Plant to make green refrigeration kit
The firm will focus on using greener refrigerants, such as carbon dioxide and hydrocarbons (HCs), but will also cater for conventional hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) solutions. Equipment will include compressor packs, condensing units, blast freezers/chillers, portable cold storage solutions and water chillers.
The first products to roll off the production line are a new series of high-efficiency compressor packs for a "leading supermarket chain".
The development follows last year's creation of a joint venture between parent Huurre Group and Italian carbon dioxide refrigeration specialist, Enex.
WR's engineering compliance director Paul Arrowsmith said: "The new manufacturing facility opens up big opportunities. We are working closely with our partners in Enex to develop a range of state-of-the-art carbon dioxide systems that can be produced in volume to meet the needs of the UK market.
"Carbon dioxide is obviously a key solution for the future, and several major UK end users have committed to rolling out CO2 for future stores. But we are also working on a range of HC solutions, along with high-efficiency mainstream systems."
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