About Us

The Star Refrigeration group of companies has expanded from an industrial refrigeration company to a multi-faceted engineering group through the acquisition and development of a range of businesses including design, manufacturing, contracting, aftercare, consultancy, renewable energy and training.

Star Refrigeration have pioneered natural cooling and heating technology since 1970. Founded in Glasgow by mechanical engineers, Dr Forbes Pearson and Anthony Brown, the company has grown to become the largest independent industrial cooling and heating engineering group in the UK with offices in Aberdeen, Glasgow, London, Manchester, Newcastle, Oxford, Bristol, Leeds and Derby.

Star has an unrivalled track record of award winning products and services for its ground-breaking technological developments. Its achievements in the field of technical innovation in the cooling and heating industry includes over 100 patents including the development of non-ozone-depleting refrigerants used to retrofit ACR systems around the world today.

Star Refrigeration have been responsible for numerous advances in refrigeration technology through the delivery of high efficiency systems, automatic oil systems, the pioneering use of natural working fluids and the early adoption of core component advances. The company have over 100, patents including the most commonly used refrigerants in the world today.

Star Refrigeration promotes youth employment through its apprenticeship scheme and has been recognised as one of the top "100 Best Companies to work for" by The Sunday Times


Press releases

Shochi Bronze Medallist Aileen Neilson reveals her personal motto

The only female skip at an international level visited Star Refrigeration to tell staff about how she led her team to victory and won the Bronze... read more

14.04.2014 • By Star Refrigeration

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