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founded in 1976. The company has grown significantly, now boasting a global footprint and having surpassed the billiondollar turnover threshold two years prior. While the South African operation is an increasingly small part of this large, privately-owned entity, he expressed pride in the immense resources of the business and its commitment to research and development( R & D).
He highlighted that Evapco ' s global headquarters houses some of the largest laboratory facilities of their kind in the industry worldwide, underscoring a massive drive and the necessary financial means to continuously push R & D forward. This commitment to innovation, he stated, is considered Evapco ' s " greatest weapon”.
He shared a quote from Evapco CEO, Bill Bartley, which he felt deeply resonated with the industry ' s current challenges and the evening ' s technical focus: " The world ' s environmental health is directly linked to energy... The solution to the energy crisis will be a combination of many factors, the biggest of which will be human ingenuity and desire." He stressed the critical need for both these qualities.
Setting the stage for his technical presentation, he informed the audience that his talk would investigate, at a high level, the potential benefits of utilising a subcritical CO2 condenser, focusing specifically on CO2 applications within the refrigeration and HVAC & R space.
The event served as a welcome re-establishment of in-person technical engagement for SAIRAC Johannesburg, providing members with expert knowledge and generating palpable excitement for the rapidly approaching, nearly sold-out FRIGAIR 2025 expo. RACA
“ The highlight of the introductory remarks was the update on the FRIGAIR 2025 expo, scheduled for 4-6 June”
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