About Industrial
Water Cooling
Strength in Heritage, Innovation in Cooling
The story of Tektower trading as IWC Industrial, began in 1994, when the Sulzer Group unbundled and the Tektower name was registered. For several years, the business continued to trade under the Sulzer identity, until 2007, when the Sulzer brand was discontinued and Tektower proudly stepped forward as the face of the company.
A new chapter unfolded in 2014 when Industrial Water Cooling (IWC) acquired Tektower. With this acquisition came a refreshed brand identity that aligned Tektower with the IWC master brand. The Tektower logo was updated to carry the IWC endorsement line and adopt its distinctive colours, symbolising strength, continuity, and innovation.
Since then, IWC Industrial (Tektower) has gone from strength to strength, building on its legacy to provide innovative cooling solutions not only across Africa but also in markets as diverse as Australia, Oman, and Kazakhstan. Today, IWC Industrial operates as part of NEXT Cooling Group, carrying forward a tradition of engineering excellence.
With offices in Switzerland, South Africa, India, Australia and Italy, NEXT Cooling is able to deliver cooling towers, air-cooled condensers, and comprehensive aftermarket services worldwide.
The group are united by a shared vision of excellence, growth, and a commitment to delivering the most advanced cooling solutions to industry including power generation, oil and gas, mining and minerals processing and other general industries.
NEXT Cooling’s diverse portfolio includes field erected cooling towers, air cooled condensers, bulk air coolers and solution/slurry cooling towers.
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A hub for our latest project stories, updates, and insights from across our global operations.
Willowton Group – Isando Plant
Underground Cooling for a Major South African Mining Expansion
IWC Celebrates Completion of the Callide Cooling Tower Replacement Project
New IWC Pultruded GRP Towers for power station in Queensland
Cooling Tower Refurbishment under way at Kriel
IWC completes cooling tower refurbishment at Matla Power Station
IWC provides cooling towers for gold mine refrigeration plant expansion
IWC completes another cooling tower project for SASOL
Cooling The Clon(curry) – Mine Cooling At Its Best.
ARNOT Cooling Tower Refurbishment Project
Need a new cooling tower? Consider this…
New PLT cooling tower for mine in Victoria, Australia
Cooling tower refurbishment for fertiliser plant
IWCs’ Bulk Air Cooler, 27 years old & still chillin’
SENET appoints IWC to provide Solution cooling towers for a gold mine in the Dominican Republic
IWC’s latest natural draft cooling tower refurbishment project at the Sasol Secunda Plant.
Bulk Air Cooling (BAC) solution for copper mine in Bahia, Brazil
Green power – Co-Generation using bagasse
Changing Green Into Orange – keeping it cool with IWC
Slurry cooling towers, the perfect solution for gold and copper mines
Industrial Water Cooling and winemaking… a partnership best served chilled
OEM Equipment vs Imported Replica’s
IWC and Kagera Sugar, helping to solve the Tanzania sugar crisis
New Package Cooling Tower vs Refurbished Package Cooling Tower
Howden For Roxgold Gold
Kagera Sugar
Sappi Saiccor
Kusile (Eskom)
Petrochemical Complex
Chevron
Bulk Air Cooling reducing temperatures in the South Shaft mine
Bulk air coolers improving efficiencies and working conditions
IWC and Howden, a golden partnership
A real live Meccano build, right in the middle of Africa
Cooling Tower Expansion at Sappi Saiccor
From green field to superstructure – Kusile Auxiliary Cooling Tower project
The sweet science behind sugar cooling
On-Line Refurbishment of a Natural Draught Cooling Tower
Cooling Tower Maintenance and Legionella Control
Refurbish, replace & upgrade today
Petrochemical success – IWC’s latest natural draft cooling tower refurbishment
IWC Cooling Tower Nozzles – Proudly Made in SA
Engineer, Procure and Construct with IWC
The Sweet Spot: IWC’s New Pultruded GRP Cooling Tower Project
IWC performs on-line refurbishment of utility Cooling Towers at Sasol Secunda
Efficient Cooling Solutions for a Major Mining Project in Morocco
IWC signs distribution partnership with Danfoss
Gelato goes green – IWC’s water saving, cooling solution
Innovative Cooling Solution by IWC Enhances Efficiency at Sabodala-Massawa’s BIOX Plant
Karowe Cool: IWC’s cooling solution beats Botswana’s heat
IWC’s Innovative Cool Solution for Tight Spaces
A greener path for Dairy Farms: cutting energy consumption with IWC’s locally produced heat exchanger
IWC supplies cooling towers for new plant upgrade at Tetrapak
OEM Spares vs Imported Replica’s
Setting the Standard for Cooling at SABS
Keep cool and keeping on brewing
Out with old, in with the new – IWC supplies new cooling tower for injection moulding plant.
Need a cooling tower? We have lots!
OEM Cooling Tower Nozzles – Local is lekker
New Plate Heat Exchanger For Pulp And Paper Mill
