Warrington, UK: Carrier Transicold has increased its installation capability, skills and capacity in the UK to meet the growing demand for engineless refrigeration systems.
Investment by Carrier Transicold and two of its service partners, Lynton Refrigeration and Robson Refrigeration, position them to meet growing demand from fleets, bodybuilders and vehicle manufacturers for engineless units.
“We’re pleased to announce the opening of two installation centres of excellence in the UK, each geographically close to major bodybuilders,” said Mark Daniels, service director, Carrier Transicold UK.
“In addition to training and hiring additional installation engineers, our partners have invested in larger facilities which offer the ultra-clean and safe working environments required when installing hydraulics and handling high-voltage electrics.”
In Manchester, Lynton Refrigeration, trading as Carrier Transicold Northern, spent nearly £2m acquiring a new installation site, and has taken its installation engineers from seven to 15, with additional recruitment planned for this year.
“Our vision is to create a one-stop shop for the complete installation of Carrier Transicold units,” said Scott Walsh, director, Lynton Refrigeration. “On top of the investments made to-date, it’s quickly become apparent we need even more workshop space, so we have added four more bays with a modular workshop system, and we’re now drawing up plans for further extensions to our main installation building and storage areas, to ensure we can meet demand as it scales further.”
In Hull, Robson Refrigeration, trading as Carrier Transicold East & North Yorkshire, has hired an additional 12 staff and opened a new workshop for greater installation capacity. The company is also planning to add five staff this year to keep up with demand.
“The requirement for engineless units will only increase as more fleets experience the environmental advantages of these Carrier Transicold systems, so the business case for our investment made total sense,” said Colin Robson, managing director, Robson Refrigeration. “We’re proud to be playing our part in increasing installation capacity across the network.”
Carrier Transicold has also hired five installation technicians, who can be deployed to work with manufacturers and bodybuilders on proof-of-concept projects and special builds. “They have quickly proved to be a real strength to our business,” Daniels said.
“The electrification of the industry is seeing rising demand for bespoke builds, meaning we can be installing our equipment onto a new chassis design or working with new driveline technologies for the first time. These can be highly complex installations and manufacturers are coming to our team as the trusted experts.”
Collectively, Carrier Transicold and its network partners now have more than 70 engineers dedicated to installations in the UK.
