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INCORPORATING COLD CHAIN
Thermo King wins
international transport award
T
hermo King’s SLXi Hybrid trailer
refrigeration unit (recently featured
in this magazine) has been
awarded a European Transport Award
for Sustainability 2018 in the category
“Vehicle cooling and heating systems”.
The hybrid fridge for trailers has been
costs at the same time.”
The SLXi Hybrid fridge includes
Thermo King’s SLXi fridge and
Frigoblock’s EnviroDrive, an alternator
installed on the tractor engine and
an inverter-drive system to provide
recognised for innovative design and constant electric power and operate
technologies. the unit with its diesel engine turned off.
“We are pleased to be recognised
The SLXi uses R-452A refrigerant to
We are
pleased to be
recognised for
our climate-
friendly solutions
for transport
refrigeration
customers.
for our climate-friendly solutions for reduce its impact on the environment. transport refrigeration customers,” said It is also quieter, allowing customers Pauli Johannesen, vice-president and to easily access noise-regulated companies in the transportation and
general manager for Truck, Trailer and urban areas. The SLXi Hybrid will be commercial vehicle industry that take
Bus at Thermo King in Europe, Middle commercially available this year. sustainable actions and help to better
East, and Africa.
“The SLXi Hybrid offers customers
environmental footprint and operating
The European Transport Award
for Sustainability, which is handed
anchor the principles of sustainable
development.
easier access to restricted, low- out biennially, is organised by the emission urban areas that require German publisher Huss-Verlag GmbH on the launch of this new unit in the
quiet operation, while lowering their and its magazine Transport to honour September/October 2017 edition.
Thermo King’s hybrid fridge for trailers has been recognised
for innovative design and technologies.
Cold Link Africa featured a full article
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