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REGULARS
CONTENTS
INCORPORATING COLD CHAIN
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VOL. 04 - NO. 10 | OCTOBER 2019
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REGULARS PROJECTS FEATURES
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Editor’s column
43 Products
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Word search 12
Evergreens leads the way with 1.9MW CO 2 retail
installation 23 The future of refrigerated display cabinets in SA
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From farm gate to food plate
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Technology makes supply-chain visibility and predictive
analytics a reality
NEWS 19
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EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS
Artisans are changing the game
UN profiles women in the RAC industry
Refrimate opens new branch
South Africa ratifies Kigali Amendment!
Inside look at GEA’s manufacturing – here and abroad
Exhibitors signing up for FRIGAIR 2021 again
Contractors meet to brainstorm non-payment woes
ASSOCIATIONS
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SARACCA uncovers fraud
CONTRIBUTORS
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The case for R717 (ammonia) – Dawie Kriel
Preserving quality after harvest is not by chance
– Jan Lievens
Consequences of termination of principal of building
agreements – Edwin Giesteira
An editor’s final notes…
T
he time had come for me to say
goodbye to Cold Link Africa
after nearly eight years of
working in some form or other on this
publication. The good news is that
I’m not saying goodbye to the
refrigeration industry as a whole, but
this is however, the end of a
significant era in my life.
When I first started on what was
then still Cold Chain, I had no idea
how much my passion for this industry
would grow. I was a naïve 24-year old
with zero experience in the industry
except for my agricultural journalism
background.
I was hardly here for a month
before I was sent down to Cape
Town for the first Cool Logistics
Africa Conference in 2012 – my first
real introduction into the industry.
This is also where I first met John
Ackermann who would eventually
become my greatest mentor. When
we jokingly posed for a photo as
nemeses at the event, little did I
know just how much our futures
would intertwine…
Queue many years of chasing
stories only to be told that John
got there first and already did
something for Cold Link. Being based
in Johannesburg also didn’t help me
with getting to the very Cape Town-
centred industry. But I was determined
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to keep trying, no matter how many
cold shoulders I got.
Then, in 2015, John agreed for
us to merge Cold Link and Cold
Chain Africa into ‘one consolidated
voice for the refrigeration industry’
– Cold Link Africa. There was a lot of
frustration at first as we worked in very
different ways (read: ‘John didn’t
care for my deadlines’). But there are
not enough words in this magazine
for me to express the immense
influence John had on my life and
my career.
I learned so much – often the
hard way. I could phone John for
anything and even if he couldn’t
always hear me, he could always
help me. I spent many hours, days
at his office, working on stories and
trying to finalise a layout for print so
we were both happy. Endless events,
overseas trips, meetings and car rides
– the next three years passed quickly
as we worked towards an eventual
complete ‘handover’.
I won’t lie, the prospect of having
to do the magazine without John
made me very nervous (to put it
mildly). But thanks to his influence and
the willingness of the industry, things
came together every edition – even
if often last minute. Soon it was time
and June last year marked my first
solo edition.
I’ve since survived many more solo
editions with this being my 10th
and last one. Luckily John never
completely abandoned me and still
offered a great deal of help and often
articles too. Thank you so much for
all the time and patience, John. The
industry (and I) are lucky to have you.
And thank you to all the readers,
all the contributors, all the advertisers,
everyone who backed me and
helped me put this massive puzzle
that is Cold Link Africa together. I
never would’ve guessed just how
interesting this world is and how much
I would enjoy finding out more about
the various links in the cold chain.
It’s hard to say goodbye but
when life gives you an amazing
opportunity, you have to jump. So,
I’ve accepted a post at shecco in
Belgium where I’ll be focusing heavily
on natural refrigeration content. The
good news is that they are pretty
keen on developing the African
market and thanks to South Africa’s
recent amendment of the Kigali
Amendment, which will force us to
phase down HFCs, I have a feeling
we’ll soon see even more natural
refrigeration plants. (Read more
about the Kigali Amendment and
what this means on page 6.)
That’s why I think it’s rather fitting
that my last front cover project is the
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Evergreens fresh produce market in Kempton Park which
boasts an impressive 1.9MW transcritical CO 2 plant (read
more on page12.)
All this and so much more, this edition is packed cover to
cover with industry news from all aspects of the perishable
supply chain. I hope you enjoy the read; a lot of hard work
goes into it.
And so, all that remains is to leave you in the very
capable hands of the new editor – Tarina Coetzee
([email protected]). Feel free to contact her with
all your latest industry news and stories.
It’s been a pleasure and an honour to serve you as
editor. Wishing you all the best.
Until we meet again.
(PS. Find me on LinkedIN and stay in touch!) CLA
Ilana Koegelenberg
Editor | [email protected]
www.coldlinkafrica.co.za
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