The commercial strength of GEA Refrigeration Africa – and thus its future success – depends on the competitiveness of the various departments. Flexibility and continuous improvement of processes, products, administrative procedures and performance are all vital preconditions to remaining competitive.
Distinctive about GEA Refrigeration Africa is its application of Open Innovation, which involves collaboration with both external and internal parties. This is not only limited to the Technology & Innovation department. We recognise that valuable ideas can come from anywhere – staff, clients, advisers or suppliers – and we encourage contributions from all departments.
 
The focus of GEA Refrigeration Africa’s innovation is aimed at:
• New (refrigeration engineering) solutions for the generation of "cold" for client applications.
• New (part) solutions for existing cooling systems.
• The deployment of refrigeration engineering technology in other market areas (heat pumps).
• Application of existing technical solutions in other markets to create new market opportunities.
• Optimising system design to facilitate optimal power consumption.
• Smart, cost-saving execution details.
• Smart operating system solutions.
• Operational process improvements.

Our innovative spirit has led to pioneering work in industrial heat pump applications. By capturing the heat during the refrigeration process and transferring it, we help clients heat their own buildings.