RACA Journal May 2020 | Page 7

News AIRCO LAUNCHES NEW PRODUCT LINE irco invited suppliers and clients to update them on their product offering at the Modderfontein Golf Club in March. Managing director, Greg Ball, opened the proceedings sharing a brief history of Airco, stating that this dates back to 1949. “We have continued as a South African owned entity ever since.” He shared some of the products it distributes locally and globally. “Our range is a very broad and covers a lot of applications. We like to be a solution-driven operation.” Wayne Muller, national sales manager, shared more information about some of the products it has in its stable. “The reason our range is so wide is to give consultants a range of units for any application to give clients the best solution for what they are trying to achieve and to also give contractors the confidence to elevate their businesses by offering alternative solutions around energy, service and maintenance, and monitoring.” Some of the products he went through were the unitary units – suitable for light and commercial applications. Muller also presented the Airco water heating solutions and air-cooled rooftop package units, Fujitsu VRF inverter systems, Airwell VRF DC inverter systems, a Clint chiller range, fan coil units and large ducted DX blower systems, Montair close control systems and air- cooled rooftop package units, and their thermal storage product from Calmac. He shared some of the projects at which the products have been installed and are fully functional. The latest installation is at the Capitec head office in Stellenbosch. “It has 23 Calmac tanks offering over 13 000kW of thermal storage. Capitec will be saving over a million Rands worth in electricity,” says Wayne. Many of the products were on display at the venue, giving guests the opportunity to have a look and feel. Sales representatives were also present to share more information about the products. RACA www.hvacronline.co.za A From left: Greg Ball and Wayne Muller. Suppliers and clients met at the Modderfontein Golf Club. RACA Journal I May 2020 5