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Ritchie opens Amsterdam office

Marc Schumacher: growing business in Benelux and western Germany

USA: Ritchie Engineering, the manufacturer of Yellow Jacket air conditioning and refrigeration products, has opened a new European office in Amsterdam.

The new office will develop and support Ritchie Engineering’s growing business in the Benelux  and western German regions and will serve as base for accessing the European Union market in the wake of Brexit.

Heading the new office is Marc Schumacher as Ritchie Engineering’s new European sales and business development manager.

Marc has an extensive background in refrigeration and refrigerants, having spent nine years with Gasco and, more recently, two years as sales manager with industrial refrigeration company MB Koeltechniek.

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