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Davies joins new Beijer Ref UK business

UK: Bryan Davies, the former group managing director of refrigerant supplier Harp International has been appointed MD of the recently established UK business Beijer Ref Refrigerants Ltd.

Beijer Ref Refrigerants Ltd is the UK subsidiary’s own refrigerant filling and packing plant supplying Dean & Wood outlets. Incorporated in 2019, according to reports it has been operating for just over a year.

Bryan Davies joined Harp in 1991 when it was first established as HRP Refrigerants. He left in 2017, three years after the company’s sale to Groupe Gazechim Froid. 

Davies commented: “I always enjoyed working alongside Beijer Ref and now look forward to working within the business.” 

Commenting on the new business, John Billson MD of Beijer Ref UK and Ireland said: “This is a very strategic move for us and one that complements the relationship with our current suppliers National Refrigerants and BOC.”

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