Humidity control, or rather the lack thereof, is one of the most neglected aspects of the fresh produce chain. Very few, if any: of the primary participants in the fresh produce chain, from farm packhouse to fresh produce market to wholesaler to retailer enforce humidity control as a key component of their HACCP protocols food…

Hannes Storm of Storm Wines recently installed a Polar Africa recommended industrial humidifier to maintain a steady humidity level. In the space of a few weeks he achieved the following phenomenal wine evaporative loss savings: Wine evaporative losses prior to installation: Average free-air relative humidity    = 40% to 50% Monthly top-up of barrels required …

Two KZN SPARS recently installed Polar Africa’s industry-leading night blinds in their respective stores. KWIKSPAR Hattons had a total night blind refit and the owner is ‘very satisfied with the blinds and service’. SUPERSPAR Glenwood also had a recent total night blind refit and the manager was totally satisfied with the service and night blind…

Polar Africa offers the professional misting installer sector a range of misting components that originate from the world’s leading manufacturers of such components – in fact, the best in each category. Polar Africa offers a state-of-the-art 70-bar misting pump with: lowest noise (50db’s ) least rpm (900 rpm) miserly water consumption (70% more water-efficient than…

Polar Africa has a range of humidification solutions that can make a huge positive impact on the bottom line of businesses in a number of sectors of the economy. Humidity control solutions are available for: the agricultural sector (packhouses); fresh produce markets (cold storage); wholesale fruit & veg dealers (cold storage); printing room operations (eliminating…

Find proof below that Polar Africa’s night blinds reduced an RSA supermarket’s monthly electricity bill by an average of 14% per month (independently tested over a 4-month period). ROI between 8 and 10 months (on average).      

Increase the shelf-life of fresh produce by implementing a HACCP protocol underpinned by a relative humidity requirement equivalent to the water content of the produce in cold storage, viz 90%. Add a further HACCP protocol limiting/eliminating the presence of airborne bacteria, moulds, spores, viruses, and yeasts and then you have the perfect cold storage conditions…

Make your work, play, living, shopping, school, congregation, office, board room, reception area SAFE with a unique air disinfection solution that will combat and eliminate SARS COVID-2. For further information view slider at  https://www.linkedin.com/posts/raymond-byrne-a20335206_air-disinfection-solutions-that-work-247-activity-6811368457549049856-pMmc/

Beef, lamb, sheep and pork loses blood, shrinks and discolours whilst hanging in cold storage (even for a few hours). The foregoing results in meat being trimmed extensively before packaging for refrigerator cabinet display or dispatched to a client. The cumulative weight loss from hanging to trimming can be anything between 1% and 5% and…

From 1 July 2021 domestic and business energy consumers can expect a minimum increase of 17,4% on their monthly electricity bill. Made up of an Eskom increase of 15% plus a local authority distribution increase of 2,4% as approved by NERSA (the energy regulator). Supermarkets and butcheries can effectively contain/reduce their monthly electricity bill by…