Airedale International Air Conditioning
Airedale International Air Conditioning based in
Alongside its Leeds headquarters, Airedale has manufacturing facilities in South Africa and the United States, exporting to 60 countries worldwide.[3] Airedale is part of the Modine group of companies, based in Wisconsin, United States, which employs approximately 6,400 people at 30 facilities in 16 countries.[4]
History
1974 – Formed by two
1976 – Airedale
1979 – Airedale moves to Park Mills, Rawdon, West Yorkshire.
1982 – In May 1982, Airedale Air Conditioning changed its name to Airedale International Air Conditioning Ltd. to reflect its growing export business. AIAC South Africa was formed in Johannesburg to manufacture precision air conditioning systems.
1984 – First UK
1994 – First
2003 – First precision air conditioning
2005 – Airedale bought by US firm
2009 – Airedale launches first IT cooling system the OnRak™.[7]
2010 – First to develop a concurrent free cooling chiller with centrifugal compressor, the TurboChill FreeCool.
2011 – First to apply
2013 – First UK
2014 – Airedale acquires Barkell Ltd.[1], a UK leader in Air Handling Units. Airedale opens an operations hub in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[10]
2016 – Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal officially opens Airedale International’s new headquarters and manufacturing facility in Rawdon, Leeds, during a visit on 10 May 2016.[11]
Acquisition by Modine Manufacturing Company
Airedale was privately owned until 2005 when it was acquired by US owned
Factory fire
On 6 September 2013, Airedale suffered a fire at its premises in Rawdon, West Yorkshire, Leeds.[14] The factory was badly damaged; as a result the company relocated to temporary premises on the outskirts of Leeds city centre whilst rebuilding work progressed on the existing site. Airedale moved back to the new redeveloped facility on 4 January 2016[15]
Acquisition of Barkell Ltd.
In a statement to the
Manufacturing locations & offices
Alongside its UK operations in
Products
Airedale has a number of products over five
Airedale’s business derives mainly from the
Airedale also provides
References
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- ^ "Appointment of Nissar Rahman marks another milestone in Airedale International’s export growth programme" Leeds Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ "For Professionals" Modine Manufacturing Company. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ^ "Airedale – 30 years on" Modern Building Services Magazine. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
- ^ "Airedale House" Google Maps. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
- ^ "High efficiency OnRak unveiled at London launch" Data Centre Solutions. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ^ "Airedale claims 'first to market' TurboChill low GWP refrigerant" RAC news. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ^ "Airedale establishes Moscow office" Cooling Post. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ^ "Airedale establishes new ‘gateway’ in Middle East" Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ "Royal opens Airedale's new advanced manufacturing site - The Manufacturer". Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ^ "Modine Acquires Airedale International Air Conditioning" ACHR News. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
- ^ "Modine Manufacturing Company Revenue & Earnings Per Share (EPS)" Nasdaq. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ "Major blaze at Rawdon air conditioning factory" BBC news. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ^ "Cooling specialist returns to rebuilt factory site devastated by fire" Bradford Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ^ "Manufacturer completes acquisition of Barkell" H&V News. Retrieved 24 December 2014.