COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL
REFRIGERATION AND HVAC
SPECIALISTS
OUR STORY
Excel Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Limited started in 2005 in small-town Hāwera, Aotearoa New Zealand, to meet a gap in the area’s industrial refrigeration service market. We were six guys with big dreams. Excel has been dedicated to developing the next generation of quality technicians ever since.
We’ve grown fast, spreading to New Plymouth and Waikato in 2008, Manawatu in 2010, Auckland in 2013, and Christchurch in 2024. Excel Group now has 11 businesses working in every region of the country. We’re proud to be 100% Aotearoa New Zealand-owned and operated.
We are currently training more than 40 apprentices and due to ongoing growth, we are constantly looking for more. Add in the technicians, engineers, electricians etc and there are now over 300 Excel staff nationwide.
OUR journey
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Excel Refrigeration
and Airconditioning Ltd
The very first Excel
business opens in
Hāwera, Taranaki,
Aotearoa New Zealand.
Excel Refrigeration
and Airconditioning Ltd
16 May 2005
The Heating Gurus Ltd
New Taranaki company
established including an
office and showroom.
It expanded to the Waikato
and has now been sold.
The Heating Gurus Ltd
22 February 2008
Excel Refrigeration
and Airconditioning
Waikato Ltd
Excel Refrigeration
and Airconditioning
Waikato Ltd
08 September 2008
Excel Refrigeration
and Airconditioning
Manawatu Ltd
Excel Refrigeration
and Airconditioning
Manawatu Ltd
14 December 2010
Excel Refrigeration
and Airconditioning
Auckland Ltd
Excel Refrigeration
and Airconditioning
Auckland Ltd
12 June 2013
CK Refrigeration
Purchased and merged
into Excel Wellington
01 June 2013.
CK Refrigeration
01 June 2013
Excel Refrigeration
and Airconditioning
Wellington Ltd
Excel Refrigeration
and Airconditioning
Wellington Ltd
04 September 2013
Excel Refrigeration
and Airconditioning
Wanganui Ltd
Excel Refrigeration
and Airconditioning
Wanganui Ltd
04 April 2014
Excel Refrigeration
and Airconditioning
Hawkes Bay Ltd
Excel Refrigeration
and Airconditioning
Hawkes Bay Ltd
01 December 2014
Excel Refrigeration
and Airconditioning
Tauranga Ltd
Excel Refrigeration
and Airconditioning
Tauranga Ltd
25 May 2015
Excel Engineering LTD
Excel Engineering LTD
28 July 2015
Bay Refrigeration
and Electrical
(Tauranga) Ltd
Purchased and merged
into Excel Tauranga.
Bay Refrigeration
and Electrical
(Tauranga) Ltd
16 December 2015
Mason
Airconditioning
Ltd
Purchased and merged
into Excel Auckland.
Mason
Airconditioning
Ltd
26 January 2016
Climatech Taranaki
Purchased and merged
into Excel Taranaki.
Climatech Taranaki
2016
Whiteout Building
Services
Acquired by Excel Wanganui.
Whiteout Building
Services
04 April 2016
Climate Zone
Limited
Company later closed
and merged into Excel
Mechanical Waikato.
Climate Zone
Limited
29 March 2016
South Auckland
Refrigeration and
Air Conditioning Ltd
Purchased and merged
into Excel Auckland.
South Auckland
Refrigeration and
Air Conditioning Ltd
25 May 2016
Jones Refrigeration
Purchased and merged
into Excel Manawatu.
Jones Refrigeration
01 February 2020
Refrigeration and
Mechanical Ltd
Hawkes Bay
Purchased and merged
into Excel Hawkes Bay.
Refrigeration and
Mechanical Ltd
Hawkes Bay
17 November 2020
Airco Service Limited
Purchased and merged
into Excel Auckland.
Airco Service Limited
13 May 2021
EcoChill Limited
Excel Group Managing
Director Stephen Frowde is
also an Ecochill Limited
director. Excel Group
independently owns shares.
EcoChill Limited
18 November 2021
JP Refrigeration
Merged into
Excel Taranaki.
JP Refrigeration
16 May 2022
OUR WHY
Excel Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Limited is Aotearoa New Zealand’s leading industrial and commercial solutions provider. We work with local as well as international suppliers to deliver the highest quality heating and cooling solutions for our customers.
We work with a wide range of businesses from small service providers through to large industrial and commercial brands. Our innovative and specialised heating and cooling services offer design, installation, and ongoing technical support, as well as preventative maintenance and servicing.
Our people, and the community we operate in, are of the highest importance to us so we invest heavily in our team through various wellbeing and training initiatives.