Gesticool
Gesticool, founded in 2002, is a Portuguese engineering firm that designs, installs, monitors, and maintains commercial and industrial refrigeration systems using transcritical CO₂ (R-744) technology, serving supermarkets, food processing, pharmaceutical, healthcare, logistics, and HORECA enterprises across Portugal. Now part of Grupo Syclef Iberia.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2002
- HeadquartersSão Julião Do Tojal, Portugal
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What Gesticool does
Gesticool is a Portuguese engineering and services company founded in 2002, specializing in the design, installation, monitoring, and maintenance of commercial and industrial refrigeration systems. Its core technological platform is transcritical CO₂ (R-744) refrigeration — a natural-refrigerant alternative to fluorinated gases — combined with electronic control systems, remote monitoring/televigilance platforms, adiabatic gas cooler subsystems, and energy-audit methodologies. Documented installations have achieved energy cost reductions of 30-40% versus conventional systems.
The company serves enterprise customers across at least eight verticals: supermarkets and food retail (including Pingo Doce), HORECA, agro-industry, beverages, dairy, bakery and frozen foods, pharmaceutical, hospitals and healthcare, and logistics/warehousing. Revenue is generated through two principal streams: (1) one-time project contracts covering technical study, engineering, installation, and commissioning of new or retrofit refrigeration systems; and (2) recurring annual maintenance and 24/7 monitoring subscriptions, supplemented by professional-services revenue from energy audits and F-Gas regulatory advisory.
Gesticool operates through direct enterprise field sales with multidisciplinary in-house technical teams, supported by a headquarters in São Julião do Tojal and regional offices in Canelas (North) and Paderne (South), giving national Portugal coverage. The company has held certified service certification under EU Regulation 2015/2067 and Portuguese Decree-Law 145/2017 since founding, has been recognized as PME Líder in 2018, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024, and 2025, and since December 2025 has operated as part of Grupo Syclef Iberia. Technology partners include Danfoss and CAREL for advanced transcritical CO₂ and electronic control systems. The firm employs 11-50 people and does not publicly disclose revenue.
Gesticool firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Gesticool
- Legal name
- Gesticool
- Website
- https://gesticool.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2002
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Gesticool, founded in 2002, is a Portuguese engineering firm that designs, installs, monitors, and maintains commercial and industrial refrigeration systems using transcritical CO₂ (R-744) technology, serving supermarkets, food processing, pharmaceutical, healthcare, logistics, and HORECA enterprises across Portugal. Now part of Grupo Syclef Iberia.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Gesticool industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Services
- NAICS
- Ventilation, Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing (33341)
- SIC
- Refrigeration & Service Industry Machinery (3580), Air-Cond & Warm Air Heatg Equip & Comm & Indl Refrig Equip (3585)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Refrigeration & Cold-Chain Equipment Service (IMAIABAE)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Refrigeration Installation & Replacement (Commercial) (HSAOAJAD), Preventive Maintenance Programs for Refrigeration Systems (HSAOAJAL), Refrigeration Systems Maintenance (Commercial/Industrial) (BPABACAI)
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Where Gesticool is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- São Julião Do Tojal
- HQ country
- Portugal
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices3 records
Markets served
Gesticool business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Refrigeration Project Design and Installation: Complete project services from technical study and engineering to installation and commissioning of new and retrofit refrigeration systems. Revenue generated through project-based contracts for commercial and industrial cold storage installations.
- Technical Assistance and Maintenance Contracts: Preventive and corrective maintenance services with 24/7 availability, including scheduled maintenance plans, spare parts replacement, technical measurements and performance reports, and energy efficiency adjustments.
- Monitoring and Televigilance Services: Continuous remote monitoring and supervision services providing real-time diagnostics, alarm management, and operational support for refrigeration installations.
- Energy Audits: Technical energy audits for refrigeration systems with analysis, recommendations, and phased action plans for optimization and sustainability improvements.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Multi-year contract | Project-based pricing varies by installation scope and complexity |
| Subscription | Annual | Maintenance contracts with priority response levels |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels4 records
Gesticool product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Gesticool designs, installs, and maintains commercial and industrial refrigeration systems in Portugal, with a technology core based on CO₂ transcritical (R-744) refrigeration. The offering covers the full project lifecycle — technical study and engineering, installation and commissioning, 24/7 remote monitoring and televigilance, preventive and corrective maintenance, and energy audits — for customers in food retail, food processing, beverages, dairy, logistics, pharmaceutical, healthcare, and HORECA. Since December 2025, the company has operated as part of Grupo Syclef Iberia, extending execution capacity at Iberian scale.
Product overview
A Gesticool é uma empresa portuguesa de referência no setor da refrigeração comercial e industrial, fundada em 2002 e integrada no Grupo Syclef Iberia desde dezembro de 2025. A empresa oferece um portfólio de soluções completas que cobre todo o ciclo de vida das instalações frigoríficas: estudo e projeto, montagem, monitorização 24/7 e manutenção preventiva/corretiva. O núcleo tecnológico assenta na refrigeração CO₂ transcrítico (R-744), complementada por serviços de auditorias energéticas, conformidade F-Gas e televigilância. A oferta divide-se em três camadas: (1) Frio Industrial e Frio Comercial como categorias core, cobrindo setores como agroalimentar, logística, bebidas, lacticínios, panificação, farmacêutica, hospitais e saúde; (2) Refrigeração CO₂ Transcrítico como tecnologia de base com gas cooler; e (3) módulos de serviço especializados — Assistência Técnica e Manutenção, Monitorização e Televigilância, Auditorias Energéticas, Estudo e Projeto, Montagem e Regulamentação F-Gas.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Industrial Refrigeration (Frio Industrial)
Quantifiable outcome
- Energy savings exceeding 30% compared to traditional refrigeration technologies
- +2 more outcomes
Companies that use Gesticool
Customer profileNamed customers7 records
Segments8 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
Gesticool technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature6 records
Gesticool partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Three partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.
