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REGULARS
CONTENTS
INCORPORATING COLD CHAIN
VOL. 03 - NO. 07 | JULY/AUGUST 2018
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Local manufacturing: Frigrite Africa
Products Word search FRIGAIR exhibitors get social
ATMO FRIGAIR makes history
Bitzer celebrates 25 years in SA
SAIRAC breakfast honours industry legends 28
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NEWS
EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS
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5 Chemical burns: learning the hard way
Cabinet blinds reduce Seemann’s electricity bill
7 South African produce dominates Namibian market
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24 TVET pilot study to encourage RAC studies
SACSC research conference delivers valuable insights
27 Upcoming TruckX 2018 show to rev things up
New names for local deciduous fruit associations
FEATURES
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Another link in the chain (Part 2)
Why is your cold store floor rising?
Regulate cold with electrical heat tracing this winter
Outsourcing refrigeration could improve bottom line
A changing world
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can’t believe FRIGAIR 2018 has sure you save my email address — also happened during FRIGAIR (and international) industry is up to.
come and gone. It feels like just the I’d love to hear from you regarding 2018. We hosted Africa’s first-ever For daily updates, keep an eye out on
other day when we merged The www.coldlinkafrica.co.za.
what is happening in your world. The ATMOsphere networking event on 7 Cold Link and Cold Chain Africa perishable product supply chain has June with the help of the Belgium- during FRIGAIR 2015 to present ‘one many links and I want to make sure based shecco, to discuss the future together to keep this magazine
consolidated voice for the we include everyone — get in touch. of natural refrigerants in South Africa an invaluable mouthpiece for the
and the continent. Government, refrigeration industry. CLA
refrigeration industry’: Cold Link Africa.
There are so many interesting
stories out there. At FRIGAIR, some industry, and end users came
site visits and elaborate trips (local visitors were telling me about how together in a historic moment. Read
and abroad). One edition at a they keep pig sperm cold and our front-page story to see what
time, I slowly started finding my feet transport it. There were people happened.
in this industry that John Ackermann telling me about security and safety has served for more than three for cold rooms. So much variety; so also took place. Compressor
decades now. What started as many great stories waiting to be told. manufacturer Bitzer celebrated 25
feeling intimidated by this industry So, watch this space! years in South Africa with a client
But three years flew by in a blur of
legend, soon grew to admiration
Speaking of FRIGAIR, our official
During FRIGAIR, other events
event at the Midrand Protea Hotel
and later a fondness that I will post-show edition will be the next one (page18). While Metraclark and
cherish forever. (September), but in the meantime, Emerson had a breakfast on the 7th
we take a look at some of the events for their customers (page23).
Even at this year’s FRIGAIR, John
was still everywhere to be seen, that took place during the 6–8 June Besides FRIGAIR, there were other
keeping everyone on their toes exhibition at Gallagher in Midrand. events too. Check out page16 to see
and catching up with friends new It was quite a build-up and there the outcome of the long-awaited
and old. I don’t think that will ever was so much going on at any given pilot study at Capricorn TVET College
change. So, even though he has moment. I have never felt so proud in Limpopo, intended to determine
officially handed over the Cold Link to be a part of anything as I did the challenges faced by the industry
Africa reins, don’t fear that it’s the when I walked through those doors TVET colleges. And to see what
last you’ll see (or hear) of the icon on opening day. Maybe because I happened at the annual SACSC
himself. was there during build-up, too, and research conference, have a look on
But in terms of getting content saw just how much work and effort page 24.
published in the magazine or on our went into building up those stands.
online and social media platforms,
I’ll be your go-to person. So make
But it wasn’t just about the stands.
Many other memorable events
I look forward to us working
you get your Cold Link Africa editions Ilana Koegelenberg
to stay up to date with what the local Editor | [email protected]
With all this and more, make sure
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