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Bravida acquires cooling company in Denmark

ICS joint owners Lars Christiansen and Jan Lund Pedersen with Brivida’s Søren Raun Frahm (right)

DENMARK: Danish contractor Bravida Denmark has signed an agreement to acquire all shares in ICS Industrial Cooling Systems A/S. 

ICS Industrial Cooling Systems A/S has 67 employees and offices in Roskilde and Vojens. It was created from the merger of ICS Roskilde A/S and ICS Industrial Cooling Systems A/S (Vojens) in 2013.

ICS is one of the leading refrigeration companies in Denmark and specialises in solutions for cooling and heating. The company has a large service organisation in its Jutland and in Zealand branches. In 2018, ICS had total sales of approximately DKK120m (€16m).

“ICS’s operations will fit well with Bravida and with our efforts to strengthen our service operations throughout Denmark,” said Bravida Denmark’s regional manager Søren Raun Frahm. “Through the acquisition, Bravida will gain access to the company’s expertise in systems for fruit ripening.”

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