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INCORPORATING COLD CHAIN
SAIRAC breakfast honours
industry legends
By Ilana Koegelenberg
The South African Institute of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning (SAIRAC) held a breakfast
for its members on 7 June in Hall 6 of the FRIGAIR exhibition, handing out various awards
to celebrate industry legends from across the country.
T
he breakfast was well attended and look around, we can be proud of what
SAIRAC members young and old we as an institute have achieved, for the
got together to catch up before the FRIGAIR Expo and the conferences belong
FRIGAIR exhibition set to open at 09:00. The
ASHRAE short course presenters were also
to SAIRAC.”
“Globalisation has brought with
in attendance, as well as the international it technological changes. We as an
visitors from Eurovent, to name but a few. institute and indeed as a country need to
Grant Laidlaw, SAIRAC president,
keep pace to secure food stability and
officially welcomed everyone to the maintain quality for the entire population;
breakfast before handing over to his refrigeration represents a critical area
centre chairpersons to hand over their in the maintenance of the cold chain,”
awards. said Laidlaw. “In the HERVAC space,
The air-conditioning and refrigeration
high-quality, energy-efficient systems
industry forms an integral part of the and products, introduction of innovative
economy and is found in many sectors design and technological solutions, and
and subsectors in South Africa and indeed their efficient application in industrial,
Africa. In turn, SAIRAC forms an integral commercial, and domestic buildings
part of our industry,” said Laidlaw in his and residential housing are paramount in
opening address. “As we stand here and taking us forward.”
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