SAIRAC 72nd National Council AGM held in Johannesburg on 27th July 2023.

SAIRAC National AGM hosted by Johannesburg Centre celebrating their 60th Anniversary. All guests received a set of fluted champagne glasses and complimentary wine.

Guests : The Laidlaw Clan left to right …TEGAN ROBERTS, JAMES LAIDLAW, GRAND LAIDLAW AND RYAN LAIDLAW

Grant Laidlaw presenting Robert Fox with a Bronze Medal Award.

Robert Fox SAIRAC President giving his presidential report (see copy on the website)

Grant Laidlaw SAIRAC Treasurer presenting the Annual Financial Statements.

Bronze Medal Award recipients Robert Fox SAIRAC President and Gordon Banks SAIRAC Vice President.

SAIRAC Student Award presented by Robert Fox to Mr. Thandiwe Bongani Radebe: a final year student for Doctor of Engineering specialising in Refrigeration at the

Tshwane University of Technology — SAIRAC Student Award presented by Robert Fox to Mr. Thandiwe Bongani Radebe: a final year student for Doctor of Engineering specialising in Refrigeration at the Tshwane University of Technology

Award Winners x 6 (3 JHB and 3 National) Left to right AND what awards were they given.

Johannesburg Award: Charles Freedman for Best Presenter of a Technical Talk
Johannesburg Award: Nicholas Vickers for Best Student
National Award: Gordon Banks SAIRAC Vice President Bronze Medal Award
National Award: Rober Fox SAIRAC S President Bronze Medal Award
National Award: Bongani T. Radebe SAIRAC Prize Award
Johannesburg Award: Beaven Bariri for Best Attendance of all Johannesburg events. — Award Winners x 6 (3 JHB and 3 National) Left to right AND what awards were they given. Johannesburg Award: Charles Freedman for Best Presenter of a Technical Talk Johannesburg Award: Nicholas Vickers for Best Student National Award: Gordon Banks SAIRAC Vice President Bronze Medal Award National Award: Rober Fox SAIRAC S President Bronze Medal Award National Award: Bongani T. Radebe SAIRAC Prize Award Johannesburg Award: Beaven Bariri for Best Attendance of all Johannesburg events.

Past Johannesburg Chairman’s Award: Presented by Gregory Grobbelaar to Robert Fox, Jaco Pieterse, Grant Laidlaw, Mr. G. Curry and Mr. P. Burke

National Council Guest: Archie Steyn SAIRAC Cape Town Chairman.

National Council Guest: Robert Fox SAIRAC President, Craig Hendricks SAIRAC Port Elizabeth Chairman, Archie Steyn SAIRAC Cape Town Chairman

National Council Guest: Jaco Pieterse SAIRAC Past President and his wife Anria.

National Council Guest: Gregory Grobbelaar SAIRAC Johannesburg Chairman and his wife Annemarie.

Live Entertainment presented by Raymond Ray

Couples dancing to Raymond Ray’s music: Karen Wilson and partner, Avril and Karen Adendorff and Jannie and Alida Potgieter.

Guests: MPHO MOTSWI, AVRIL ADENDORFF, MOSES MNGOMEZULU COMMITTEE MEMBER

Guests: Standing: Darren Black booked a table for his Company I 4 Group

Johannesburg Chairman, Gregory Grobbelaar presenting Mariet Pieterse, our Johannesburg Centre Secretary with a Dave Rough Award. SAIRAC National Council thank both Greg and Mariet for all the work that went into hosting the National AGM together with the Johannesburg AGM and 60th Celebration.

SAIRAC 71st National Council AGM held in Port Elizabeth on 11^th August 2022.

From Left to Right

Rozelle Scotson - newly appointed on the PE Committee as Entertainment Co-ordinator
Lucas van Vuuren - on the PE Committee as Technical Meeting/Site Visit Co-ordinator as well as to liaise with NMU
Rob Girffiths, Sophia Lindley and Lee Lindley — From Left to Right Rozelle Scotson - newly appointed on the PE Committee as Entertainment Co-ordinator Lucas van Vuuren - on the PE Committee as Technical Meeting/Site Visit Co-ordinator as well as to liaise with NMU Rob Girffiths, Sophia Lindley and Lee Lindley

Craig Hendricks - PE Centre Chairman presenting Mike Spearpoint SAIRAC FELLOW and guest speaker with a thank you gift.

