Refrigerating equipment market set to grow

The refrigerating equipment market will see a surge this year, due to the development of the supermarket chains, to the hotel investments, as well as to the construction of new business centres and industrial spaces, and will total more than $200 million, says Nicolae Bara, chairman of Frigotehnica, one of the leading players on the market. “The turnover of companies in this industry reaches more than $150 million, but this is a bearish forecast, because it might reach as high as $200-$250 million,” Bara said. He explained sales of equipment for commercial spaces was harder to quantify, because their trend was very much up to the investments in the field. The refrigerating equipment market is divided into three segments: commercial frost (equipment for commercial spaces and hotels) – the most important segment, industrial frost (equipment for productive facilities in the foodstuffs industry) and air conditioners for homes. ZF