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ATMOsphere is coming to
FRIGAIR – register now!
Africa’s first ever ATMOsphere networking event, in association with shecco, will be held
during FRIGAIR 2018, giving the expo an international flair and promoting the uptake of
natural refrigerants in South Africa and beyond. Register now; you do not want to miss this!
By Ilana Koegelenberg
T
he opportunity is ripe for natural refrigerants to take
centre stage in global efforts to reduce the climate
impact of HVAC&R technologies. As countries begin to
implement the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol,
which aims to phase down HFCs worldwide, ATMOsphere
conferences provide a platform not just to showcase the
latest technologies, but also to address industry problems
and find viable solutions to them.
Firmly established as the world’s leading conference
series on natural refrigerants, ATMOsphere will make its mark
stronger than ever on the global HVAC&R sector in 2018.
With this event, coinciding with FRIGAIR, South Africa will
become the ninth country fortunate enough to host one of
the ATMOsphere conferences and networking events. The
other countries are Japan, China, Australia, the US, France,
Singapore, Spain, and Italy.
shecco is a Belgium-based company that has been
active in the global HVAC&R industry for over 15 years,
promoting the uptake of natural refrigerants through
innovative solutions and market development. They publish
various Accelerate magazines across the world and also
own the popular websites R744.com, hydrocarbons21.com,
and ammonia21.com (among others). They also produce
a series of white papers and host various webinars — all to
educate the market and further the ‘natural’ cause.
The first South African ATMOsphere event has been a long
time coming, and it is predominantly thanks to the hard
work of Wynand Groenewald of Commercial Refrigeration
Services (CRS) that shecco is finally expanding their reach
into the African continent. Groenewald has attended
many ATMO conferences over the years and even
presented talks at a couple of them.
Groenewald is passionate about natural refrigerants and
is excited about this opportunity to join the global ranks of
trendsetters around the world. This will really put not only the
FRIGAIR show but also South Africa on the global HVAC&R
map. “By attending these international ATMOsphere
events, I have personally seen the benefit that they have in
the uptake of natural refrigerants,” explains Groenewald.
“I am hoping that the same effect will take place after this
truly one of a kind event. I’m excited to finally have shecco
showcase the great feat that South African refrigeration has
achieved on a global scale.”
COMING TO SOUTH AFRICA
Africa’s first ATMOsphere event is happening in June – see you there!
Attendees can look forward to
presentations by an impressive
mix of both international and local
experts. Topics will include a look
at the global refrigerant phase out;
international trends; what is shecco
doing internationally; how are natural
refrigerants progressing locally; CO 2
project case studies in South Africa;
and end user experiences in working
with CO 2 as a refrigerant.
The world-class ATMOsphere
event will take place at Gallagher
Convention Centre in Midrand on
Thursday, 7 June 2018 from 14:30 until
19:00 and is free to attend.
Come see what the world is doing in
terms of natural refrigerants and see for
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yourself how South Africa measures up
against the rest