Engineered cooling solutions for global markets
NEXT COOLING MD Roger Rusch spoke to Engineering News & Mining Weekly during the Electra Mining Africa event, held in Johannesburg from 7 to 11 September 2026. Camerawork: Miko Moodley. Editing: Nicholas Boyd.
NEXT COOLING is a global leader in cutting edge cooling technologies, with offices in Switzerland, South Africa, India, Australia and Italy, delivering cooling towers, air cooled condensers, and comprehensive aftermarket services worldwide.
The group is united by a shared vision of excellence, growth and a commitment to delivering advanced cooling solutions to multiple industries including power generation, oil and gas, chemical, mining and minerals. Its combined capabilities provide a competitive edge by capitalising on a diverse portfolio of world-class projects, and open new opportunities to market its air cooled condensers, cooling towers, bulk air coolers, and solution and slurry cooling towers in global markets.
With a well-established global presence, the group brings decades of expertise and a strong reputation for delivering advanced, reliable cooling towers and air cooled condensers. At the heart of NEXT’s success is its remarkable team of professionals, including research and development experts who work closely with academia to further enhance its extensive product range. By combining engineering excellence, proven expertise and regional leadership, NEXT is poised to set a new global standard of innovation and performance in the cooling industry.
NEXT COOLING MD Roger Rusch spoke to Engineering News & Mining Weekly during the Electra Mining Africa event, held in Johannesburg from 7 to 11 September 2026.
Article Enquiry
Email Article
Save Article
Feedback
To advertise email advertising@creamermedia.co.za or click here
Announcements
What's On
Subscribe to improve your user experience...
Option 1 (equivalent of R125 a month):
Receive a weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine
(print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
Receive daily email newsletters
Access to full search results
Access archive of magazine back copies
Access to Projects in Progress
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format
Option 2 (equivalent of R375 a month):
All benefits from Option 1
PLUS
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports, in PDF format, on various industrial and mining sectors
including Electricity; Water; Energy Transition; Hydrogen; Roads, Rail and Ports; Coal; Gold; Platinum; Battery Metals; etc.
Already a subscriber?
Forgotten your password?
Receive weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine (print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
➕
Recieve daily email newsletters
➕
Access to full search results
➕
Access archive of magazine back copies
➕
Access to Projects in Progress
➕
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format
RESEARCH CHANNEL AFRICA
R4500 (equivalent of R375 a month)
SUBSCRIBEAll benefits from Option 1
➕
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports on various industrial and mining sectors, in PDF format, including on:
Electricity
➕
Water
➕
Energy Transition
➕
Hydrogen
➕
Roads, Rail and Ports
➕
Coal
➕
Gold
➕
Platinum
➕
Battery Metals
➕
etc.
Receive all benefits from Option 1 or Option 2 delivered to numerous people at your company
➕
Multiple User names and Passwords for simultaneous log-ins
➕
Intranet integration access to all in your organisation

















