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ISSN 2412-7779 REGULARS CONTENTS INCORPORATING COLD CHAIN Continued on 14 30 33 VOL. 04 - NO. 11 | NOVEMBER 2019 REGULARS PROJECTS 3 Editor’s column 39 Products 43 Word search 11 14 NEWS 19 4 5 6 6 7 Cinderblock construction showcased at Emantini Seed Bank New table grape packhouse takes cold chain seriously ASSOCIATIONS Bitzer Refrigerant Report 20 available for free download Ctrack Logistics Barometer indicates road freight resilience ATMOsphere heads back to South Africa in March 2020 South Africa ratifies Kigali Amendment! Mitsubishi first with R32 VRF Meet the new SAIRAC committees EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS 20 22 23 25 Ginger Brown turns 60 2020 AHR Expo centres industry TecsaReco hosts second annual golf day Serco awarded for high quality trailers INTERNATIONAL NEWS FEATURES 7 7 8 9 9 9 27 29 30 AECOM secures phase two of Ghana's Tema Port expansion project Aldi recognised by EPA for sustainable refrigeration Companies fined for synthetic gas imports Carel Group sees profit growth Cold chain is top issue for pharma Cooling sector well on its way to carbon neutrality Effective retail hygiene for refrigerators Liquid nitrogen and the cold chain How to overcome cold-storage labelling challenges CONTRIBUTORS 33 35 Table grapes are a different kettle of fruit – Jan Lievens Consequences of termination of principal building agreement (Part 2) – Edwin Giesteira It all boils down to this W EDITOR’S COLUMN ell, the year is officially coming to the grapes remained at a favourable to safeguard genetic diversity where together, from sending in leads, tip a close and as most companies temperature weeks after leaving the scientists collect and document seeds, offs and general comments – your prepare for the year-end packhouse (pg 14). and then store them in a refrigerated contributions are appreciated. shutdown, it’s a mad rush! There’s a serious crackdown facility, effectively creating a library of As you wind down and prepare to go happening in other parts of the plant genetics. Cinderblocks were used with great optimism due to political world regarding the use of banned to create the seed bank. The raw look good that has come out of the industry changes and a lot of hope in the ‘new substances. Recently, Poland and of the architecture gives it a natural and I have no doubt that 2020 will see dawn’ was instilled in business with the Spain have seized banned substances, semblance that I don’t think would’ve with an Australian company receiving been achieved had other materials a rebirth of even better achievements. change in cabinet. However, a few months down the line, policies and a hefty fine for importing a synthetic been used. strategies shared showed very little gas (pg 8). Efforts by world and execution. Things went downhill with environmental organisations to curb the out and about with Ginger Brown petrol prices and the US/R exchange use of ozone depleting substances are celebrating 60 years in the industry at a rate consistently remaining volatile proving fruitful. American journal, Nature lavish venue in Johannesburg (pg 20). causing panic and businesses to Scientific Reports, reported that the As one of the moulders of the industry, realign objectives with some looking at Montreal Protocol treaty has avoided the company attributes its success to retrenchments and even shutting down. a 20% increase in UV radiation. Calling staying true to its values and persevering the treaty one of the most successful through the tough times. Serco international agreements ever created. received top honours in the automotive What a year it has been. It started Despite this, the industry has remained stable, and we’ve seen As the industry takes strides to saving revolutionary and innovative things The industry still had time to be the earth, it shouldn’t neglect to take Automechanika Johannesburg trade With South Africa ratifying the Kigali care of its equipment. Our feature fair for their refrigerated trailers (pg 25). Amendment, supermarkets, warehouses on retail hygiene provides some tips TecsaReco had their second annual and factories are relooking at cooling and tricks on how to remain ahead of golf day, spending much-needed their spaces and the adoption of CO 2 transcritical systems. A sense of the law, ensuring food safety before time getting to know their service and after it leaves the cold room – partners and clients. Guests were cautious optimism still urges us to push read more about this on page 27. taken down memory lane sharing how forward, because what use is it to We also look at an inert gas, nitrogen it has become a formidable force in twiddle our thumbs and wait for the – unpacking its use in modern food the refrigeration, air-conditioning and ‘right time’? Modderdrift Boerdery is chilling and freezing applications. Find appliance trade. Read more about the one such company that matched its this insightful feature on page 29. event on page 23. Our second project on page 11 The year has flown by and I would like with a table grape packhouse fitted is a seed bank in Swaziland that is a to extend thanks to all who have played with mechanical cooling to ensure high-technology form of conservation a role in the putting the magazine COLD LINK AFRICA • November/December 2019 Until then, cheers. Season’s greetings, CLA aftermarket Innovation Awards at the coming out of the refrigeration space. state-of-the-art cold storage facilities on holiday, remember, there’s a lot of Dale Macnamara Business Unit Lead | [email protected] www.coldlinkafrica.co.za 3