed a project of outstanding 16 quality in terms of operability, energy consumption, and technical innovation, through exemplary collaboration that goes beyond the technical standards. In the spirit of Chillventa’s motto of ‘connecting experts’, the jury will give special consideration to the effective cooperation of all parties involved in the project, from the task formulation stage to the planning and construction phases, and on through to operation. The high level of quality attained in the candidate projects through collaborative planning must be readily comprehensible and self-evident. Awards will be given in the four categories of commercial refrigeration, industrial refrigeration, air-conditioning technology, and heat pumps. The members of the winning projects in each category will be honoured at Chillventa on 16 October 2018 in the Forum in Hall 7A. Have you also planned any special activities for tradespeople at Chillventa 2018? Have you invited a celebrity guest again? DH: Following the fantastic feedback from visitors from the refrigeration, AC, ventilation, and heat pump trades regarding the successful involvement of Konny Reimann and Hackl Schorsch, we spoke to our exhibitors and visitors to find out what they wanted in 2018. The overwhelming majority wanted to see Miss This year, organisers are expecting around 32 000 trade visitors at Chillventa. Chillventa in person at the trade fair, so we have invited her along. Not only will she be available for photo sessions, she will also present the Chillventa Award and the prizes for the Federal Skills Competition. How do you think Chillventa is going to continue to develop? DH: We assume that Chillventa will continue to develop positively in the next few years. For more information, please visit www.chillventa.de www.coldlinkafrica.co.za Are you going? Cold Link Africa editor Ilana Koegelenberg will also be heading to Nuremburg in October for her third Chillventa. Are you going? Let us know to arrange meeting up at the show. Contact Ilana on [phone] or at [email protected]. Keep an eye out later in the year for the official post-show review. CLA COLD LINK AFRICA • October 2018