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ISSN 2412-7779 REGULARS CONTENTS INCORPORATING COLD CHAIN VOL. 03 - NO. 05 | MAY 2018 11 21 41 REGULARS INTERNATIONAL NEWS EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS 3 10 Thermo King wins international transport award 25 OTTC’s artisanal roundtable connects students 11 RefCold India 2018 to redefine cold chain industry standards 27 HCFC stakeholder meeting gets the ball rolling 29 FRIGAIR Expo 2018: exhibitor preview – what to expect 34 FRIGAIR free-to-attend seminars confirmed 39 ATMOsphere is coming to FRIGAIR – register now! 40 Upcoming fdt Africa expo extended Editor’s column 47 Products 51 Word search ASSOCIATIONS 12 NEWS Dangers of on-site oral contracts 4 National ports inspected for ozone depleting substances 5 Energy Partners acquires Clint Refrigeration PROJECTS FEATURES 7 Eurocool opens branch in Bloemfontein 13 Medallion Mushrooms: ‘farming for the future’ 41 Update on registration in the safe handling of refrigerants 9 Serco completes large order of pharmaceutical bodies 21 Ilanga Mall ice arena: all-year-round fun for all 44 Untrained truck drivers costing the economy billions EDITOR’S COLUMN An active industry … I n the wake of all the media coverage of the listeria scare and the avoidable deaths of scores across South Africa, attention has been drawn to food safety in cold chain distribution. Regulations (Government Notice No. 962 of 23 November 2012) set out the minimum requirements in the handling, storage, distribution, and display of foodstuffs. Unless we produce our own food where we live and eat, we are all reliant on eating food that has travelled along a distribution chain. The foodstuffs that we purchase in supermarkets, consume in restaurants, or eat on aircraft, is done with confidence that it will not cause any harm or illness. Throughout the distribution chain, foodstuffs are transported in road vehicles; some are refrigerated, others merely insulated. Although the requirements for vehicles are detailed in the regulations, the question arises as to how many refrigerated vehicles are or have been inspected by a health authority? Further investigation is certainly warranted to clear what appears to be a ‘grey’ area. The dates and venues of the long- planned roadshow of the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) to inform the industry of the status of South Africa’s HCFC Phase-out Management Plan (HPMP) has been set. By now all our readers should have received notification of the dates: 12 June in Midrand; 14 June in Durban; 19 June in Port Elizabeth; and the final, in Cape Town, on 21 June. Industry certainly needs to give the roadshow its fullest support and get the latest info without having to refer to many lengthy communications from many different sources. The pilot training project at the Capricorn College in Polokwane was kick-started with a one-day seminar hosted by the DEA at the college on 12 April. Skills development and training are high on the agenda throughout the country, with new initiatives at training colleges and service providers in all regions. The present momentum of training and development of the curriculum is encouraging and will ease the shortage of skilled practitioners, although may only be effective in five or six years’ time. The passing of time certainly appears to be gaining pace, as FRIGAIR 2018 at Gallagher in Midrand is now only a few weeks away. From the hyped activity among exhibitors to all the preparations for the free-to-attend seminars and the ASHRAE workshops, FRIGAIR is geared to exceed all previous visitor records. Being the largest HEVAC&R exhibition held in Africa, many visitors from across the continent have already shown interest. The potential of networking and gaining new contacts at FRIGAIR 2018 cannot be overestimated. With a full industry diary on the horizon, I do hope that we will meet in person in the near future. CLA COLD LINK AFRICA • May 2018 John Ackermann Editor | [email protected] www.coldlinkafrica.co.za 3