THE managing director of Staycold International, Lena le Roux, unveiled the new SD1140-HC cooler, won by Rudi and Helga van Wyk at Le Chameleon Restaurant in Humansdorp, recently.
This after they had entered the Wanted Alive! competition which Staycold has been running in Southern Africa, to find their oldest beverage cooler still in working order, that can be proudly displayed in their showroom in Parys.
The winning 1994 SD1140 cooler was bought by the Van Wyks for their ‘padstal’ they had just opened in Humansdorp, when they relocated there from the Western Cape.
The store had since grown and transformed over the years and is now a popular local landmark in the area offering a bakery, day restaurant, gift shop and function venue.
The cooler has, from the beginning and still to this day, displayed cold drinks inside for purchase, right next to their bakery section.
The Van Wyks were extremely grateful to receive this new cooler that was personally handed over to them.
Helga van Wyk commented, “I can’t believe we are receiving this unit and that they took the trouble to honour us with this hand over.”
The couple was extremely sceptical and thought it was a prank until the new unit was unwrapped.
Le Roux said, “This handover was indeed a very special and memorable experience for us. We so appreciate end users that value exceptional quality and take care of their units like the Van Wyks, who have, over the last 27 years, enjoyed the rewards of longevity.
“Our newer units like the SD1140-HC we have just handed over, further enjoy additional benefits of energy efficiency, sustainability and design.”
This new unit’s energy data was compared with the original unit’s energy efficiency, measured with an energy meter.
The newer SD1140-HC compared with the SD1140 from 1994, shows that the Van Wyks should start saving over 50% in energy costs which equates to more than R2 500 saved a year compared to the old cooler.
Staycold has been manufacturing self-contained commercial fridges and freezers from their factory in Parys, for 40 years.
