LEAMINGTON SPA: Climate Center, the UK’s leading air conditioning and refrigeration distributor, is to supply Carrier chillers nationwide following a ground-breaking agreement with the market leading manufacturer.

The deal enables Climate Center to offer a full hydronic (chilled-water) based air conditioning solution alongside its existing refrigerant-based range, resulting in the most comprehensive air conditioning offering available from a UK supplier.

It includes Carrier’s AquaSnap chillers up to 160kW, in screw and scroll compressor versions, high efficiency fan coils equipped with the latest EC motors, plus a range of bespoke compact Air Handling Units (AHUs).

Climate Center will also have access to Carrier’s state-of-the-art heat pumps and heating only systems, in both water-cooled and air-cooled versions up to 160kW, and the manufacturer’s range of roof-top units.

Completing the line-up is Carrier’s intelligent control and monitoring system, AquaSmart, which integrates and optimises the performance of multi-component systems to deliver excellent control and energy efficiency.

As a result of the agreement, Climate Center will now be able to offer a complete range of solutions for chilled-water based air conditioning for use in hotels, shops, offices, schools and public buildings.

Scott Craig, Climate Center’s sales and marketing director, said: “We are delighted to have secured this agreement with Carrier. The company’s founder Willis Carrier is credited with inventing air conditioning more than a century ago. Today, the company has grown to become the world leader in chiller technology.”

He added: “We believe the addition of Carrier chillers and related equipment gives Climate Center a unique offering in the market. Alongside our existing VRF/V and split ranges, it enables us to offer customers a complete range of options, to suit all applications and technical requirements. It is an unbeatable package.”

Paul Lawrence, Carrier’s sales and business development director, said: “We are extremely pleased and excited about the new distribution agreement with Climate Center. It makes Carrier’s technology available to small and medium-sized contractors the length and breadth of the UK, through Climate Center’s national network.

“Harnessing Carrier’s chiller technology and Climate Center’s geographical reach and broad customer base creates a powerful combination. It opens up tremendous new opportunities for installers - to take on projects and win work that may not have been open to them in the past. We believe the sky is the limit.”

The agreement was announced at a Climate Center roadshow for staff held in early October.