September 17, 2012: Danfoss Industries Pvt Ltd, a leader in mechanical and electronic components and solutions, recently inaugurated its new Cold Chain Centre at Frigsales Climate Tech Pvt Ltd in Chennai in association with its partner Shravan Engineering Enterprises Ltd. Mr Noel Ryan, President, Danfoss India, inaugurated the centre amid partners, consultants and other notable representatives of the Cold Chain Industry.

Slated to be the first of its kind by Danfoss, the centre will be a one-stop-destination for Cold Chain Solutions. It will also serve as an engagement centre to key consultants, contractors and end users to select and design Danfoss products as per the their cold chain application requirements. The centre plays an important role in Danfoss' initiative to improve and instigate swift growth of the Cold Chain Industry.

"We are pleased to bring forth this centre in India in association with our partner Shravan Engineering Enterprises Ltd. We believe this centre will help encourage an in-depth understanding of the Cold Chain industry for the various stakeholders and customers involved. Moreover, this move reiterates our objective of not just offering complete cold chain solutions but also changing the way cold chain solutions are offered in India," said Mr. Noel Ryan, President, Danfoss India.

In addition to providing customers with relevant updates on new software and product catalogues, the centre will display the complete range of key products like controls for ammonia/freon cold store systems, condensing units for dairy and cold chain applications, Adap Kool solutions for supermarkets; variable speed drives suitable for the refrigeration industry and much more. In association with our various partners, Danfoss further plans to open such cold chain centres in select cities in the north and west of India.

Danfoss has been operating in India since 1998 and today Danfoss has 350 employees across 10 offices in the country. The company drives importance on combining local needs with a global network, and this is illustrated especially well by Danfoss' intentions of nurturing and expanding its manufacturing base and R&D centre in India.

Danfoss operates across various business areas such as Danfoss Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Controls, Danfoss Power Electronics, Danfoss Heating Solutions, Danfoss Commercial Compressors and Danfoss District Energy. Additionally, Sauer-Danfoss functions in the manufacture and sale of engineered hydraulic and electronic systems and components.

Danfoss Industries Private Limited, a leader in mechanical and electronic components and solutions, is a 100-per cent owned subsidiary of The Danfoss Group. Danfoss India serves a wide range of industries that rely on Danfoss products for their component and sub-system needs state-of-the-art refrigeration, air conditioning components and controls, VLT? Drives and a range of heating valves, controls and solutions for HVAC, district cooling and under floor heating applications.