Jaco Pieterse receiving a Past President’s Certificate from Robert Fox

LEFT TO RIGHT

Jaco Pieterse - outgoing SAIRAC President
Robert Fox - incoming SAIRAC President
Grant Laidlaw - National Treasurer
Claudine Laidlaw
Gordon Banks - incoming Vice President — LEFT TO RIGHT Jaco Pieterse - outgoing SAIRAC President Robert Fox - incoming SAIRAC President Grant Laidlaw - National Treasurer Claudine Laidlaw Gordon Banks - incoming Vice President

Robert Fox being presented with a SAIRAC file and President’s tie as SAIRAC’s incoming President by outgoing President Jaco Pieterse.

Marlene Gamble
Archie Steyn Cape Town Chairman
Mike Spearpoint FELLOW of PE Centre and Guest Speaker on the evening. — Marlene Gamble Archie Steyn Cape Town Chairman Mike Spearpoint FELLOW of PE Centre and Guest Speaker on the evening.

Fellows Luncheon JHB October 2022

Fellow Luncheon held on 21 October at the Johannesburg Country Club.

Guest Speaker: Fanie de Villiers

Fellows who received Laptop bags as a gift: B.M. Richardson, P.W. Burke, R. Savvides, R. Burns, R. Hannah

On Friday the 21st of October, SAIRAC Johannesburg hosted their Annual Fellows Lunch at The Country Club Johannesburg.
The Fellows lunch, provides an opportunity for those within the Refrigeration and Airconditioning industry, to give thanks, and to honour, the Fellows who have shaped and nurtured our industry, into what it is today. The title “Fellow” requires a minimum membership to SAIRAC of 10 years, and is awarded to those who have shown significant performance, with recognised contributions to the industry (Amongst other criteria).

The event kicked off with guest speak, Former Proteas Fast Bowler: Fanie De Villiers. Fanie regaled those in attendance with stories of his cricket career, and gave his candid opinion, of the current state of Cricket in South Africa When asked how he thought The Proteas would fair in the upcoming T20 World Cup, Fanie was unfortunately correct when he predicted that we would require ” a lot of luck” to make the semi-final stage of the tournament.

Lunch was then served, and the Johannesburg Country Club was impressive as ever, providing a beautiful backdrop to accompany the excellent food and service that we have come to expect.

After lunch had wrapped, it was time for the main event. Johannesburg Chairman, Gregory Grobbelaar, opened with a message of thanks to all the Fellows. Most of whom, have had an integral part in the setting of standards, and dissemination of knowledge, within the refrigeration and air conditioning industry. Their efforts have directly contributed to the growth and stability of the SAIRAC institution. As a token of appreciation, each Fellow was called up and received a gift from Johannesburg Chairman Gregory Grobbelaar, and former SAIRAC president, Jaco Pieterse.

SAIRAC would like to thank everybody that attended the Annual Fellows Lunch. Your continued support is greatly appreciated, and instrumental to the sustainability and continuous growth of our institution. We look forward to hosting new and old faces at our Dreosti Memorial Lecture which will be held in June 2023
*Guest Speaker To Be Confirmed

GREGORY GROBBELAAR AND FANIE DE VILLIERS

JOHANNESBURG CELEBRATIONS 2021

Dr Johannsen said, and I quote,“ Congratulations too SAIRAC on the 70th Platinum Jubilee Anniversary. Over 55 years of my membership (not quite 70 – yet) I have been privileged to witness a continues growth in SAIRAC’s stature, in its membership, and in the quality of its services to the industry. I wish to thank all SAIRAC Officers, past and present, as well as SAIRAC members for their contributions and hard work over the years to come.”

I would like to do some Prize Awards, normally these awards will be awarded to the candidates at our AGM & Christmas in July Function but it unfortunately had to be postponed to our Fellows Lunch because of Covid Protocols in place at the time.

Our 1st Award is for the best technical talk presentation for the year. The award goes to Mr. Grant Laidlaw.

Our 2nd Award is for the Dave Rough Award awarded to the Non-SAIRAC Member who
contributed the most to SAIRAC over the past year. The award goes to Mr. Dale MacNamara. Unfortunately he could not be here today but was awarded his trophy last week at the Durban function.

Our 3rd Award is for the Mike Veldon Award, awarded to the SAIRAC Member who contributed the most to SAIRAC over the past year. The award goes to Mr. Robert Fox.

