Cold Link Africa VOL. 01 - No.01 | September / October 2015 | Page 3

ISSN 2412-7779
REGULARS

INCORPORATING COLD CHAIN

COLD LINK AFRICA
EDITOR: John Ackermann
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PUBLISHER: Rory Macnamara
Assistant Editor: Ilana Koegelenberg
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Writer: Matthew Wood
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OPERATIONS
Operations Manager: Benjamin Brits
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Design/Layout: Glyniss Bone
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Process Controller: Estelle Thurtle
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ADVERTISING SALES
Director and Sales: Dale Macnamara
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Internal Sales: Zeldalee Du Toit
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External Sales - Cape Town: Johann Lourens
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HEAD OFFICE
International: Tel: + 27 (0)11 579 4940
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Local: Tel: [phone]
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Email: [e-mail]
FINANCE
Financial Manager: Rene Oliver
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Accounts: Laetitia Arnott
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Contents
REGULARS

FEATURE

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Letter from the editor
47 Products

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NEWS
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In conversation with: Lucien Janssen, PPECB CEO
Too few leaders and trendsetters to drive industry
In memory of Klaus Naeve (1938-2015)
Eurammon and Eurovent join forces

EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS
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FRIGAIR Expo 2015 – the place to be
Industry calls on government enforcement of HCFC regulations
Africa’s Big 7 attracts visitors from across the world
Bitzer welcomes clients to FRIGAIR 2015
WorldSkills: From Mzanzi to Brazil

Conformity: Who is responsible?
Tail lifts can add to productivity in logistics chain

PROJECT
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BRM: Driven by consumer quality

CONTRIBUTORS
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Talking Technically: Compressors
Training: Are you afraid of ‘No’?

TECHNICAL
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System efficiency improved by Liquid Pressure Amplification (LPA)

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

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Welcome to the first
Cold Link Africa
By: John Ackermann - editor

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pring is not too far off and what
better time to publish our first issue
of Cold Link Africa (incorporating
Cold Chain Africa). Since the
announcement at the FRIGAIR Expo
2015 that The Cold Link and the Cold
Chain Africa newspapers would be
combined into one, there have been
many messages of well wishes from
across the globe. Some of our readers
have been with us for close to 25 years
and all see the change as a step in the
right direction.
Change is inevitable and is a sure part
of our daily lives and of any business. What
should be a priority with each change is
that it be for better. With all the support and
infrastructure of IMD and our combined years
of experience, we are confident that the
new Cold Link Africa newspaper will serve
you as readers and advertisers better than

before, with a much wider coverage of all
events and happenings in our industry, not
only in South Africa, but across the African
continent and far beyond.
Many of the contractors and suppliers
have reported a dip in the volume of
business or as commonly put “business
is okay, but without any fireworks”. From
comments, it