February 2012
THE Alstom Chair in Clean Energy Systems Technology (ACCEST) was recently inaugurated at the University of the Witwatersrand through a partnership that will see Alstom investing over R17-million in various projects at the University.
A record number of entries poured in for the 2011 Sparks Christmas tree promotion with entrants keen to win one of the 52 fabulous gifts up for grabs. Find out the names of the lucky prize winners and see the photos of the draw on pages 16 and 17 of the magazine.
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Contractor's Corner This section covers new products and industry news including ‘power stations in a box' from Master Power Technologies and ACDC Dynamics' new apprenticeship programme. Distribution boards, switches and sockets This interesting feature looks at float switches for liquid applications from Anglo Allied Engineering and metal cabinets with IP66 protection from Legrand. Buyer's Guide The Buyer's Guide lists manufacturers and distributors of products and services for distribution boards, switches and sockets including distribution board enclosures, circuit breakers and earth leakage breakers, switches and isolators and surge protection devices. Energy efficiency This feature covers the first ammonia heat pump installed in South Africa by Magnet, SAEE courses for 2012, and Energywise's double award at the SAEE Awards. Lighting This regular feature is packed with interesting articles on lighting, lighting trends and news from the lighting industry. Articles include news about Eurolux's new application centre, portable lighting, LED work lights for industrial use and microwave detectors for lighting control. Personality of the Month Garry Lumpe is the sole owner of Benoni-based company, Garry Lumpe Imports, which is the official Southern African agent for Knipex and Wiha German manufactured hand tools. He has been involved in the electronics/electrical tool industry for 24 years.
Popular with clients and well known in the industry for his sense of humour, Garry's passion is supplying quality, professional hand tools to the local market.
A self-confessed perfectionist, Garry believes in doing it right the first time. He has a great eye for ‘attention to detail' and appreciates a job well done. Columns In Terry Mackenzie Hoy's column, ‘Working Knowledge' he gives some advice on how to survive the storm by making a plan now...
Mark Palmer of the Gauteng Electrical Inspection Authority covers the thorny problem of ‘fundamentally safe’ installations…
In another of his informative columns, Hannes Baard demystifies the two main categories for ‘appliances', namely Class I and Class II...
In this month's column, Nick du Plessis bemoans the fact that learners are not being given career advice early enough...
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