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Mervin Chumun joins AFR Refrigeration

Mervin Chumun (right) is welcomed by AFR MD Rudy Reginiano

UK: Hawco’s former technical application manager, Mervin Chumun, has joined AFR Refrigeration, the London-based refrigeration importer and wholesaler.

As senior technical specialist at AFR, Chumun will be responsible for designing and selecting capital equipment for projects.

“Mervin is well known and regarded within the industry and brings with him a wealth of experience which will benefit both the company and our customers alike,” said AFR MD Rudy Reginiano.

Having joined Hampshire-based Comfort Building Services as an apprentice in 2003, Chumun subsequently gained wide experience as a refrigeration an air conditioning installation and service engineer before joining Hawco in 2014. 

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