Our Story
Founded in 1984 by design engineers George Young and Ian Wood, Adande quickly became known as a specialist engineering consultancy for industrial ventilation, refrigeration and air conditioning for the oil and gas industry.
Offshore Chefs working on large vessels and oil rigs would frequently ask the team to come up with a fridge-freezer where you could frequently open its doors and yet still provide a constant environment. With shift workers needing to be fed at differing times, day and night and the kitchens running around the clock, this was a constant issue for the energy companies and their contractors. So, George and Ian starting with a ‘blank sheet’ of paper began work on a new design that would essentially ‘hold the cold’.
Our Technology
The first unique UK innovation in over 70 years, our patented ‘Hold the Cold’ technology functions like no other fridge or freezer in the commercial refrigeration industry.
Totally unique to Adande, the insulated drawer inside the unit ensures cold air is retained each time the drawer is opened. Unlike conventionally made refrigeration units, where fans blow cold air around the cabinet, with Adande, cold air gently cascades down onto and around the food in the insulated drawer – we call this ‘low velocity cooling’. This design allows chefs to prolong the shelf life of their ingredients and products by preventing food dehydration.
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