I would also like to Award two Special National Awards.

The 1st Award is for the SAIRAC Exceptional Service Award / Bronze Medal Award in recognition of exceptional commitment to further the aims and objectives and outstanding service to the Institute. The Award goes to Mr. Jaco Pieterse.

Then last but not least the 2nd Award is the SAIRAC Meritorious Award / Silver Medal Award, Awarded to any person within the air conditioning or refrigeration industry whom Council wishes to Honour for exceptional service to industry. The Award goes to Mr. Grant Laidlaw.

JOHANNESBURG GOLF DAY 2021

2021 SAIRAC JHB Golf Day Best Hole — 2021 JHB Golf Day Best Hole
The best sponsored hole chosen by the club a floating trophy sponsored by the Veldon family in memory of Michael Veldon. SAIRAC sponsored R5000.00 cash as well as a certificate. The best sponsored hole went to ACRA hole 18. Jaco Pieterse presented the prize.

2021 SAIRAC JHB Golf Day 3rd Place — 2021 JHB Golf Day 3rd Place
3rd Place prize winning a Midea Air Fryer for each player sponsored by Fourways Airconditioning hand out by SAIRAC with 101 points goes to Johan Visser, Chris Jardim, Danie le Roux and Gareth Smith.

2021 SAIRAC JHB Golf Day 2nd Place — 2021 JHB Golf Day 2nd Place
2nd Place prize winning a 90 min Experience at Lan Rover Adventure or Jaguar driving skills at Jaquar Land Rover experience Johannesburg for each player. Valued at R2,500.00 per player Sonsored by Land Rover East Rand and hand out by SAIRAC with 102 count out points goes to Sydney Haupt, Oswalf Connal, Darren Kebble and Victor Leal.

2021 ISASA JHB Golf Day 4 Ball Winner — 2021 JHB Golf Day 4 Ball Winner
The winning four ball for the day winning the Baltimore Air Coil floating trophy sponsored in 1988 and personalized Whiskey set for each player, as well as a certificate sponsored by Balitimore Air Coil and and hand out by Brett Keung with a score of 102 count in points goes to Pieter Taljaard, Johan Swanepoel, Pieter Taljaard snr and Charl Viljoen

2021 JHB Golf Day Best Individual Non SAIRAC member — 2021 JHB Golf Day Best Individual
The best individual player, non SAIRAC member with 48 points goes to Chris Jardim from team Tecsa Reco. Land Rover East Rand sponsored a Exhilarating driving experience for himself and a co-passenger for a full day driving experience at Jaguar Land Rover Experience Johannesburg. Valued at R5,000.00 as well as a certificate. SAIRAC presented the prize.

2021 JHB Golf Day Best Individual 1 — 2021 JHB Golf Day Best Individual SAIRAC Member
The best individual SAIRAC player of the day is awarded to a SAIRAC member and calculated on a standard Stableford score. The best player received the Metraclark floating trophy sponsored by Metraclark in 1988 as well as a certificate and Carrier portable air conditioning unit sponsored by METRACLARK. The winner was L E Nicolopolous on 41 count in points. Stefan Fourie presented the prize.

Cape Town

SAIRAC Cape Town Centre Annual Golf Day 2023

Download awards write-up here

Port Elizabeth

PORT ELIZABETH 2022 GOLF DAY

SAIRAC PORT ELIZABETH 2022 ANNUAL GOLF DAY

The annual 31^st SAIRAC PE Golf Day was held at Wedgewood Golf Club on the 8^th April 2022.

We had 16 four balls attending a very fun and successful golf day.

On behalf of SAIRAC Port Elizabeth committee, I would like to extend a special thank you to all our sponsors. Only through your continued support and generosity are we able to host a golf day and give each team a prize.

MAJOR SPONSORS

A-GAS

AMS

DAIKIN

METRACLARK

MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC AIRCONDITIONING SYSTEMS

SIRAC THERMO

TROX

WEDGEWOOD GOLF CLUB

PRIZES or R500 SPONSORS

ACS –EAST LONDON

AIRMACH SYSTEMS

EVAPCO

IETISA

MIDAIR

PERFECT PROJECT ENTERPRISES

THE WEATHERMAN

Also thank you to A-Gas/MetraClark and Mitsubishi for hosting two refreshment holes and spoiling the players.

