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Beijer Ref and SWEP extend partnership

Extending agreement at the Beijer Ref HQ in Malmö, (left to right): Rikard Tieger (SWEP sales director EMEA North), Fredrik Paulsson (SWEP GM EMEA), Jonas Steen (Beijer Ref COO & EVP EMEA) and Matthieu Rousseeuw (Beijer Ref Group purchasing director)

SWEDEN: Wholesaler Beijer Ref and heat exchanger manufacturer SWEP have extended their partnership agreement for a further three years.

The contract covers more than 500+ Beijer Ref branches in 45 markets in Europe, North America, Asia-Pacific and Africa.

Headquartered in Landskrona, Sweden, SWEP is a leading supplier of brazed plate heat exchangers, with manufacturing presence in Sweden, Slovakia, US, China and Malaysia.

“We have extensive experience with SWEP as one of our key suppliers for both our OEM and wholesaling activities, with a product portfolio that is important to Beijer Ref’s future CO2 development,” commented Beijer Ref CEO Christopher Norbye. 

SWEP general manager EMEA Fredrik Paulsson added: “We are entering an era of major change and technological shift in CO2 and natural refrigerants markets and this partnership gives the best possible framework for serving the refrigeration and HVAC markets in the future.”

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