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Home | World News | Frimetal founder Ramón Martínez dies

Frimetal founder Ramón Martínez dies

4th October 2021

SPAIN: The founder of Frimetal, Ramón Martínez, died on September 24 at the age of 96.

Martínez founded the Madrid-based manufacturer of evaporators, condensers and all kinds of tube and fin heat exchangers in 1963.

He never completely retired from the family-run business, which is now in its second and third generation, still occasionally visiting the factory until the end.

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