FRIGAIR, Africa’s leading triennual exhibition for heating, energy, refrigeration, ventilation and air conditioning (HERVAC), hit Gallagher in style this year – bigger and better than ever before.
Reflecting current industry sustainability trends, for three days industry innovators, movers and shakers and top HERVAC minds mingled, shared and debated industry challenges and solutions. Event organisers – Specialised Exhibitions, a division of Montgomery Group, in partnership with Interact Media Defined (IMD) Conferences, Exhibitions and Workshops, together with owners of the event, the South African Institute of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning (SAIRAC) pulled out all the stops to deliver a safe event that disseminated relevant, top of the hour tech solutions, insights and regulations to a sector essential to African economies.
Unique differentiators in 2025
A strong differentiator for FRIGAIR this year was the fact that it was co-located with the Facilities Management Expo 2025, Securex South Africa, AOSH EXPO and Firexpo. Gary Corin, MD of Specialised Exhibitions, noted that due to constraints in available skills, many of the decision makers in the South African, and indeed in the African market, are expected to understand a cross section of business requirements. This year the visitors to FRIGAIR and the co-located shows were able to experience a unique and ideal opportunity to see the latest innovations across five interlinked sectors. This gave them the chance to explore new technology firsthand, to watch live demonstrations, and speak directly with the experts behind the solutions for all of these sectors in industry.
Dale Macnamara, sales director at IMD noted that this year’s 11th edition grew by over a third in size with 150 exhibiting companies versus 90 in 2022. Visitor numbers were up by an astounding 50%, reflecting the industry buy-in for a show of this magnitude. He pointed out that exhibitors had reported an exceptional experience at this year’s event.
