the maximum length of vehicles was 36ft |
a working committee to tackle the issue. |
developing the pictures and they all |
to a wide network of readers around the |
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( just over 11m) and now it is 18m long. |
The Cold Link gave coverage to all |
came out with a shade of blue and no |
world. Since its merger with Cold Chain |
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The wider use of screw compressors |
these events. |
colour. Once that was done, there was |
Africa in June 2015 to become the new |
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and plate heat exchangers have all |
The coverage of exhibitions and |
nothing you could do about it. |
and improved Cold Link Africa, the paper |
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affected the industry. This made systems |
conferences has always been a major |
In the beginning, there was no Internet. |
has truly been able to provide‘ one |
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more efficient. There has also been a |
feature in the newspaper, and the Buyer’ s |
We worked with faxes, personal contact, |
consolidated voice for the refrigeration |
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broader uptake of the use of ammonia |
Guide features, where we compared |
one-on-one communication, a lot of |
industry’. |
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over the years, previously being used only |
transport refrigeration units, cold stores |
travelling around, and selling yourself. |
It has since gone digital as well, |
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in sizeable plants but these days it can be |
and the like, proved very popular. |
People would arrive from overseas and |
boasting not only its own popular website |
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found in smaller plants too. |
From a practical point of view, the |
then phone me to set up interviews. There |
( www. coldlinkafrica. co. za) where digital |
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There have been two major changes |
second major change was the conversion |
was no Google. |
editions can be downloaded and news |
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impacting on The Cold Link. The first of which being the phase out of refrigerants. The Cold Link kept very close to every |
directly from digital to print. Teething problems made life very difficult initially, while the industry adapted to the |
THE FUTURE OF COLD LINK AFRICA
Ever since its inception, The Cold Link
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is uploaded daily, but also a variety of social media platforms for readers of all ages. |
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development of first the phase out of |
digital era. |
and now Cold Link Africa, has been loyal |
Here’ s to another 30 years of Cold Link |
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CFCs and now the phase out of HCFCs, |
However, digital photography has |
to the refrigeration industry, ensuring |
Africa! |
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as well as the greater focus towards global warming. We also provided coverage on every conference and |
made reproduction so much easier. I have had the terrible misfortune of going to an exhibition and taking pictures, only |
that all role players are kept informed of the latest developments— locally and internationally. |
THANK YOU!
A heartfelt thank you to all our loyal
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meeting that we attended. This started |
to discover later on that there had not |
The newspaper has gone from strength |
readers and advertisers who have |
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off at the Cape Town Civic Centre with |
been a film in the camera and all was |
to strength, now in its 52-page form, and is |
supported us over the years. We could |
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a later conference in Swaziland, forming |
lost. Or, something had gone awry when |
printed every two months and distributed |
not have done it without you. |
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