Along with our many winners pictured below we would like to mention the 4 Nearest to The Pin winners were;

NTP 3 – Lyle Ferreira (The Weatherman)- LeCreust Steak Pan – Sponsored by A-Gas

NTP 7 – Ryno van Zyl (AERSA) – Whisky Set – Sponsored by The Weatherman

NTP12 – Darryl Thompson (TecsaReco) – Whisky Set – Sponsored by SAIRAC

NTP14 – Lyle Ferreira (The Weatherman)- LK Gas Lighter – Sponsored by SAIRAC

Once again thank you to all our players for joining us and our sponsors for making the golf day a success.

Kind Regards

PE Committee

PE 1st Place
1st Place winning the EVAPCO floating trophy, the PJ STRACHAN individual floating trophies, Wedgewood Golf Voucher to the value of R800 sponsored by Wedgewood Golf Club and a bottle of wine sponsored by SIRAC THERMO each was team METRACLARK. From left to right: Craig Hendricks (SAIRAC PE Centre Chairman) presenting the prizes to Norman Koen, Morne Smit, Christeon Heunis also in the team but not in the photo was Rudi van Niekerk.

PE 2nd Place
2nd Place winning the golf towel and ball set sponsored MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC AIRCONDITIONING SYSTEMS was team DAIKIN. From left to right: Craig Hendricks presenting the prizes to Fred Clarke, Gary Martin, Russel Hayward and Ryall Steele.

PE 3rd Place
3rd Place winning the speaker set was Advantage Air. From left to right: Craig Hendricks presenting the prizes to Stefan Malan, Travis Wheeler, Stephen du Toit & Johan Joubert.

PE Longest Drive
Longest Drive winner was Rudi Van Niekerk (MetraClark), winning the AIRTEK floating trophy, R400 cash sponsored by IETISA and a round of golf for 2 sponsored by Wedgewood Golf Club.

Daikin Air Purifier Winner
The Daikin Air Purifier sponsored by DAIKIN went to the highest bidder, Sydney Ambler (The Weatherman). From left to right: Fred Clarke representing Daikin, Sydney Ambler, Craig Hendricks.

Mitsubishi 1200BTU Airconditioner Winner
Claude Wilson is the proud new owner of a Mitsubishi 1200BTU Airconditioner – sponsored by MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC AIRCONDITIONING SYSTEMS. From left to right: Craig Hendricks, Claude Wilson and Marco Ferdinandi representing Mitsubishi.

PORT ELIZABETH 2021 CELEBRATIONS

Venue - Beach Hotel, Marine Drive, Port Elizabeth
A landmark since February 1894

Port Elizabeth 60th Celebration Centre gift

70th Platinum Jubilee Gift from National Council

Mike Spearpoint (Fellow) with his lovely wife Rose

Gino Fabbri
Entertainer & MC had the members enjoying themselves and kept our attention throughout the evening.

Enjoying the entertainment along with their wives
past PE Chairmen Danny Zdanow (left) and Allan Gaia (right)

Fellows receiving their special gifts
Left to right - Jaco Pieterse - President, Piet le Roux, Grant Laidlaw, Roger Brann, Mike Spearpoint, Danny Zdanow & PE Chairman - Craig Hendricks.

PORT ELIZABETH 2021 GOLF DAY

Durban

DURBAN GOLF DAY 2022

SAIRAC GOLF DAY 2022 NEWSLETTER

BALTIMORE trophy winners – Jaco Pieterse, Gregory Grobelaar, Pieter Rischmuller and Markus Dekker

1x of our hole sponsors – Selvyn Niebuhr from IQ Air Conditioners

DURBAN GOLF DAY 2021

Best SAIRAC player - sponsored by TECSA — Best SAIRAC player of the day – Isaac Mathe. Selvyn Niebuhr handed out the prize to him

Airco 4-ball — AIRCO 4-ball (from left to right looking at the photo – Darryn Glaister (front), Tremaine Gouws (back), Wayne Muller and Claude Nathoo

Acra Stand — Winning stand (ACRA KZN) Claudia Rae Lee in the photo

Special Events

Doctoral student awarded national prize for exceptional research work

The linkage below please find the news published in TUT web, thank SAIRAC committee again for the platform to stimulate young generation to study and contribute to RAC.

https://www.tut.ac.za/news-and-press/article?NID=924

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