When
R.A.C.C.A. was formed in 1957, the founder of the association,
John Rice, and a few of the contractors began to
issue a couple of stapled 'Roneo' sheets of information
for the members. Later, John Rice managed to secure
a few advertisements and began to produce a type
of broadsheet newsletter each month.
As
Editor, John invited members to contribute articles.
Unfortunately his health began to suffer and, after
his wife died, he found that the original "Cold
Facts" was too difficult to continue. John
sold the paper to a publishing house as a going
concern, with the provision that R.A.C.C.A. news would
be printed and R.A.C.C.A. would receive copies for circulation
to its members. After John Rice's death R.A.C.C.A. executives
all over Australia decided to start again with a
specific R.A.C.C.A. publication.
At
a small air conditioning company managed by Neal
Vagg in Sydney, seven people met to discuss the
possibility. Born out of the old "Cold Facts"
this new Journal was to be totally Australian, with
information for the R.A.C.C.A. members and the industry.
The
Celsius Journal's first issue was published in December
1972. A monthly periodical (12 issues per year),
totally owned by R.A.C.C.A.-Australia Incorporated. It
was a bold move to print the first issue in two
colours, but the support from advertisers was immediate,
ensuring its success and proving the necessity of
such a Journal.
Nowadays
Celsius provides information on a wide range of
issues affecting all involved in the HVACR Industry.
Here are a few areas that we cover in Celsius.
• Industry News
• Product News
• Special Features
Please
feel free to browse the Current Article Topics and
the Archived Article Topics presented in Celsius
over the past 6 months to fully understand the depth
and breadth of Celsius' coverage.
(These
articles are in a PDF Format and will require Acrobat
Reader to enable you to read them - download Acrobat
Reader from the link on the right hand side. Please
be patient as they can be slow to load depending
on the speed of your computer.)
Each
month this web-site will publish (for free! ) a
select Feature Article from the current issue.
If
you wish to subscribe to Celsius please complete
and mail or fax the "Subscription Survey Form"
and get on top of your industry.
Editor
and Publisher: David Goodwin
Technical
Consultant: Ian Paul
Celsius
is published by R.A.C.C.A. Australia Inc. and is owned
and controlled by R.A.C.C.A. Australia.
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