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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