Africa’ s only monthly publication serving the HEVAC & R sectors

ISSN 1812-772X

ISSN 1812-772X

January 2026 I Vol 41 No 10

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REGULARS 1 Editor’ s Note 44 Brand listings

NEWS 3 The state of SA’ s air-conditioning market( 2024 – 2028 outlook)

ASSOCIATIONS 5 The evolution of CAD / CAM from cave walls to cloud repositories

BUSINESS AND TRAINING 9 TROX South Africa expands Pietermaritzburg facility to drive Vision 2030 12“ If you can’ t start a fire, you’ ll never have to put one out”

FEATURE SERIES 19 Floating clouds, data spas and underground bunkers – the future of data centres?

PROJECT 29 Turning hot water into a learning opportunity

TECHNICAL 41 How to trap, eliminate and safely dispose of viruses( Part 1)

www. refrigerationandaircon. co. za

Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Africa

NEWS

The state of SA’ s air-conditioning market( 2024 – 2028 outlook)

ASSOCIATIONS

The evolution of CAD / CAM from cave walls to cloud repositories

FEATURE

Floating clouds, data spas and underground bunkers – the future of data centres?

January 2026 | Vol 41 No. 10 ISSN1812-772X | R92.00