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February 2021 I Vol 36 No 12 or facebook . com / HVACROnline or HVACR _ Online
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PUBLISHING UNIT LEAD : Dale Macnamara | dale @ interactmedia . co . za EDITOR : Benjamin Brits | benjamin @ interactmedia . co . za
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SUB-EDITOR : Tarren Bolton | tarren @ interactmedia . co . za TECHNICAL SUB-EDITOR : Charles Nicolson
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CONTRIBUTORS Charles Nicolson , Grant Laidlaw , Selele Mashilo , Barney Richardson , Andrew Perks , Michael Young .
ADVISORY COMMITTEE Martin Braun , Charles Nicolson , Grant Laidlaw , John Parry , Alec Johannsen , Charel Marais , Annemarie Wake , Ralph Cramer and Pat Burke .
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REGULARS 1 Hot and chilled 29 Personality profile : Xolani Nkosi 47 Local manufacturing : Supporting local manufacturers in their drive for quality 51 Products 56 Final Fix
NEWS 5 Cox Manufacturing : Looking forward , targeting relevance and customer experience 9 Daikin ’ s patented Streamer Technology inactivates more than 99.9 % of Coronavirus
INTERNATIONAL NEWS 10 EU recovery plan , Green Deal and natural refrigerants
EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS 15 ACRA opens new KwaZulu-Natal branch
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ASSOCIATIONS 19 ASHRAE SA Chapter engages CESA AON Excellence Awards 21 SAIRAC KZN hosts their annual golf day
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