RefTech Limited

Profile

RefTech Ltd is a specialist design service provided for industrial ammonia refrigeration and specialised air-conditioning / ventilation systems.

We have extensive practical and theoretical knowledge of the industrial refrigeration, HVAC and high temperature heat pump industries providing expert advice to contractors and owners of ammonia refrigeration systems and to the wider refrigeration industry.

Overview of services provided by RefTech Limited include..

Consulting

Consulting services provided include plant evaluation, project scoping, plant optimisation, tender reviews, budget pricing etc..

Design

Design services provided include plant design concepts, system calculations, 2D drafting, 3D modelling, pipe stress analysis etc..

Project
Assistance

Assistance with planning and management of project to complement client’s existing capabilities.

History

RefTech Ltd is led by Mike Horne who has over 43 years’ experience designing, project managing, commissioning and problem solving industrial ammonia refrigeration systems as well as industrial ventilation systems.

Mike started working for Ellis Hardie Symington Ltd back in 1981 who were one of two industrial refrigeration companies which existed at the time. They then change their name to EHS Engineering, then to APV Engineering and APV Baker.

Mike then started RefTech Ltd in 1998 primarily serving the meat industry before branching out to wider fields.

Previous projects were supplied to AFFCO New Zealand Ltd, Silver Fern Farms Ltd, Alliance Group Ltd, Goodman Fielder, Oceania Dairy Ltd, Yashili New Zealand Dairy Ltd, Taylor Preston to name but a few.

RefTech Ltd was originally a contracting company operating for 25 years – tendering and installing these systems before recently changing to a consulting role in the industry theoretically allowing Mike to take up partial retirement. Summer time is for working and winter is time to escape Christchurch to continue exploring the world for a month or two.