IRHACE Industry Journal - September 2023

SEPTEMBER 2023

The Industry Journal for the New Zealand Refrigeration, Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning Industries

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PUBLISHER IRHACE/CCCANZ/RLNZ IRHACE: www.irhace.org.nz CCCANZ: www.cccanz.org.nz RLNZ: www.rlnz.org.nz

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EDITOR Cassie Birrer editor@irhace.org.nz MEMBERSHIP admin@irhace.org.nz admin@cccanz.org.nz

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REFRIGERANT LICENSING & COURSES admin@rlnz.org.nz ADVERTISING admin@irhace.org.nz DESIGN Bellacreative Ltd HVAC&R CENTRE PO Box 217184 Botany Junction 2164 Auckland, New Zealand e: admin@irhace.org.nz e: admin@cccanz.org.nz e: admin@rlnz.org.nz No part of this journal may be printed in other publications without prior written permission of the Managing Editor.

Disclaimer: Statements expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the policies or views of the associations, and members of IRHACE or CCCANZ. The IRHACE Journal publishes both local and international articles. Standards and or practices may differ from current New Zealand standards and or practices used. No responsibility is accepted by the associations and editor for the accuracy of information or for errors or omissions. The IRHACE Journal is distributed to all the IRHACE and CCCANZ financial members.

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FEATURES

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Around the Industry Industry news from across New Zealand

No Slowing Down for Heatwave Mechanical From a new aquarium for the University of Auckland, to works at Waitematā Station

Wallie Askew Workskills Competition Apprentices compete at South Island Regional Challenge

A new learning model for RLNZ By combining conventional education with online learning, RLNZ’s blended learning is making it easier to upskill

ASSOCIATIONS

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Planning for the HVAC&R Hub 2024 is underway!

This month I’ve been moving across New Zealand from Taupō, Christchurch and Queenstown and there certainly is not a shortage of work in our industry. Competenz has a new initiative, ‘List a Job’, which is their free recruitment service to make it easy to find the right candidates for your business.

In June 2023, the Deputy Privacy Commissioner, Liz MacPherson, stated that “two-factor authentication (2FA) is a bare minimum we would expect for small businesses or organisations that hold or share personal information digitally.” So, if a small business has a cyberrelated privacy breach and does not have at least 2FA to secure their data, they will be found in breach of the Privacy Act. This is a reminder to all of us to up our cyber security and to review all our internal and external IT systems.

We now have six finalists for the Wallie Askew Memorial Workskills Competition being held at Steelfort in Palmerston North on October 27-28. Good luck to all the competitors who are representing from several companies including White Refrigeration, McAlpine Hussmann, Shannon Refrigeration and Active Refrigeration.

The HVAC&R Hub for 2024 is well underway and if you are looking to exhibit in this event please contact us at admin@irhace.org.nz. Over 5,000+ unique visitors attended this event in 2023 and we are set to double our exhibitors.

Overall, it’s clear that the HVAC&R industry in New Zealand is dynamic and evolving, with a strong focus on both professional development and maintaining high standards of cybersecurity. If you have any specific questions or need further information, feel free to ask!

IRHACE congratulates Prashant Patel who has been appointed IQP Assessor for Auckland City Council. Being an IQP myself, this is great for our industry to have an HVAC&R professional being appointed into this position.

P hil PHIL MOHAN IRHACE PRESIDENT 2023-2025

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See you at Steelfort on October 27-28

Fire Dampers you can rely on.

HFS DAMPERS The Holyoake HFS damper is a fire, fire-smoke, smoke, and air control (smoke exhaust) rated motorised steel damper, designed to impede the spread of fire through ducted air systems whilst maintaining barrier integrity.

Tested in accordance with AS 1530.4:2014 and AS 1530.7:2007, integrity was maintained for more than four hours and smoke leakage below 56l/s/m2.

Available in single sections from 200 × 200mm up to 1200 × 1200mm, and in multiple sections up to 2400 × 2400mm (in a 2 × 2 configuration).

