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CIMCO ANNOUNCES U.S. EXPANSION

CIMCO Refrigeration today announced plans to open an office in Wake County, North Carolina, near the end of March 2021.

CIMCO AWARDED SOURCEWELL CONTRACT

CIMCO Refrigeration, Canada's largest industrial refrigeration contractor and a leader in natural refrigerant-based technology, has won the cooperative purchasing contract in the recreational ice rink and arena equipment category at Sourcewell.

CIMCO CONTINUES COMMITMENT TO CLIMATE ACTION, REMOVES REFRIGERANTS WITH HIGH GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL FROM ITS PRODUCT LINE

CIMCO Refrigeration has upped its commitment to climate-friendly ice rink refrigerants with low-to-zero Global Warming Potential. CIMCO will no longer manufacture recreational ice rink packages that use high-GWP refrigerants, including HFO blends such as R513a. Read more

Embracing Heat Reclaim, Canadian Ice Rink Slashes Natural Gas Usage

Dufferin Arena in Stratford, Ontario, cuts natural gas bill by two-thirds, electricity costs in half, on way to net-zero.

The New Normal: Safety first to keep the food chain from disruption

This article presents options to help reduce transmission of COVID-19 among workers, specifically for adjacent workers on production lines in a refrigerated process room. However, these options can help increase hygiene levels in facilities and deserve deliberation for daily sanitation benefits too. Read more.

Natural refrigerants: Supermarkets moving quickly to adopt CO2/ammonia systems

Some 197 countries have ratified the Montreal Protocol, which will phase out virtually everything but natural refrigerants over the course of the next 25 years. For industrial applications, that means the next system you install, so now may be the time to consider going ‘au natural.’ Read more.

WORLDS FIRST CO2 OUTDOOR ICE TRAIL

CIMCO Refrigeration has installed what it calls the world's first trans-critical CO2 system for an outdoor ice trail in the College Park section of Toronto, Canada. Read more.

LOW-CHARGE NH₃ ICE RINK WINS AWARD-EFFICIENT DESIGN

Apr 08, 2020 Cimco system leverages heat reclaim to cut energy costs by CAD$100,000 per year. “We’re very proud to have played a role in this distinction,” Cimco said. Read more.

Outdoor Skating Path puts spotlight on CO2

March 14, 2020 When the team at CIMCO was presented with the chance to work on the proposed Barbara Ann Scott outdoor skating path project at College Park in Toronto, it was the perfect opportunity for them to push the sustainability envelope. Read more.

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Cimco Builds 50th CO2 Ice Rink in North America

Feb 28, 2020 This milestone marks “a major advancement in Cimco’s pledge to provide eco-friendly ice refrigeration options to communities throughout North America,” the company said. Read more

CIMCO COMPLETES 50TH ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY SKATING RINK IN NORTH AMERICA

Feb 27, 2020 Helping the environment while boosting sports and leisure in local communities. Read more.

Campbell River arena first to switch to carbon dioxide from ammonia

May. 23, 2019 The Strathcona Regional District, which operates the facility, points to concerns for the environment, energy efficiency and safety as reasons to switch carbon dioxide system, as it is now recognized as a superior option to synthetic refrigerants for these purposes. Read more.

Canadian rink employs ‘smart’ products in low-charge system

Mar 22, 2019 Outdoor rink cuts refrigerant charge by more than 90% with system supplied through Smart Rink Connect. Read more.

A Canadian first

Feb 25, 2017 The Etobicoke plant is the kind of mid-sized food processing facility suitable for the NewTon, said David Fauser, Ontario sales manager for CIMCO. Mayekawa sees a great opportunity for the NewTon in North America as a replacement for R22 systems in those facilities as R22 enters the final chapter of its phase-out, said Puhacz. Read more.