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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 five guys with big dreams – four technicians and one apprentice. 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, and Auckland in 2013. Excel Group now has 10 businesses working in every region of the North Island. 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

Scroll Sideways

16 May 2005

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

22 February 2008

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

08 September 2008

Excel Refrigeration
and Airconditioning
Waikato Ltd

Excel Refrigeration
and Airconditioning
Waikato Ltd

08 September 2008

14 December 2010

Excel Refrigeration
and Airconditioning
Manawatu Ltd

Excel Refrigeration
and Airconditioning
Manawatu Ltd

14 December 2010

12 June 2013

Excel Refrigeration
and Airconditioning
Auckland Ltd

Excel Refrigeration
and Airconditioning
Auckland Ltd

12 June 2013

01 June 2013

CK Refrigeration

Purchased and merged
into Excel Wellington
01 June 2013.

CK Refrigeration

01 June 2013

04 September 2013

Excel Refrigeration
and Airconditioning
Wellington Ltd

Excel Refrigeration
and Airconditioning
Wellington Ltd

04 September 2013

04 April 2014

Excel Refrigeration
and Airconditioning
Wanganui Ltd

Excel Refrigeration
and Airconditioning
Wanganui Ltd

04 April 2014

01 December 2014

Excel Refrigeration
and Airconditioning
Hawkes Bay Ltd

Excel Refrigeration
and Airconditioning
Hawkes Bay Ltd

01 December 2014

25 May 2015

Excel Refrigeration
and Airconditioning
Tauranga Ltd

Excel Refrigeration
and Airconditioning
Tauranga Ltd

25 May 2015

28 July 2015

Excel Engineering LTD

Excel Engineering LTD

28 July 2015

16 December 2015

Bay Refrigeration
and Electrical
(Tauranga) Ltd

Purchased and merged
into Excel Tauranga.

Bay Refrigeration
and Electrical
(Tauranga) Ltd

16 December 2015

26 January 2016

Mason
Airconditioning
Ltd

Purchased and merged
into Excel Auckland.

Mason
Airconditioning
Ltd

26 January 2016

2016

Climatech Taranaki

Purchased and merged
into Excel Taranaki.

Climatech Taranaki

2016

04 April 2016

Whiteout Building
Services

Acquired by Excel Wanganui.

Whiteout Building
Services

04 April 2016

29 March 2016

Climate Zone
Limited

Company later closed
and merged into Excel
Mechanical Waikato.

Climate Zone
Limited

29 March 2016

25 May 2016

South Auckland
Refrigeration and
Air Conditioning Ltd

Purchased and merged
into Excel Auckland.

South Auckland
Refrigeration and
Air Conditioning Ltd

25 May 2016

01 February 2020

Jones Refrigeration

Purchased and merged
into Excel Manawatu.

Jones Refrigeration

01 February 2020

17 November 2020

Refrigeration and
Mechanical Ltd
Hawkes Bay

Purchased and merged
into Excel Hawkes Bay.

Refrigeration and
Mechanical Ltd
Hawkes Bay

17 November 2020

13 May 2021

Airco Service Limited

Purchased and merged
into Excel Auckland.

Airco Service Limited

13 May 2021

18 November 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

16 May 2022

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. 

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