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Johnson Controls acquires Password Services

UK: Johnson Controls has acquired Password Services Air Conditioning Lyd, a specialist Worcestershire-based HVAC service and solutions provider.

Established in 1998, Password Services provides an extensive range of HVAC services and installations. Specialising in roof top air conditioning within the hospitality sector, the company has been a distributor and partner for the Johnson Controls’ York equipment brand for more than 20 years. The company is also a Mitsubishi Electric diamond quality partner.

Johnson Controls insists that the acquisition enhances its overall HVAC capabilities and scope of operations in the UK and adds specialist hospitality sector knowledge.

In the immediate future, Password Services will continue operating as usual, whilst Johnson Controls works to integrate the business into its UK platform. 

The current business owners Richard Schlanker, Alison Adams, and Elaine Tovey plan to remain with the business.

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