Events and Exhibitions
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT OVER THE YEARS
Evapco began as a manufacturer of forced draft evaporative condensers for the growing industrial refrigeration industry .
Evapco expanded product lines to include various styles of evaporative condensers , closed circuit fluid coolers and open cooling towers .
The AT revolution : Evapco revolutionised the factory-assembled evaporative cooling industry with the introduction of the induced draft , counter flow advanced technology ( AT ) cooling tower . The innovative AT design represented the most efficient , space saving , easiest to maintain evaporative cooling product ever introduced . Evapco ' s highly successful AT design was subsequently incorporated into the evaporative condenser and closed circuit cooler product lines as the ATC and ATW models .
1976 1980 1986
2012 - Industry leader : Evapco continued its position as an industry leader in product innovation by building an Air-Cooled Steam Condenser Test laboratory . The state-of-the-art laboratory , located in Taneytown , Maryland , USA , provides industry leading full size heat exchanger ( up to bundle size 8 ft . wide x 40 ft . tall ) testing .
2012
Enhancing our water treatment offerings : In July of 2015 , Evapco purchased the sustainable water treatment company Dolphin WaterCare , a subsidiary of Clearwater Systems Corporation . The acquisition represented a strategic addition to Evapco ’ s suite of water treatment solutions , Smart Shield ® and Pulse ~ Pure ® - the first and only factory-mountable water treatment systems specifically engineered for closed circuit coolers and evaporative condensers .
2015
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The Evapco team at the Isando site in 2005 .
The Evapco team has grown – 2022 .
CELEBRATION DAYS Taking on the theme of an authentic ‘ Octoberfest ’, the team celebrated appropriately , enjoying beer , german foods and the oompah-style band ’ s entertainment offering .
The well attended and supported celebration took place where guests – that included clients , suppliers , affiliates and staff – came together to acknowledge not only the work and efforts of the current team but all the past stakeholders of Evapco South Africa .
With short formalities , managing director André van der Merwe welcomed guests and was clear on stating that the celebration was one of “ 40 years on ” and certainly looked forward to the company ’ s next 40 years of success and what the future holds for the business .
“ I don ' t believe that ever in their wildest dreams , did the founders of Evapco think that so many years later they would have the global footprint that the business has turned into today ( which broke the USD1 000-billion turnover mark in 2022 ). Our first genesis serial number [ South Africa ], was issued on March the 16th of 1982 ( serial number 82-1001 ). It was one small little closed-circuit cooler , sold by none other than JL Stevens and Co .”, added van der Merwe .
At the time that Evapco Inc . eyed the South African market in those early 80s , believe it or not , the rand was actually stronger than the dollar and the region was seen as a new world business opportunity within mines and the industrial sector booming .
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