Global Refrigeration Solutions

Name

Global Refrigeration Solutions

Legal name

Global Refrigeration Solutions

Website

https://globalrefrigeration.ca

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Refrigeration Solutions

NAICS

Ventilation, Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing (33341), Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing (333415), Automatic Environmental Control Manufacturing for Residential, Commercial, and Appliance Use (334512)

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 & Cold-Chain Equipment Service (IMAIABAE), Refrigeration Installation & Replacement (Commercial) (HSAOAJAD), Refrigeration Components & Controls (Compressors, Valves, Sensors) (IMAHAKAH)

Keywords

• Industrial refrigeration systems
• Commercial refrigeration services
• Refrigeration system design
• Refrigeration maintenance service
• PLC HMI programming services

Headquarters

HQ city

Cambridge

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Refrigeration System Projects: Turnkey solutions including design, manufacture, installation, and service of commercial, industrial, and recreational refrigeration systems. Projects include food processing, industrial cooling, and ice facilities.
2. Design and Engineering Services: Specifications preparation, refrigeration load calculations, P&ID drawings, equipment selection, and system audits for optimal performance and costing
3. Service and Maintenance: Troubleshooting services, new and refurbished parts supply, installation support, start-up services, and operational systems training
4. Automation and Controls: PLC and HMI programming, control system design and implementation for refrigeration automation

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Global Refrigeration Solutions designs, manufactures, installs, and services custom commercial, industrial, and recreational refrigeration systems for clients worldwide, including food processing plants, industrial cooling facilities, and recreational ice arenas. The company delivers turnkey engineering solutions encompassing system balance design, equipment sourcing, PLC/HMI automation programming, eco-friendly waste heat recovery design, installation, start-up, training, parts supply, and ongoing service.

Product overview

Global Refrigeration Solutions provides integrated commercial, industrial, and recreational refrigeration system solutions rather than discrete software products. The company's core offerings consist of three specialized service/product areas: Design Excellence through Balance (comprehensive system design with specifications, load calculations, and P&ID drawings), Eco-Friendly Project Design (energy-efficient solutions with waste heat recovery), and Automation Design (PLC/HMI programming for control systems). These services are delivered as a turnkey offering that includes installation, integrated control systems, start-up, operational training, servicing, troubleshooting, and parts supply. The company also sources equipment from global manufacturers including compressors, plate chillers, vessels, ice machines, spiral freezers, air units, pumps, condensers, valves, and gauges to fulfill project requirements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Design Excellence through Balance (Refrigeration System Design) Refrigeration system design service encompassing preparation of specifications, refrigeration load calculations, and P&ID drawings, with global equipment sourcing used to tailor component selection for optimal system efficiency and costing. Aimed at commercial, industrial, and recreational clients requiring correctly balanced turnkey refrigeration design.
• Eco-Friendly Project Design (Waste Heat Recovery Design) Eco-friendly refrigeration project design service implementing waste heat recovery methodologies to capture and reuse the natural heat by-product of refrigeration plants within other building systems, with assistance to qualify for energy grants and incentives. Targeted at commercial and industrial operators seeking to reduce energy requirements and carbon emissions.
• Automation Design (PLC and HMI Programming Services) PLC and HMI programming and control system design service providing leading-edge control solutions across a wide range of platforms, development environments, and languages for industrial refrigeration automation. Targeted at commercial and industrial refrigeration clients requiring customized control systems.
• Turnkey Installation and Service Complete turnkey refrigeration service covering installation, integrated control systems, start-up services, operational systems training, ongoing servicing, troubleshooting, and system audits. Targeted at commercial, industrial, and recreational refrigeration customers needing full lifecycle support.
• Parts Supply (New and Refurbished Parts) Supply of new and refurbished parts for refrigeration system maintenance, troubleshooting, and upgrades. Targeted at operators of existing commercial, industrial, and recreational refrigeration systems needing replacement components.

Quantifiable outcome

• Significantly reduces energy requirements and carbon emissions through waste heat recovery
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• BitzerminorOthersCompressor supplier partner for refrigeration equipment
• MycomminorOthersCompressor supplier partner
• SabroeminorOthersCompressor supplier for industrial refrigeration
• HowdenminorOthersCompressor supplier
• Vilter Manufacturing Corp.minorOthersCompressor and air unit supplier
• FrickminorOthersCompressor and air unit supplier through Johnson Controls
• Chester-JensenminorOthersPlate chiller supplier
• Alfa LavalminorOthersPlate chiller supplier
• B.A.C. (Baltimore Air Coil)minorOthersEvaporative condenser supplier
• EvapcominorOthersEvaporative condenser and clean room equipment supplier
• DanfossminorOthersSpecialty valve supplier
• ArmstrongminorOthersPump supplier
• MSAminorOthersSafety equipment supplier including ammonia detectors
• Honeywell AnalyticsminorOthersAmmonia detector supplier through Manning brand

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Johnson Controls: Johnson Controls is a global HVAC and building-controls incumbent that sells industrial refrigeration (including the Frick brand listed as a Global partner) and integrated building automation, overlapping across Global's mechanical and controls lines.
• GEA Group: GEA is a large industrial equipment group with a major refrigeration and heat-pump division serving food processing, dairy, and cold-chain — a broader incumbent in Global's industrial cooling niche.

Direct peers

• Carrier Commercial Refrigeration: Carrier's commercial refrigeration business designs, manufactures, and services refrigeration systems for food retail, foodservice, and industrial cold-chain — the same verticals and turnkey model Global Refrigeration Solutions targets.
• Mayekawa: Mayekawa designs and manufactures industrial refrigeration systems, including ammonia and CO2 plants, for food processing and cold storage worldwide, directly competing for the same industrial projects as Global.
• Hussmann: Hussmann (a Panasonic company) provides commercial refrigeration display cases, systems, and service for grocery and foodservice, overlapping directly with Global's commercial refrigeration segment.
• Star Refrigeration: Star Refrigeration is an independent UK-based industrial refrigeration system integrator serving food processing, cold storage, and ice facilities — closely analogous to Global's design-build-service turnkey offering.
• Berg Chilling Systems: Berg Chilling Systems is a Canadian designer and builder of industrial refrigeration plants, making it one of the closest geographic and capability peers to Global Refrigeration Solutions.

Emerging players

• Emerson Climate Technologies: Emerson (now with Copeland) supplies refrigeration controls, valves, and system electronics, overlapping with Global's PLC/HMI automation work as a controls-side peer and supplier.

Others

• Danfoss: Danfoss supplies refrigeration valves, controls, and components and is listed as a Global partner; it sits in the ecosystem as a key enabling supplier to industrial refrigeration integrators.
• Bitzer: Bitzer is a leading refrigeration compressor OEM and one of Global's listed supplier partners; it is an enabling/equipment-side peer rather than a system integrator.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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