by Tygue Theron | Aug 4, 2022 | Intelligence
The cost of energy is putting South African businesses under pressure like never before. Not only has the worsening economy weakened companies’ trade activity, but the significant increases in energy tariffs annually are steadily wearing away at profit margins too....
by Jonathan Probert | Aug 4, 2022 | Steam
In recent years the demand for outsourced steam solutions has grown significantly as steam-reliant businesses continue to look for ways to reduce their costs, increase their efficiency and cut their fuel use. The latter has become especially important as the ongoing...
by Dawie Kriel | Jul 5, 2022 | Engineering, Refrigeration
South Africa’s food production and export industries are experiencing encouraging growth injections from the increase in demand for high value and diversified produce such as blueberries, macadamia nuts and citrus. The export demand in the blueberry industry alone is...
by Manie de Waal | Jun 9, 2022 | All News, Power
Eskom’s load shedding schedule for the next six months indicates that businesses across the country can expect a significant amount of downtime over the coming months, with two months of planned load shedding between April and August. This continuous disruption to...
by Jonathan Probert | Jun 6, 2022 | All News, Steam
A trend that has developed over the past 24 months, is a marked increase in companies requiring emergency boiler systems to keep their steam operations functioning. One can speculate that this is as a result of businesses cutting back on spend and falling behind on...