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Kendra O’Sullivan, Branch Manager at Actrol Dunedin

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Kendra O’Sullivan just celebrated five years with Reece!

Five years ago, Kendra started out as counter staff at Actrol Dunedin, and today she is leading the team as branch manager.

Hercules successfully immigrated to New Zealand from South Africa to work as a refrigeration/HVAC senior service engineer in the Fonko Wellington office. We wish him all the best as he settles into his new role and life in New Zealand.

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Wellington branch

Kendra’s favourite thing about working at Reece is the support and investment in her personal growth. When asked why she decided to work at Reece, she said: “I needed a change, but a growable opportunity. It wasn’t so much I decided to work at Reece; it’s more I was fortunate enough to get the opportunity to be a part of Reece and its journey over the years.”

Advertise your job on the new Competenz job board and candidate profile pages for free and reach thousands of potential candidates. List a job: bit.ly/3rOuWtw

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Sponsored by Fujitsu, who have generously sponsored new uniforms for their technicians across New Zealand.

Check out the Hamilton team basking in the Waikato sun, sporting their new polos and rocking their new look!

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Smooth-Air is pleased to have worked with NME Group to supply HVAC equipment. This project required conditioned air to be supplied to a large gymnasium and a series of pools for a high performance sports centre.

Smooth-Air supplied an Armcor XES2500P3S and DuctSox fabric duct for the pool area and an Armcor XEP3500P3EC and DuctSox fabric duct for the gymnasium.

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Hot water heat pumps are the first technology to be funded under the GIDI: Clean Tech Hot Water Heat Pump programme.

Many of our commercial buildings use fossil fuels (like natural gas) for water heating, or old, inefficient electric systems. Further, New Zealand’s commercial buildings use 21% of the country’s electricity each year – which costs businesses collectively around $800M every year.

Upgrading to more energy efficient systems will save businesses money in the long term, and support a more renewable and resilient electricity grid. Hot water heat pumps provide an energy-efficient, low-emissions solution to the traditional technology that commercial and industrial businesses use for their hot water needs.

See here for an approved installer in your region.

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ZONEMATE

THE FUTURE OF AIR CON

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Milieu Climate allows you to design your environment by controlling your air conditioning system whilst monitoring everything from air quality and temperature to lighting levels, sound, humidity, pressure, and motion.

7 A-Gas first recovery in South Island The Rapid Recovery team efficiently and safely recovered over 1,300kg of R404A from three different supermarket racks across two sites in Christchurch to allow for retrofitting of lower GWP refrigerant R449A. Works were carried out after business hours to minimise operational disruptions, and completed under seven hours of recovery time over three site visits. This provided the primary contractor with more time to recharge and recommission the equipment.

This is the first of many recovery jobs that will be carried out in the Canterbury region over the next few months.

8 Be in the draw for a Black Magic Tackle Bag

Buy any Mitsubishi Heavy Industries unit in August, September and October to go into the draw for a Black Magic Tackle Bag* *Terms and Conditions:

ZoneMate allows you to control up to 8 zones with thread radio for future proofed technology and cloud monitoring for industry leading support.

FEATURES • 7 built-in sensors –Temp., Humidity, Air Quality, Motion & more • Portable Hub with Inbuilt wi-fi module and mobile app • Easy to use setup wizard to guide through configuration • On/Off Timer & 7 Day scheduler with advanced functionality • Google and Alexa smart home integration and voice control • Thread radio technology for future integration with IoT devices

1. Buy any Mitsubishi Heavy Industries unit and go into the draw to win, one bag per month per branch.

2. Realcold Ltd standard terms and conditions apply.

3. Promotion is valid from 1st August to 31st October, 2023.

For more information, please contact your local Realcold branch.

ZoneMate and MilileuClimate are compatible with most brands of air conditioners.

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IRHACE member Mark Cottis is now working as GM Operations in the Aquaheat Wellington branch.

