Ernest West & Beynon appointed BITZER Marine Service Partner

Compressor specialist BITZER has appointed Ernest West & Beynon Ltd as an authorised Marine Service Partner, with a particular focus on the specialist cooling requirements of the marine and offshore industries.

The agreement includes access to BITZER compressors, components and refrigeration oils, plus Green Point services, including remanufactured compressors and site support.

Kevin Glass, Managing Director of BITZER UK, said: "With more than a century of experience in the marine and offshore industry, Ernest West & Beynon Ltd has unrivalled expertise and reach in this sector. We are delighted to have formalised our long-standing collaboration and look forward to working more closely in the coming months and years on its outstanding refrigeration solutions for clients across the UK and the world."

With headquarters in Paddock Wood, Kent, supported by engineering expertise across the south-west, Ernest West & Beynon Ltd maintains a strong presence at key ports in Portsmouth, Devonport and the Clyde, carrying out full life-cycle support for onboard marine refrigeration systems. Core technologies include chilled water plants, cold and cool storage rooms, galley equipment, and air conditioning.

It  also provides cooling for specialist scientific and medical applications, funeral parlours and mortuaries, and food cold stores, with a particular focus on bespoke solutions to meet specific end-user requirements. 

Although based in the UK, the company's activities span the globe, with active projects in Germany, Spain, New York, Gibraltar, Cape Town, Singapore, the Middle East, and Australia.

Andrei Stefancu, Technical Director of Ernest West & Beynon Ltd, said: "Our appointment as an authorised BITZER Marine Service Partner ensures our customers have full access to BITZER's range of proven compressors, spare parts and components specially designed and optimised for use in a marine environment. A key requirement for components in marine systems is approval by a classification body, and BITZER equipment is fully listed and approved for use in this challenging environment.

"We have been using BITZER products for over 30 years. Its proven engineering, coupled with the excellent technical support provided by BITZER UK and head office in Germany, makes the company one of our most valued partners."

Ernest West & Beynon Ltd is currently working on projects involving upgrading refrigeration plant with new BITZER compressors and condensers, and in the advanced stages of tendering for contracts worth over £2m that include BITZER equipment.