What GRADE Refrigeration does

GRADE Refrigeration LLC is a Sharjah-headquartered industrial B2B company that designs, engineers, installs, and maintains industrial refrigeration components and systems for enterprise customers in food processing, dairy, beverage, and other process industries where cooling is mission-critical. The company is a joint venture between GRASSO (the industrial-refrigeration arm of Germany's GEA Group) and ADEAREST (TIG), combining GEA's proprietary product IP — including the Grasso V reciprocating compressor series, BluAstrum screw chillers, the Omni touch-screen control panel, and the Grasso Maintenance Monitor — with ADEAREST's regional engineering, service, and execution capacity, all backed by ISO 9001 certified manufacturing.

The business operates three revenue streams: one-time equipment supply of compressors, chillers, heat pumps, valves, and control systems; professional services for custom installation and engineering; and recurring maintenance/service contracts enabled by remote monitoring (GEA Remote Service, OmniLink). GRADE is not a manufacturer of original IP; rather, it is a regional channel and systems integrator that localizes GEA's global technology portfolio for the Middle East and South Asia markets. Its distribution is direct via field/enterprise sales teams in offices across the UAE, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar, with no digital self-serve channel and quote-based pricing for engineered solutions.

The product surface extends well beyond refrigeration into adjacent industrial verticals — pharma separators, PET-recycling centrifuges, marine ballast water treatment, food packaging thermoformers, and continuous tableting lines — which the JV markets to the same enterprise buyer base. Capital is sourced entirely from the two JV parents (no external funding rounds are disclosed), and the most recent public signals (website news, product launches) date to 2020, limiting visibility into current commercial momentum.

Name

GRADE Refrigeration

Legal name

GRADE Refrigeration LLC

Website

https://grasso-adearest.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

GRADE Refrigeration LLC, a JV of GRASSO (GEA) and ADEAREST (TIG), designs, engineers, installs, and maintains industrial refrigeration components and systems for enterprise food, dairy, beverage, and process-industry customers across the Middle East and South Asia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Refrigeration Equipment

NAICS

Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing (333415), Ventilation, Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing (3334)

SIC

Air-Cond & Warm Air Heatg Equip & Comm & Indl Refrig Equip (3585), Refrigeration & Service Industry Machinery (3580)

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial & Industrial Refrigeration Systems (IMAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Refrigeration Components & Controls (Compressors, Valves, Sensors) (IMAHAKAH), Chillers & Cooling Plant Equipment (IMAHAKAE), Compressors, Refrigeration Components & Condensing Units (IMADANAG), Refrigeration Systems Maintenance (Commercial/Industrial) (BPABACAI)

Keywords

• Industrial refrigeration
• Refrigeration components
• Refrigeration systems
• Reciprocating compressors
• Screw chillers

Headquarters

HQ city

Sharjah

HQ country

United Arab Emirates

HQ region

Middle East

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Equipment Supply: GRADE designs, engineers, and supplies industrial refrigeration components and systems including compressors, chillers, heat pumps, and control systems to industrial customers.
2. Contracting and Installation Services: Provides installation services for industrial refrigeration systems, designing custom solutions for customer requirements.
3. Maintenance and Service: Ongoing maintenance services for installed refrigeration systems to ensure operational efficiency.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

GRADE Refrigeration designs, engineers, installs, and maintains industrial refrigeration components and systems for industrial customers for whom refrigeration is essential to their primary manufacturing process. The company supplies GEA's portfolio of reciprocating compressors, screw chillers, heat pumps, valves, and electronic control/monitoring systems, complemented by contracting, installation, and recurring maintenance services across the Middle East.

Product overview

GRADE Refrigeration is a joint venture between GRASSO (GEA) and ADEAREST (TIG), offering industrial refrigeration components, systems, and services. The company distributes GEA's extensive portfolio including reciprocating compressors (GEA Grasso V Series), screw chillers (GEA Grasso BluAstrum), machine control systems (GEA Omni Control Panel, GEA Grasso Maintenance Monitor), centrifuge technology (GEA sludge Decanter pro, GEA CSI Separator), and food/pharma processing equipment. They also provide remote service capabilities, valve design software (ValveCalc), cleaning systems (EffiClean), and farm equipment (MixFeeder). All GEA factories hold DIN and ISO 9001 certifications. GRADE serves customers across UAE, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Pakistan, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• GEA Grasso V Series Reciprocating Compressors Reciprocating compressors for industrial refrigeration available in single-stage (237-1,372 kW cooling capacity) and two-stage (34-203 kW) configurations using NH3 refrigerant, with unique steel welded compressor housing, no water cooling requirement, extended maintenance intervals, and capacity control steps per cylinder. Targeted at industrial customers where refrigeration is part of their primary process.
• GEA Grasso BluAstrum Screw Chiller Compact screw chiller with cooling capacity of 390-1,730 kW (R717, 12/6 °C) and secondary refrigerant outlet temperature -15/18 °C, characterized by minimal maintenance requirements and an extremely slim form factor (1.0-1.2 m width) for installation in cramped machine rooms. Designed for industrial cooling applications.
• GEA Grasso Maintenance Monitor (GMM) First-class electronic monitoring system based on proven developments for monitoring and maintaining refrigeration equipment, providing service indication and operational status feedback to support industrial refrigeration uptime.
• GEA Omni Control Panel Touch-screen machine control panel featuring a high-definition multi-touch HMI (1366 x 768 pixels), open system design that can monitor and control GEA as well as third-party components, and bundled GEA OmniLink and GEA OmniHistorian applications for network monitoring and historical data analysis.
• Industrial Refrigeration Contracting and Installation Services Design, engineering, and installation services for industrial refrigeration systems, providing custom-engineered solutions for industrial customers' primary process cooling requirements across the Middle East.
• Industrial Refrigeration Maintenance and Service Ongoing maintenance services for installed industrial refrigeration systems to ensure operational efficiency, extended equipment life, and minimum downtime for industrial customers across the Middle East.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• GEA (GRASSO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGRADE Refrigeration is a joint venture between GRASSO (GEA) and ADEAREST (TIG). GEA manufactures an extensive range of industrial refrigeration components. Every product has been designed by professionals with an eye for detail. All GEA factories are DIN and ISO 9001 certified. GRADE leverages GEA's technology leadership in industrial refrigeration.
• ADEAREST (TIG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGRADE Refrigeration is a joint venture between GRASSO (GEA) and ADEAREST (TIG). ADearest provides local engineering, service, manufacturing and execution capacity alongside GEA's technology.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Strengths4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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