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Dylan Tudor-Jones moves on
“ While my friends were packing Checkers packets for pocket money , I was holding the ladder and passing the spanner to my late father , Waddy Tudor-Jones , who did solar water heating system installations . I officially started my career working for my dad , doing an apprenticeship in solar thermal in 1994 . I worked in the factory and on site from 1994 to 1999 ,” says Dylan Tudor-Jones .
This is how Tudor-Jones started his career in solar and who better to learn from than his father , a South African solar thermal pioneer and the founder of Solar Heat Exchangers . In 2000 , on the passing of his father , Tudor- Jones took over as MD of the company , which he built up with his partners to be sold to Solsquare , where he became business development and projects director for their EPCM Project Division .
Tudor-Jones ’ s yearning to gain knowledge led him to develop courses in solar water heating as well as instructing them . Being a rather innovative fellow , he can claim a number of accomplishments , some being having his solar water heating courses accredited by CESA , while also having presented papers at various conferences and building businesses .
His tenure with the Sustainable Energy Society of South Africa ( SESSA ), where he served as chairperson , later saw him negotiate with Eskom for compulsory industry body membership for those wishing to be part of the then new Solar Rebate Programme .
He now moves on to develop a lifelong dream in developing utility-scale renewable energy plants . To contribute to achieving this he will tie up with an overseas partner who also sees this as the future . PA
Time for new interpretations
Concrete is a natural product that is currently experiencing a renaissance and achieving cult status in both architecture and interior design . Particularly in the bathroom , concrete is especially effective when combined with white ceramic and Duravit design .
Dylan Tudor-Jones
A fine-grained concrete wall appears warm with the elegance of sandstone . A fitting platform for the ME by Starck series : the collection offers pure aesthetics and individual design possibilities .
The coarser the ingredients , the rougher the concrete product . Smaller air inlets also give concrete walls an expressive structure that , when combined with other stone-like materials such as the Stonetto shower tray , create an archaic feeling in the bathroom .
Concrete unfolds its industrial charm in bathroom interiors with lots of glass and steel . In this clear , architectural surrounding , the Paiova Monolith and EOOS bring out the main features . www . plumbingafrica . co . za February 2017 Volume 22 I Number 12