Ph: 09 579 1990

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No slowing down for Heatwave Mechanical

There’s plenty in the pipeline for Heatwave Mechanical, including a new aquarium for the University of Auckland and a full building services package at Waitematā Station irhace.org.nz

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Waitematā Station Back in Auckland city, considered logistics has also been needed at Waitematā Station where Heatwave has been working on the delivery of a full MEFHICT Building Services package.

The project involves the fitout of various ‘back of house’ electrical rooms recently constructed in the Britomart East area, designed to increase the station’s capacity to transition to a complete and functional subway station, says Maksim.

Rooms include: • Signalling equipment room • Overhead line electrical room (traction power) • UPS rooms • Distribution board rooms • Comms room • HVAC room • Mezzanine plant room

Leigh Marine Laboratory Heatwave Mechanical has been working with the University of Auckland for over two decades, but the latest is a first: a new aquarium at the Leigh Marine Laboratory with both cold and tempered water.

With the research facility perched on seaside cliffs overlooking Leigh Marine Reserve, though, this is no straightforward task.

“The first stage of the project is to ‘set up’ the pipework and tank farm infrastructure about the site – meaning we are to pump seawater up a cliff, reticulate it around the site to various tank farms, filter the seawater using specialised media filters and air scouring, then to liven/ commission,” shares Heatwave Mechanical’s Maksim Manko.

Understandably, the procurement of specialised equipment for a project such as this has been a challenge – in particular, water filtration units, specialised valves and other units such as holding tanks, pumps and air scourers.

“This project is unique and sourcing suitable equipment to ensure the designer’s intent can be achieved is not an easy task,” says Maksim, “and involves heavy engineering work with supply chains.”

Ensuring the success of this first stage of the project is essential for the commencement of stage two. “The next stage involves construction of the aquarium, seawater heatpumps and additional bulk holding tanks. The seawater installation has only recently started and the project is to be completed early 2024,” says Maksim, with some design work for stage two remaining before the team can commence procurement of the aquarium services.

Heatwave was also entrusted by the Link Alliance to deliver the Light Rail Tunnel fitout, and the full building services package for the project: mechanical, electrical, wet and dry fire, hydraulics, comms, security, PAVA, and emergency radio services. With testing and commissioning to be completed at the end of September, with the ‘back of house’ rooms having been handed over to Heatwave earlier this year in March, Maksim says it’s been a tight and demanding timeframe considering the quantity of services and technical challenges required.

“The site was two floors below ground and the access to site very limited, so delivery by freight train during ‘block of line’ or station closure hours was key to delivering heavy equipment, such as UPS racks, CRAC units, large ventilation fans, electrical containment, cable drums and condensing units. Handling of such equipment was challenging throughout the site, including the use of a spider crane to lift the equipment to the mezzanine level, and well over 50 tonnes of building services were delivered via freight train.

“Another challenge was that two of the rooms are high-voltage, meaning all building services entering these rooms needed to be electrically isolated/floating and bonded to traction power, whereas other areas of the site were to be bonded to the main earth. Isolation barriers and media converters have been used for electrical/BMS and fibre systems, and mechanical systems have unique features to ensure they are isolated and floating, including the use of insulated board and washers.” heatwave.co.nz

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Apprentices compete at the Southern Regional Challenge The third and final of the regional challenges for this year’s Wallie Askew Memorial Workskills Competition was held in Christchurch last month, with two more finalists named to compete in the finals in October

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This time it was Christchurch’s turn to host the Wallie Askew Memorial Regional Challenge, with six competitors getting involved on the day – their confidence and knowledge being something Trent McDonald, IRHACE Councilor and judge for theory and electrical, was impressed to see.

“They all seemed confident at what they’re doing, and I think they probably came away from the competition learning something new. Everyone seemed quite challenged by the competition we’ve put together, and there were comments made about being impressed with the addition of the emissions part of the competition this year,” says Trent.

It was also clearly a great opportunity for apprentices in the industry to come together.

“I think a lot of the apprentices will be eligible again for next year, which is awesome because they’re able to continue to improve on their skills and maybe win the competition next year. A lot of them were socialising with each other, which was awesome to see, too.”

