28 | T T Kelly Deeks Thriving firm celebrates 20 years Active Refrigeration Northland specialises in industrial and commercial refrigeration and air conditioning systems. REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT Active Refrigeration - Northland: 20th anniversary Now celebrating 20 years in business, industrial and commercial refrigeration and air conditioning solutions provider Active Refrigeration Northland has navigated through various economic climates, market changes, and industry needs by doing all the little things right and demonstrating a high level of care for its people, its customers, and the environment. Established in Whangarei in 2003, Active Refrigeration Northland was the first cab off the rank after its parent company started in Christchurch in 2000. Today, Active Refrigeration operates in 17 locations from Northland to Invercargill. Active Refrigeration Northland director Martin Duff says his company is good at the small things, and cares about all of its clients from the get-go. “We’re a reliable, reputable, tried and true business that looks after everyone who requires our services,” he says. “It’s important to anyone who picks up the phone and calls Active Refrigeration that they are cared for from that point, and we try to do that, no matter how big or small the work is.” Active Refrigeration Northland has clients who have partnered with the company since it began, some of them very heavy hitters in food production and horticulture, and their loyalty combined with the dedication of the Active Refrigeration team to look after their needs is the perfect partnership when time is money and broken equipment isn’t. “We will drop everything to get things back operational when they are broken. That rapid turnaround for service and support is exactly what they need to meet their production targets.” As well as treasuring its relationships with clients, Active Refrigeration Northland equally treasures its staff, which number 190 across the group and 12 in Northland, including qualified refrigeration engineers and apprentices. “Our team feels like a family,” Martin says. “They know they are treasured and they know they are part of a thriving team. They don’t just have jobs, they have careers, and the people we employ are all passionate about what they do. That’s something you can’t teach.” Demonstrating its commitment to caring for the environment, in 2016, Active Refrigeration became New Zealand’s first refrigeration company to gain ISO 14001 certification. This internationally recognised environmental management standard is a systematic framework which manages the immediate and “We will drop everything to get things back operational when they are broken. That rapid turnaround for service and support is exactly what they need....” long-term environmental impacts of Active Refrigeration’s products, services, and processes, and by being certified, Active Refrigeration has been found to measure and improve its environmental impact from within. Attaining this standard in 2016 drove the development and implementation of new policies and procedures at Active Refrigeration which in turn also benefited clients’ businesses, striving towards long term sustainability all-round. In 2023, Active Refrigeration gained ISO 45001 certification. ISO 45001 health and safety certification helps organisations ensure that their occupational health and safety management system meets top international standards, enabling Active Refrigeration to provide safe and healthy workplaces by reducing work-related injury and ill health and proactively improving its occupational health and safety performance. Achievement of this standard is a reflection of Active Refrigeration’s commitment to employee wellbeing and the reduction of workplace injury and harm, and its leadership team’s dedication to the continual improvement of the health and safety performance of the organisation. “Our systems are very robust and our team feel safe in their workplace. We are a high risk industry and we are all well trained for our own safety and for the safety of our customers.” Active Refrigeration Northland’s 20-year milestone has come with heartfelt thanks to the staff and clients who have made it all possible. Northland continues to grow with new buildings and developments popping up and small towns spreading out. “With that growth comes more opportunities and potentially more staff as well. If the work is there, we are going to meet the demand.” Your Wholesale Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Trade Partner realcold.co.nz OPEN! Realcold Whangarei 3/17 Fertilizer Road, Port Whangarei Whangarei 0110 Natural Eco-Friendly Cleaning Solutions ® Our Industry Leading Suppliers NOW Proud to support Active Refrigeration
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