EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS
Marius Brits (JCI regional manager: integrated
solutions, fire and security), with Dawie Kriel of
Energy Partners Refrigeration (right) at the Cape
Town event.
INCORPORATING COLD CHAIN
few buildings in South Africa today 34 years. He highlighted JCI’s value
that do not have one or more York offering of investing in the company’s
products and services. The scores of products and technology. “We are
installations across Cape Town and proud of the sustainable growth that
the Western Cape is no exception. The we continue to see in South Africa,
many guests from all sectors that have thanks in no small part to customers
joined our celebration bear testimony who believe in our value proposition,”
to our diversity,” said Neil Cameron, said Williams. “There is still a huge
Johnson Controls area general growth opportunity for us as we pour
manager: building efficiency – Africa. unprecedented investments into
The large team of marketing, sales,
At the Cape Town event: Mark Botha (Southern Air
Conditioning) on left, with Aubrey Carelse (Cape
Automation).
and servicing staff were keen to share towards this market and look for ways
the new innovation in energy efficient in which we can better serve our
variable refrigerant flow (VRF) systems, partners and customers over the next
building management systems, the 50 years.”
York YZ chillers, and Hitachi heat
recovery VRF packages.
Jeff Williams, president of Building
for Middle East and Africa (based in
Dubai), emphasised the importance
of customer trust. “The JCI products
Africa, and Latin America (EMELA) have been on offering for 123 years
for Johnson Controls, an operation and customer support has been based
with 35 000 people, was confident on trust. The opportunity to celebrate
about the market growth in South one on one with our many clients is a
Africa. “The comments from our staff special occasion that was not to be
and positive outlook of our clients are missed.”
“We couldn’t do this without you,”
Clients and staff celebrating at the Durban event.
Claude Allain, general manager
Solutions – Europe, Middle East,
encouraging.”
Ready for the Cape Town event, from left: Jeff
Williams (JCI, United Kingdom), Claude Allain (JCI,
Dubai), and Neil Cameron (JCI, Johannesburg).
products and technology geared
After all the formalities, guests
were free to network and enjoy
Williams said at the Johannesburg some refreshments while also taking
event. He also mentioned that it was advantage of the opportunity to look
his first time visiting South Africa, despite at some of JCI’s products that were on
having been with the company for display.
CLA