Held on Saturday August 12, the six competitors at the Christchurch regional challenge were Lachy Duff (Active Refrigeration), Logan Martin (David Brown Contracting), Tom McCrory (Active Refrigeration), Matt Jackson (Active Refrigeration), Koenraad Mullis (McAlpine Hussmann) who placed second and Matthew Weir from McAlpine Hussmann who took home the win.

“Matt Weir’s theory knowledge carried the day for him,” shares IRHACE board member Chris Arvidson. “The points that I saw were quite close together for the practical, recovery and the electrical. So the one thing that really did make the difference was the theory.

“It was really cool to see them getting in there and giving it their best. Everyone seemed really happy. Hopefully we can build on it and go bigger next year – we want to see more apprentices from out of town getting involved, too.”

Special thanks to our major sponsor Realcold, support from CCCANZ, ACSL Group, BDT and SIT for hosting the regional challenges, Steelfort for hosting the final competition, and equipment supplied by Refspecs.

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The finals Now that the three rounds of regional challenges have been completed across the country, the six top performers will now battle it out for the Wallie Askew Memorial Cup at Steelfort in Palmerston North on October 27 and 28.

The finalists competing in this include: • • • • • •

Alex Arnold from White Refrigeration (Northern) Daniel Thompson from Shannon Refrigeration (Northern) Jack Butler from Active Refrigeration (Central) Liam McVicar from McAlpine Hussmann (Central) Matthew Weir from McAlpine Hussmann (Southern) Koenraad Mullis from McAlpine Hussmann (Southern)

“There’s a lot more involved with the finals, it’s a lot more challenging and it’s another step up,” says Trent. “It’s great to see apprentices test their skills, knowledge and abilities, especially when fabricating a refrigeration or air conditioning system. I look forward to seeing the quality of their workmanship this October.

“And it’s not just about competing and winning, it’s also about apprentices getting the opportunity to challenge themselves against others and learn something new.

That’s the big benefit to the apprentices that entered the competition this year – they were able to walk away with something new that they may not have known prior to entering the competition this year.”

“Hopefully we can build on it and go bigger next year – we want to see more apprentices from out of town getting involved, too.”

- Chris Arvidson, IRHACE Councillor

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“It’s not just about competing and winning, it’s also about the apprentices getting the opportunity to test themselves and learn something new.”

- Trent McDonald, IRHACE Councillor

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“This is completed in the ‘normal’, not artificial environment of the everyday workplace and workplace conditions of the candidate”.

Garrett Glynn, RLNZ board trustee

A NEW LEARNING MODEL FOR RLNZ By combining conventional education with online learning, RLNZ’s blended learning is making it easier to upskill Previously, a fillers licence involved eight hours of classroom time, covering refrigerant fillers theory and a simulated practical. This previous learning model made it difficult for everyone to be involved, due to travel time, workload and lost income.

“This is completed in the ‘normal’, not artificial environment of the everyday workplace and workplace conditions of the candidate,” he says.

“What we found with the old way is that we were training people on something that might have actually been quite new to them,” says RLNZ chair and regional training manager for Black Diamond Technologies, Matt Birch.

“As a result, the course has been entirely rebuilt, with students now required to come with prior knowledge, experience and competency. We’ve taken the training out of the course, because this is a course to review your skill set on doing a recovery – it’s not a course to train you on how to do it.”

• Theory learning is completed in the candidate’s available time. It allows them to enrol and take their theory lessons when it best suits them over a three-month period.

• It doesn’t necessarily impinge on the candidate’s working time with their employer.

• The online delivery allows all theory material to remain current to the latest industry and regulatory requirements. Any updates can be readily changed or added.

• The practical is conducted at a premises that best suits the candidate. This tends to help their performance by removing the stress of a foreign environment, and allows them to better control their local (hazard-managed) conditions.

• The practical assessment can be scheduled for a time that best suits the student’s and their company’s time demands.