- Syclef IberiaflagshipGesticool integrated into the Syclef Iberia Group in December 2025, strengthening access to specialized technical knowledge, common methodologies, and execution capacity for more demanding projects. This integration extends Gesticool's coverage to the Iberian level in refrigeration solutions.
- DanfosscoreDanfoss serves as a technology reference partner for CO₂ installations. Gesticool references Danfoss Denmark as a case study for advanced transcritical CO₂ systems with ejectors, adiabatic gas coolers, and integrated IT/MT/LT sections for supermarkets.
- CARELcoreCAREL provides control technology for Gesticool installations, specifically the chillBooster controller used in adiabatic systems for commercial refrigeration. CAREL is referenced as a technology partner for electronic control and monitoring systems.
Scale indicators7 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Gesticool competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Frigel Firenze: Frigel is an Italian specialist in industrial process cooling and refrigeration, serving food, beverage, and plastics. It is a direct peer in industrial refrigeration technology and engineered solutions for continuous-process customers similar to Gesticool's industrial segment.
- Star Refrigeration: Star Refrigeration is one of the UK's largest independent industrial refrigeration companies, providing design, installation, service, and monitoring. It is directly comparable as a specialist service-led refrigeration contractor with strong natural refrigerant expertise, mirroring Gesticool's model in a different geography.
- Syclef: Syclef is the French refrigeration services group that acquired Gesticool in December 2025. As the parent and direct operator of commercial and industrial refrigeration services across France and Iberia, Syclef is the most directly comparable peer and signals Gesticool's strategic positioning within a larger European platform.
Broad incumbents
- Carrier Commercial Refrigeration: Carrier Commercial Refrigeration is a global leader in integrated refrigeration solutions for food retail and foodservice, providing both equipment and service. It is a broad incumbent competing across the same supermarket and cold-chain segments as Gesticool but with global scale.
- GEA Refrigeration Technologies: GEA is a broad incumbent serving industrial refrigeration with equipment and service for food processing, cold storage, and maritime applications. It targets similar industrial and logistics customers as Gesticool but at significantly larger project scale.
- Epta: Epta is a European incumbent in commercial refrigeration with manufacturing, installation, and service operations serving supermarkets, retail, and foodservice. It addresses the same end customers as Gesticool (supermarkets, food retail) but at much larger scale and with proprietary equipment manufacturing.
- Johnson Controls (Industrial Refrigeration): Johnson Controls operates a large industrial refrigeration business through its Sabroe and Frick brands serving food processing, cold storage, and marine. It is a broad incumbent competing for industrial refrigeration projects where Gesticool also bids.
- Daikin Refrigeration: Daikin's commercial refrigeration division produces and services refrigeration systems with a strong push into CO2 and natural refrigerants across Europe. It competes in supermarket and industrial refrigeration where Gesticool operates, though Daikin's scope spans HVAC globally.
Regional players
- Frío Ibericar (or comparable Iberian refrigeration services): Frio Ibericar is a Spanish refrigeration installation and maintenance specialist serving supermarkets and industrial customers across Iberia. It is a regional peer directly comparable in scale, scope, and CO2/natural refrigerant positioning for the Iberian market Gesticool is now expanding into via Syclef.
Emerging players
- Mayekawa (MYCOM): Mayekawa is a Japanese industrial refrigeration specialist with growing European presence in CO2 and ammonia systems. It is an emerging player in the natural refrigerant space where Gesticool competes, particularly for industrial and food-processing applications.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Gesticool social profiles
Digital presenceGesticool compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance2 records
Gesticool financial estimates
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Gesticool leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Gesticool funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Gesticool M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Gesticool
What does Gesticool do?
Gesticool designs, installs, and maintains commercial and industrial refrigeration systems in Portugal, with a technology core based on CO₂ transcritical (R-744) refrigeration. The offering covers the full project lifecycle — technical study and engineering, installation and commissioning, 24/7 remote monitoring and televigilance, preventive and corrective maintenance, and energy audits — for customers in food retail, food processing, beverages, dairy, logistics, pharmaceutical, healthcare, and HORECA. Since December 2025, the company has operated as part of Grupo Syclef Iberia, extending execution capacity at Iberian scale.
Is Gesticool a public or private company?
Gesticool is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was Gesticool founded?
Gesticool was founded in 2002. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Gesticool based?
Gesticool is headquartered in São Julião Do Tojal, Portugal, in the Europe region.
How does Gesticool make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Refrigeration Project Design and Installation is the primary driver. The others are technical Assistance and Maintenance Contracts, monitoring and Televigilance Services and energy Audits.
Who are Gesticool's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Frigel Firenze, Star Refrigeration and Syclef. Broad incumbents are Carrier Commercial Refrigeration, GEA Refrigeration Technologies, Epta, Johnson Controls (Industrial Refrigeration) and Daikin Refrigeration. Frío Ibericar (or comparable Iberian refrigeration services) is listed as a regional player. Mayekawa (MYCOM) is listed as an emerging player.
Does Gesticool have an API?
No public API is recorded for Gesticool.
What industry is Gesticool in?
Gesticool's product category is Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAIABAE, Refrigeration & Cold-Chain Equipment Service, with a secondary code of HSAOAJAD, Refrigeration Installation & Replacement (Commercial). Its NAICS code is 33341 and its SIC code is 3580.