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CoolSys completes double purchase

USA: Completing this week’s promised double purchase, US contractor group CoolSys has acquired BRR Refrigeration, a commercial refrigeration and HVAC services company based in Virginia Beach, Virginia.  

This acquisition, the company’s first step into the Mid-Atlantic region, follows its purchase of Michigan-based company Tech Mechanical earlier in the week.

BRR Refrigeration has been serving the convenience store and cold storage sectors in Virginia, North Carolina, Maryland and Delaware for more than 20 years. The company provides the full spectrum of commercial HVAC and refrigeration services, installation services, remodelling services and a full-service electrical department.  

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CoolSys acquires Michigan contractor – 17 December 2019
USA: CoolSys, the US group of refrigeration and HVAC companies, has acquired Tech Mechanical, a provider of commercial HVAC and refrigeration services serving Southeast Michigan. Read more…

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