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Africa ’ s only monthly publication serving the HEVAC & R sectors
ISSN 1812-772X
Contents
ISSN 1812-772X
June 2023 I Vol 39 No 4
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REGULARS 1 Hot and chilled 29 Barney Richardson looks back on 60 years 50 Products 52 Brandlistings 56 Final fix 56 Protection of Personal Information ( POPI ) Act
NEWS 3 Partnership in mining air conditioning
ASSOCIATIONS 5 The management of refrigerants 9 SAIRAC Johannesburg : the story of a passion-driven HVAC & R organisation
EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS 11 No longer just a coil manufacturer 13 Golf day to celebrate Putzmeister ’ s 50th
BUSINESS 15 SADC RAC Association makes headway
FEATURE 20 A place for VRF technology
PROJECTS 30 Pick ‘ n Pay distribution centre HVAC installation
CONTRIBUTORS 37 Welcome to the solutions page 41 Can you ramp up FMCG speed , efficiencies
30 and cost-effectiveness using BPO ? 43 Building efficiency : invisible becomes visible
TECHNICAL 44 Tri-generation , quad-generation and decarbonisation
Pick ‘ n Pay distribution centre HVAC installation
RACA Journal I June 2023
Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Africa
ISSN1812-772X | R87.73 June 2023 | Vol 39 No . 4
Heating | Energy | Ventilation | Air Conditioning | Refrigeration
NEWS Partnership in mining air conditioning
EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS No longer just a coil manufacturer
FEATURE A place for VRF technology
www . refrigerationandaircon . co . za
PROJECT Pick n Pay distribution centre HVAC installation
Cover Credit : AMC Engineers