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Star relocates Oxford branch to Reading

UK: Star Refrigeration has relocated its Oxford branch to a new, state-of-the-art facility in Reading as business continues to grow in the South East.

Situated directly off the M4, the new location is said to offer better road access, excellent transport links for customers and staff and improved logistics, facilitating operational service efficiency. 

The Oxford branch provides plant maintenance at over 25 sites, predominantly in the comfort cooling and TCS&D industries, as well as food production. The branch is responsible for refrigeration plant aftercare for a number of leading players in national food retail distribution and a global broadcast media company.

The engineering team at Oxford includes six field engineers, an additional engineer on Star’s fast track training programme and an apprentice.

The new premises is at Unit G, Lamb’s Farm Business Park, Basingstoke Road, Swallowfield, Berkshire RG7 1PQ Tel: 01491 61461.

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