• The theory and practical assessment fees are lower than the alternatives, plus candidates save on potential travel and accommodation costs.

Garrett Glynn, RLNZ board trustee, adds: “Previously, the theory assessment was taken immediately upon conclusion of the learning. It was conducted in a relaxed style where if a candidate was not sure of the correct answer, they could often expect help from either the presenter or a fellow candidate.”

With the new format, Garrett says it’s changing the expectation of the industry by changing the acceptance of a “sub-optimal pretend practical, to a real life practical”.

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How does the new learning model work?

“Once the tasks are completed, I have had a number of discussions with the candidates about what they felt about the process,” shares Garrett. “Many have commented that having to describe what they were doing at the same time as doing what they had to, helped them achieve a tidier result.” Many have also commented that their theory knowledge has already positively impacted the way they approach this work.

Course verifiers Gold and silver verifiers host the practical aspect of the course, explains Matt: “We appointed four gold verifiers for the country and those four gold verifiers create silver verifiers – silver verifiers go out and verify yourself and your skill set. If you work in the trade and you’re ready to get your fillers licence, you’ve done your theory courses online, you’ve got all of your experience and equipment, then you can make a phone call to a silver verifier – hopefully from your area – who will come out and do your practical with you face-to-face.”

An example of this is McAlpine Hussmann. The company has booked their staff into the RLNZ fillers course, and a number of these staff members are being authorised as silver verifiers to verify their own staff. “That gives huge benefits to the company. Now they don’t have to pay a person to do a practical course, because they can actually do it themselves,” says Matt.

By being more cost-effective and convenient, RLNZ hopes more and more people in the industry will get involved. rlnz.org.nz

“Companies can benefit by having trained staff with current qualifications,” adds Garrett. “There’s further benefit in some cases where companies may also become eligible to become a silver verifier where they obtain ‘in-house’ verification capability.”

RLNZ courses available: A1 Approved Fillers Theory Course A2/A2L Approved Filler Theory Course

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HVAC&R HUB RETURNS IN 2024

At New Zealands largest trade-only exhibition for people who design, construct and manage buildings and facilities.

XPO Exhibitions, organiser of the highly successful trade events BuildNZ, Facilities Integrate and The National Safety Show are pleased to announce the return of the HVAC&R Hub, an exciting partnership with IRHACE. The Institute of Refrigeration Heating & Air Conditioning Engineers of New Zealand (IRHACE) have confirmed once again their 2024 feature will co-locate at these three iconic events in June next year.

With over 250 exhibiting businesses, 5,000+ delegates and thousands of product innovations on display this is set to be the largest event for your industry in 2024.

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25 - 26 June 2024 Auckland Showgrounds

Exhibiting For exhibiting enquiries please contact us: Carmel Jones XPO Exhibitions carmel@xpo.co.nz | 09 976 8366 | 027 494 0699 Events Coordinator IRHACE admin@irhace.org.nz

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HOLYOAKE LAUNCHES NEW FIRE-SMOKE DAMPER HFS Damper unique in the New Zealand & Australian Fire Protection Industry

By Kieren Roe

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he HFS Damper is the latest fire-smoke damper development from Holyoake.

The damper, developed in Auckland, NZ, and tested independently in Australia, is the product of considerable effort from a small, dedicated team. As an opposed-blade damper, this addition to Holyoake’s line of fire protection products is the first of its kind manufactured in New Zealand.

The damper can be used as a fire, smoke, fire-smoke, and air (smoke exhaust) damper and is suitable for a variety of installations; the damper can also be set for the balancing of airflows. Similar to Holyoake’s IBD-FS Damper, no packing of the penetration (expansion gap) is required. The damper is certified for a wide range of wall and floor systems and will be available in a single section ranging from 200 mm wide by 200 mm high up to 1,200 mm by 1,200 mm.

Multi-section dampers for larger penetrations will also be manufactured, with options as large as two sections wide by two sections high.

