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Three Counties Refrigeration changes name

Under a new name: Pitkin & Ruddock (Bishop’s Stortford) branch manager Mathew Smith and service and maintenance coordinator Sarah Frost,

UK: Hertfordshire-based Three Counties Refrigeration has changed its name to Pitkin & Ruddock (Bishop’s Stortford) Ltd.

Incorporated in 1983, Three Counties Refrigeration was acquired by the Pitkin & Ruddock Group in 2014.

A statement on the company’s website explains: “This change in name means full brand alignment across the Pitkin & Ruddock Group and forms part of our evolutionary growth and vision for the future.

“There are no changes of ownership, personnel or how we operate, we will still be working to the very highest standards and delivering the same high quality of service to all our customers,” it adds.

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