John McGlashan and Peet Potgieter, formally of Outspan (Pty) Ltd., have formed a Close Corporation in order to provide a comprehensive technical service to the fruit industry, across a wide range of disciplines. Both are graduate engineers, Peet agricultural and John civil. Together they have achieved a number of world firsts for the citrus industry along sound engineering principles

In broad terms the areas of technical expertise offered to the fruit industry include the following.


o New pre-cooling and handling facilities.
o. Up-grade of existing cold stores and precooling facilities.
o Cold stores. RA and CA.
o Cold treatment shipments. ( USA, Japan, Korea etc. )
o Citrus degreening facilities.
o Temperature management systems for normal and special shipments.
o Pack house buildings, layouts and equipment.

The services available include

o Feasibility studies.
o Conceptual design.
o Cost estimates.
o Engineering design and specification.
o Procurement services.
o Project management.
o Temperature management
o Construction management and pre-commissioning checks.
o Quality assurance and commissioning.

For your information, the accompanying documents outline the experience and achievements of the members of the Close Corporation.

Our personal track record illustrates a long, dedicated and professional involvement with the fruit export industry. Accordingly I believe that we are in a position to make a significant contribution to any expansion of the existing fruit and exporting infrastructure and operational procedures.