The HFS Damper is compliant to AS 1682.1 and has been tested to AS 1530.4:2014 Section 11 for fire damper and air transfer grille assemblies in ducts as well as to AS 1530.7-2007 for smoke control assemblies.

The air-control damper requirements in a

Holyoake’s 1,200 mm by 1,200 mm HFS Damper after the dry wall testing to 1530.4:2014 (pictured at the two-hour mark) smoke extraction system are especially onerous, as the damper must operate after the two-hour test at 200°C. The required performance criteria for this opposed-blade operable damper have been a key factor in its development, as the damper needed to perform across a wide range of temperatures while experiencing a differential pressure of 300 Pa. The challenge was to keep within the allowable leakage throughout the entire four-hour test period.

The maximum allowable leakage rate is 360 m3/hr/m2 and temperatures range from

The 1,200 mm by 1,200 mm damper during the horizontal floor slab testing to 1530.4:2014

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20°C to 200°C for smoke testing and up to 1,150°C after four hours of fire testing.

The HFS Damper performed exceptionally well in every test, both vertically and horizontally, with the horizontal (floor) fire test achieving the lowest leakage rate of any fire damper in our range – 71 m3/hr/m2, which equates to 20% allowable leakage at the end of the four-hour test. This means that the HFS fire-smoke damper has achieved the leakage integrity rates based on ISO 10294-1 ‘S’ Classification.

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Wallie Askew volunteers for Southern regional challenge

Volunteers play a significant role in any organisation, and the recent Wallie Askew Southern regional challenge was supported by a dedicated group. Pictured from left are John Kelly (SIT), Chris Arvidson (IRHACE), Trent McDonald (IRHACE) and Allan Kelly (SIT). The major sponsor, Realcold, was present, and the event received support from Barry Woolford and Tim Wilson.

Having a strong network of volunteers and sponsors is essential for the success of events and initiatives, and it’s wonderful to see the collaboration and effort put into making the Wallie Askew Southern regional challenge a reality. Special thanks to SIT for providing the venue.

Our featured CPD points webinar this month is ‘Designing with Ventilation Louvres’, presented by Simon Hoyle from Ventüer.

Ventilation louvres: the first line of defence for any building ventilation system, allowing air in and out while protecting from wind-driven rain.

Finding the sweet spot between minimising pressure loss, maximising weather protection and interfacing with other building elements, this webinar’s topics include: • Basic operating principles • Different types of louvres and selection • The effect on louvre performance • Natural ventilation devices • Performance testing and certification

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N3 BUYING POWER Based in Te Awamutu, King Cooling & Heat Pumps are the temperature control solutions experts in the Waikato region. They design, install, service and repair refrigeration, heat pump, air-conditioning and ventilation systems for the rural, commercial and domestic sectors. As a family-run business, Brad and his team pride themselves on delivering high quality, personalised service and advice, as well as energy efficient, dependable temperature control equipment.

“Because n3 has already done the negotiations, we know we’re getting the best possible pricing when purchasing products from n3 suppliers. The savings we make through n3 we pass on to our clients, meaning we can offer more cost-effective solutions than our competitors,” says Brad Johanson, managing director.

Garry Ko - RCR

WHY USE A CCCANZ MEMBER COMPANY As a CCCANZ member, you become part of a community of companies in New Zealand that prioritise responsibility towards customers and strive for the respectability of their trade. The member companies cover various sectors related to HVAC&R, including refrigeration, ventilation, HVAC mechanical services, heat pumps, suppliers, and manufacturers. Additionally, CCCANZ has affiliate members representing training, government, and other business activities.

By joining CCCANZ, you gain several benefits. Firstly, you have greater access to resources and information related to the HVAC&R industry. This can include updates on industry trends, best practices, technological advancements, and regulatory changes. Staying informed allows you to stay ahead in your field and make well-informed decisions for your business.

Furthermore, being a member of CCCANZ provides you with opportunities to connect and network with other industry professionals. This can be through events, conferences, workshops, or online platforms where you can exchange ideas, share experiences, and learn from one another. Building relationships within the community can lead to potential business collaborations and partnerships.

