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compressor were installed. General Mills
was later acquired by the Rhodes Food
group and MSC have continued with the
design and installation of many further
plants for the company.
Mainly through word of mouth, the
business grew and in 2000 Kurt Johannsen
joined Vuletic. With Johannsen on board,
Multistage Cooling did their first design and
installation project, which was for Country
Bird in Tigane (near Klerksdorp). “It was
the first time that Multistage Cooling had
to purchase large capital equipment,”
remembers Vuletic. Without any hesitation,
Paul Barter (then with Krier Africa)
extended his fullest trust in Multistage
Cooling and supplied the required Gram
screw compressors, two SAB202 and one
SAB128. “The trust shown by Paul certainly
kick started Multistage Cooling and we
have not looked back,” says Vuletic.
He continues with great passion, “Each
project has been a new challenge and
we take great pride in maintaining a high
standard of workmanship and we always
complete on time. We believe in going the
extra mile for all our clients, no matter how
big or small.” This approach has seen MSC
awarded many contracts from the same
clients such as Clover, Spar, ID Logistics,
Bidvest, Country Bird and many ice rinks
around South Africa.
The largest contract in cooling capacity
and size was for Imperial Cold Logistics in
Linbro Park, Johannesburg. Once again,
the contract was completed on time
within a very tight schedule.
“The variety of projects and the clients
that we have dealt with has been a strong
driving force behind my passion for the
industry. Each one different and needing
innovation.” One of their most recent
projects was to install an ammonia chiller
for the chamber at the South African
Bureau of Standards (SABS) in Pretoria to
test the thermal efficiency of insulated
road vehicles up to 14m in length and a
height of 4.1m. This was certainly the first
of its kind in South Africa and had totally
different challenges.”
Part of the success of Multistage
Cooling, can be attributed to Vuletic’s
willingness to contribute towards the
development of the industry.
In 2005, Vuletic assisted with the training
of competitors for the WorldSkills South
Africa (WSSA) competition and in 2007
he was part of South Africa’s team to
the WorldSkills competition in Japan.
Since 2005, Vuletic has been the driving
force behind the refrigeration team
at the WSSA competitions, preparing
equipment, setting the tests, arranging
judges and other tasks. At WorldSkills, he is
A hot water buffer tank in the new plant installed for Barbeque Rib Manufacturers in
2015 in Kya Sands.
The Imperial Cold Logistics was the largest project in size done by MSC. The photo shows the passage leading
to half the number of low temperature chambers (Vuletic is to the right).
WSSA Judges at the Italian Club
in Johannesburg in 2009, from
left: Peter Hoetmer, Mike Holt
and Bob Vuletic.
Vuletic (far left) at an Energy Seminar hosted by SARDA at Gallagher Estate alongside
the Africa Big 7 Exhibition in 2005. Also in photo, from left: Ray Matthews, Kevin
Schlemmer, Nigel Amschwand and Derick Truscott.
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