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World Cup mania reaches fever pitch at Airedale International Air Conditioning's South Africa plant

Leeds, UK, June 10, 2010 -

South Africa 2010 World Cup Stadiums

We recently told you that Airedale Air Conditioning products are providing critical cooling to seven out of ten World Cup venues in South Africa. The seven new or refurbished stadiums include Soccer City, Johannesburg where the final will take place; Greenpoint Stadium, Cape Town; Moses Mabhiba Stadium, Durban; Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane; Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit; Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace, Rustenburg and Loftus Versveld, Pretoria.

The units have been manufactured at Airedale's South African based plant in Joannesburg. Airedale South Africa supplies a range of precision air conditioning and comfort products to meet the growing African market for air conditioning.

World Cup mania is reaching fever pitch at the plant where staff are sporting the yellow Bafana Bafana t-shirt. Bafana Bafana is the nickname of South Africa's national soccer team. The actual wearing of the soccer shirts is a nationwide drive for companies, schools and other organisations to wear the shirt on every Friday leading up to the World Cup and for the duration of the tournament.

Says Airedale International Air Conditioning (AIAC) South Africa General Manager Dan Nelson: "I must say it looks good driving to work on a Friday as more than fifty percent of the people are wearing the yellow Bafana Bafana t-shirts. Driving past schools where all the children have them on, looks even better. There is an air conditioning soccer league here and some of our workers do play in it at the weekends."

Staff below at AIAC South Africa are pictured sporting the yellow shirts and include:

(Back row) Selby Mkhwanazi, Team Leader - Electrical (2nd from left), John Ndlovu, Stores (4th from right), Dan Nelson (2nd from right), George Newenya, Factory Manager (far right).

(Middle row) Yvette Jacobs, Purchasing (far left), Anna Van Niekerk, Finance Assistant (2nd from left), Edwin Nkabinde, Team Leader - Mechanical (4th from left).

(Front row) Inna Nowak, Financial/HR Manager (3rd from right), Lauren Walbrugh, Spares Sales/Reception (2nd from right), Anne-Marie Wake, Sales (far right).

Airedale International Air Conditioning South Africa Team