Lastly, as a CCCANZ member, you benefit from the collective strength of the organisation. CCCANZ promotes guarantees and warranties to back quality products and workmanship, which enhances your reputation as a responsible and reliable business in the HVAC&R industry. This commitment to quality and customer satisfaction sets you apart from others in the market.

Overall, being a CCCANZ member offers you a platform to enhance your professional development, expand your industry knowledge, and establish valuable connections within the HVAC&R community in New Zealand.

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Member company listing covering New Zealand from Northland to Southland and in between.

FROM THE CHAIR Greetings As winter continues, I can understand the challenges of getting up on chilly mornings, especially for business owners. Balancing responsibilities like customer satisfaction and managing daily operations can be demanding.

Our focus on business buying power, success stories and networking opportunities showcases a dedication to the growth and development of the HVAC&R industry.

One of our CCCANZ board members has successfully graduated from the Icehouse Owner Manager Program.

Garry Ko is the executive director at RCR Infrastructure Ltd, and we would like to congratulate Garry on his success. His six-month journey provided him with invaluable insights into himself, his skills and the dynamic world of technology, business, resilience and more.

Gary

This month we are focusing on business buying power. All our CCCANZ members gain access to the n3 Trade App and our annual spend as of July 2023 was $5,940,210 with savings of $3,440,396. We showcase one of our members, King Cooling & Heat Pumps who share their story which we believe will inspire and motivate other HVAC&R companies to join CCCANZ and take advantage of the benefits on offer.

Feel free to give me a call on 021 533 447.

GARY REILY CHAIR CCCANZ

MEMBER BENEFITS

MEMBER HIGHLIGHT Welcome to CCCANZ member company DC Installation Services (DCIS). Located in Christchurch, they are a family-owned and operated specialist heating and air conditioning business.

Servicing the Canterbury region, within a 30km radius of Christchurch including the Selwyn and Waimakariri districts.

Contact Wayne May, wayne@dcis.co.nz or phone 027 242 4820.

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Features: n Supported, Designed, and Manufactured in NZ. n Natural Refrigerant solution. n Very low carbon footprint. n Better energy efficiency than standard HFC solutions. n Preprogrammed for quick and easy start-up. n Rated 120/80/80bar. n Reliable Danfoss inverter and controls. n Proven Frascold compressors. n Optional coil treatment available.

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Stuart Meehan Rob van Zoggel Chandima Bandara E-Commerce Manager | Beijer Ref NZ National Sales Manager | Clima Solutions Group Financial Controller | Beijer Ref NZ

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Congratulations Pattons on a 100 years of successful innovation and Kiwi knowhow have enabled Pattons to develop into great company it is today.

Well done Patton on reaching your magical 100th! A century of growth and innovation with a market leading team in the refrigeration industry is a rare achievement, and it seems we’ve only just begun!

Congratulations to the team at Patton on your 100th Anniversary.

What an incredible achievement to remain at the forefront of the industry for 100 years.

There are so many great people that I have had the pleasure to work with and alongside over may years , and of course We are proud to now be a part of this the wonderful characters we call clients team, and look forward to working with that have enabled Pattons to be the you all, to ensure the continuing success successful company it is today. of this iconic NZ brand.

All the very best for the future as an important part of Beijer Ref and may Patton Ltd continue to embrace its great culture , diversity , and people.

Happy 100th!

On behalf of the wider Beijer Ref Group, I extend my warmest congratulations on reaching this historic milestone of 100 years in business. This is a remarkable achievement that very few organisations can claim. Over the past century, you have weathered countless challenges and overcome numerous obstacles, demonstrating your resilience and adaptability in the face of change.

We wish you continued success in the years to come and look forward to celebrating many more milestones with you in the future.

Exceptional leadership, loyal staff and a diverse culture are some of the core values on which we pride ourselves.

Congratulations Patton, 100 years of service to our customers and backed by great employees.

It’s been a privilege to be part of history, thank you.

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