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REGULARS
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INCORPORATING COLD CHAIN
VOL. 03 - NO. 02 | NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2017
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REGULARS INTERNATIONAL NEWS EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS
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Deciduous fruit industry celebrates commitment
Serco solution answers customer’s call
Barpro Storage celebrates 21st birthday PROJECTS
Sole SA ownership will expand Everflo’s product range The impossible possible: Spar National Driver competition 23
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Changing the game with simple-to-operate controllers chamber
State-of-the-art iDube cold store adds capacity
Challenges of refrigeration system for thermal test
Industry getting excited about FRIGAIR 2018
ICUE examines commercial use of energy
Embraco brings innovative refrigeration solutions to SA
WorldSkills competitors get proper send-off
HCFC stakeholder progress sluggish
ACRA shows off new world-class training facility
TOC Africa to tackle pan-African trade debate
New trailer for refrigerated goods raises the bar
Fresh produce leaders meet at PMA conference
In memory of Bob Gulliver
Making gas-powered transport a reality
EDITOR’S COLUMN
As the year comes to an end …
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lthough climate change is upon us
with drastic fluctuations in rainfall
patterns, the increase in daylight
hours appears as before as we approach
the end of December.
Spring has sprung and the manufacturing
sector is already preparing for the annual
shutdown, while food manufacturers and
retailers plan for higher volumes of trade
during December. Grade 12 pupils are
preparing for their final exams and there
will be much debate and coverage about
the pass rate and those that get university
exemption. Similar to previous years,
educators and government will focus on
getting as many students as possible to
enrol at university. While we need many
graduates to grow our economy and
keep pace with technology, there is even
a greater need for hands-on skills. Without
a growing influx of young people with
practical skills, our economy will come to a
grinding halt. Grade 12 pupils need more
encouragement to follow a career in trades
as plumbers, welders, motor mechanics,
nurses, refrigeration technicians, fitters,
hairdressers, air-conditioning mechanics,
carpenters, and the like. Those who passed
well but who are set to follow a career in
applied skills are never interviewed after the
grade 12 examination results.
Ironically, despite all the hype about
the importance of a university education,
many acts of corruption and fraud are
committed by university graduates ...
South Africa’s team of young artisans left
for Abu Dhabi in October to compete with
others in the 2017 World Skills competition.
Proudly, Tyrone Bunce competed in the
trade of refrigeration and air conditioning.
We will soon share exciting tales from both
him and our technical expert and judge,
Bob Vuletic.
Training of hands-on skills for the
HVAC&R industry is needed more than
ever as we face water shortages and
escalating energy costs, and try to reduce
the release of HCFC and HFC refrigerants.
As a signatory to the Montreal Protocol,
South Africa is committed to reducing
the emission of refrigerants with ozone
depleting potential (ODP), and ever since
the Kigali Amendment, will also need to
include HFCs. Competency in the safe
handling of refrigerants is essential by all
that practice in the trade and is often
discussed at Department of Environmental
Affairs (DEA) stakeholder meetings.
On many occasions, reference is made to
the registration and training for registration
by South African Qualification and
Certification Committee (SAQCC) Gas
in the safe handling of refrigerants and
the issuing of a practitioner’s card. This
reference remains confusing, as SAQCC
Gas does not have a category for the safe
handling of refrigerants. Safe handling is
merely a single element of what is required
for registration in categories A, B or C.
Registration in the safe handling of
refrigerants was terminated when Acricsa
was dissolved in 2009. Industry needs to be
aware of this — this will hopefully clear the
confusion.
On a sad note, as the production of
this issue was started, we received news
of the passing of one of our loyal and
long-standing readers. ‘Smittie’, as he was
fondly known when he was in charge of the
maintenance of refrigerated rail wagons at
the South African Railways and Harbours in
the early 1970s, had retired in Bloemfontein,
where he eventually passed away. My
deepest condolences to his wife, Molly.
I ho pe this issue will once again stimulate
debate and prompt more letters from our
readers. CLA
John Ackermann
Editor | [email protected]
COLD LINK AFRICA • November | December 2017
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