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REGULARS
CONTENTS
VOL. 04 - NO. 03 | JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2019
INCORPORATING COLD CHAIN
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REGULARS EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS
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Editor’s column
#Chillventa2018: A South African editor’s (non)-executive
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34 Future of SA’s SETAs uncertain
35 New SAIRAC committees elected
48 Products summary 51 24 Bridging the skills gap – employers and pupils collaborate FEATURES
28 Eurocool beerfest still a hit 41 Reducing post-harvest losses of fruit
31 A memorable Christmas thanks to Metraclark 46 Smarter supermarkets will reduce food waste in SA
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NEWS
4 New MD for Eurocool as David Mackay says farewell ASSOCIATIONS 5 Testo donates thermal imager to support training 32 Businesses to prioritise skills for Ramaphosa’s 1 Sagamu Brewery: quality refrigeration for quality beer
7 Fred Penhall takes over Carel SA reins YES initiative 38 Woolworths Kyalami takes CO 2 to the next level
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EDITOR’S COLUMN
Make it count!
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t’s not always easy to come back in a
new year, but I think everyone is quite
ready to put 2018 behind them and
start ‘fresh’.
The year 2018 will definitely be a year to
remember — whether you’re remembering
it as a struggle or a record year. Judging
from the many conversations I’ve had with
industry players across the cold chain, last
year really was a tough one for most. I know
we seem to say this at the end of every
year, but 2018 was even more intense.
It wasn’t all bad, though. It’s important
to remember the good parts and learn
from the not-so-good ones. You definitely
cannot go back and change anything
now, but you can take the necessary
precautions and plan better to be more
prepared in the new year. You can give
2019 a fighting chance of being the elusive
‘good year’ that all businesses chase.
For me, there were many highlights I’ll
remember from 2018 — despite all the hard
work and stress in-between. We hosted a
record FRIGAIR and various other events
during that time. The HCFC Phase-out
Management Plan (HPMP) roadshow
finally happened. I took over from John
Ackermann as editor of Cold Link Africa.
And of course, the greatest highlight of
them all: Chillventa 2018 in Germany.
It wasn’t my first time attending this
massive refrigeration expo in Nuremberg,
but this time, I enjoyed it so much more
than previous times. It brought an
incredible mix of catching up with familiar
faces and meeting new ones, impressive
new product launches, and events galore.
What a show it was! With an
overwhelming number of stands (more
than 1 000) and visitor numbers hitting
an all-time high, Chillventa 2018 was
memorable in a good way. I saw more
South Africans in attendance than ever
before and as my step counter climbed
to record highs, I was impressed time and
time again by how quickly technology
moves in our industry. (Read more about
Chillventa on page 12.)
But it wasn’t just overseas that things
were moving quickly at the end of last
year. Make sure you catch up on all the
cold chain news you missed locally before
tackling the new year.
There were some interesting changes
in management for companies such as
Eurocool (page 4) and Carel (page 7),
who appointed new managing directors.
Testo donated a thermal imager to OTTC
(page 5), Metraclark held a Christmas
party for the kids of the Kliptown Nursery
School in Soweto (page 31), and so
much more.
Some incredible projects also went
up last year. My to-write list is quite long
when it comes to all the projects that
were completed in 2018. From pack
houses, berry farms, milking parlours, and
everything in-between, make sure you
keep an eye out for the 2019 editions
to read more about these projects. For
now, have a look at the Sagamu Brewery
installation in Nigeria (page 8) and the
trans-critical CO 2 installation done at
Woolworths Kyalami (page 38).
Whatever your 2018 was like, may 2019
be memorable for all the right reasons.
Times are tough, but like they say —
desperation breeds innovation. So, let’s
innovate. Welcome back officially. Let’s
do this! CLA
COLD LINK AFRICA • January/February 2019
Ilana Koegelenberg
Editor | [email protected]
www.coldlinkafrica.co.za
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