History

Company founded in St. Louis, Missouri, by Harry L. Hussmann

First patented meat display case, cooled with ice and salt

Cooling coil installed in Hussmann case, marks beginning of automatic electric refrigeration

James S McAlpine Ltd registered as a company

Started building ice cream cabinets and built the firstrefrigerated ice cream transport outside of the US

Supplied ice cream cabinets and churns to make ice cream toHMS Leander and HMS Achilles

Built Cool rooms which were dropped by parachute to American Forces in the Islands

Introduced a merchandiser that keeps temperature near zero in an open display

Production line reached 100 units for domestic refrigerators/freezers

Started importing Prestcold refrigerators and freezers into New Zealand to assemble

Built Walls Road, Penrose factory

Received order from NZ Dairy Co-op for 1000 x Ice Bank Chillers for use in the Waikato

Installed first Supermarket type cabinets in New Zealand for Milne & Choyce

Obtained franchise to build American designed supermarket cabinets

Installed first open display cabinets in New Zealand for pre-packed meats for Bob Foreshaw

Commenced manufacture of a complete range of supermarket cabinets for the first “Foodtown” supermarket at Otahuhu

James S McAlpine died

 

Commenced Operations in Australia under the company name Triangle Refrigeration

Commenced exporting domestic freezers to GE Australia

First involvement with Container shipping, supply 185 clip-on refrigerated units to Australia. McAlpine becomes the only refrigeration company in New Zealand to obtain the “Lloyds” Certificate of Approval for Refrigeration Machines for Use with Freight Containers

Introduced revolutionary dual air curtain system for meat cases

Purchased Snowline Industries Christchurch and commenced manufacture of American”Tyler” supermarket cabinets

Became NZ franchisee of Kysor Warren

Laundry appliances added to the Prestcold appliance range

Commenced manufacture of all Email brand shipping refrigeration for worldwide distribution

Celebrated 50 Year Anniversary!

Opened office in Australia

Negotiated initial distribution and marketing agreement with Hussmann Corporationencompassing Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Islands

Hoverd Industries, Contract Refrigeration and McAlpine Industries merge to become
McAlpine Refrigeration

Purpose built factory in Tauranga completed

New offices and warehouse completed in Penrose, Auckland

McAlpine Refrigeration and Triangle Refrigeration Aust merge to form McAlpine Triangle Pty

McAlpine Triangle purchased by Hussmann Corporation St Louis, USA. Name changed toMcAlpine Hussmann

Hussmann celebrated its 100-year anniversary

Move Production to Wujiang IR facility

Austral Refrigeration started at Suzhou

Austral Refrigeration assets acquisition by Hussmann

Production moved to Suzhou Facility for Hussmann and Austral

Hussmann Corporation was acquired by Panasonic Corporation on 1st April

Hussmann Oceania founded as a dedicated company to service Australia, New Zealand, China, the Middle East and South Africa