About Thermal Dynamics & Engineering

Alvin Brown, his wife Gillian with 2 sons Layton and Reece, 5 & 3 years old respectively at the time, were all set to immigrate to Dubai. They both had accepted job offers in a large construction company where Gillian would be working in the Quantity Surveying department and Alvin would be in the HVAC department. A few months before their time to depart they found out that they were pregnant, well it was a blessing in disguise as the very next year Dubai went into financial recession and then God blessed the Brown family with a beautiful little girl, Alexis. This is when Alvin decided that if they were going to settle in SA, he was going to open his own business. So with a maxed out Bond & 3 children, Thermal Dynamics & Engineering was born from Dreams alone.

Thermal Dynamics & Engineering cc was created from humble beginnings when Alvin founded the business in January 2009, it was operated from a double garage and small study from the house, admin was run on an old second hand box shape computer. Alvin was well known for his knowledge and ethics in the industry, aquiring a number of clients from his past work experience, where Clients sought him out in the industry when Thermal Dynamics was started. Alvin and his one assistant worked 8 – 12 hours a day on sites and then after hours in the workshop on compressors , then Alvin would spend 4-6 hours in the office with quotes and invoices in the evenings and early mornings.

This went on until the beginning of 2010, Thermal Dynamics then acquired its second and third service vehicles and more technicians. Employed directly by ACSA -the old Airport, they repaired and reinstated their chilled water plants, ACSA was so impressed with TDE’s services they requested the services to maintain their equipment until such time as the new Airport was commissioned and the old decommissioned, so we had one team permanently based on site for approximately 5 months.

Thermal Dynamics & Engineering went from strength to strength building its name in the Industry through servicing clients in the process, food and comfort cooling Industry, providing professional, engineered solutions with 24/7, 365 availability. By the end of 2011 Thermal dynamics had their 4th service vehicle and team on the road, but still working from Alvins’ residence.

In the beginning of 2012 a major equipment supplier, Intramech, who supplies Climaventa chillers and equipment approached Thermal Dynamics & Engineering and offered them sole KZN service agency. Thermal Dynamics accepted, sent technicians to Italy on training and are now fully trained as the sole KZN service agents for the products.

Successfully supplied, installed, and commissioned a high-performance Climaveneta NX-Y/K/1214T chiller for Boxer Superstores Engineered, manufactured, and commissioned a 250 kW water-cooled, four-stage twin circuit chiller for Afcon Industrial Invested in growth through the acquisition of a new company premises, expanding our operational capacity

Expanded our technical and operational team to support increasing demand Delivered a critical post-flood HVAC upgrade for Broll Properties, restoring operations efficiently Completed a large-scale HVAC upgrade for Virgin Active Gateway, enhancing system performance and reliability Upgraded the Husk Plant air conditioning system for Bakers Biscuits Supported Fry Foods’ production demands by deploying a Piovan chiller, followed by the supply and installation of a new water-cooled ammonia chiller Celebrated Mpilo Zondi’s 10-year milestone, recognising long-term dedication and expertise

Continued to invest in skills development with the addition of a new apprentice Delivered a major cooling tunnel upgrade for Bakers Biscuits, improving production efficiency Designed and manufactured 9 custom refrigeration systems for Tiger Brands Completed air conditioning upgrades for key clients including MHE Electronics and Bakers Biscuits

Marked 15 years of TDE, reflecting sustained growth and industry leadership Celebrated long-service milestones for Simba Moloko and Deon Jean Louis (10 years) Supplied and installed self-contained cubicoil systems, including 2 freezers and 2 cold rooms, for NBI Delivered SANS-compliant refrigeration systems for NBI’s freezer and cold room facilities Upgraded Mixing Bowl Plant chillers for Bakers Biscuits Completed a major refurbishment of 3 Climaveneta chillers at Garden Court Hotel (Umhlanga), including condenser coils, base supports, and AVMs Successfully executed an air conditioning upgrade for SABS

Continued company growth with further team expansion Celebrated a 10-year milestone for Jacques du Plessis Completed major equipment upgrades at Garden Court Hotel (Umhlanga) Delivered critical evaporator and compressor upgrades for production chillers at Sasko (Shaka’s Kraal) Expanded our footprint internationally with the installation and commissioning of an APV Hall 2024 screw compressor for Phoenix Beverages in Mauritius