Thanks for visiting The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here Industry news and insights from Europe and around the World Keep up-to-date with the latest new products and technology ITALY: Enex Technologies has announced its expansion into France with the acquisitions of industrial refrigeration company Samifi France and heat exchanger manufacturer Morgana The acquisition announcement comes on the eve of the company’s first appearance at this week’s Chillventa exhibition in Nuremberg and adds to Enex Technologies’ growing portfolio of “natural” refrigerant focused HVACR business units.  we are excited to participate at Chillventa 2022 together for the first time with our refrigeration business units Arctic Enex and Samifi France and our heat exchanger business units Kobol Morgana and Roen Est,” said Sergio Girotto founder and chief operating officer of Enex Srl.  Samifi France is seen as a leading European producer of ammonia refrigeration racks and chillers for the industrial refrigeration and agri-food sectors Morgana is based in Groslay and has been producing finned coil heat exchangers including evaporators condensers and hot and cold coils compatible with CO2 ammonia and water-based refrigeration equipment since 1948.  Now with six business units operating in more than 65 countries Enex Technologies claims to offer unparalleled aftermarket support technical and field service and training equipment installers and end-customers It also claims to be the only HVACR manufacturer in Europe to offer solutions using all three “natural” refrigerants – ammonia Enex Technologies has more than €100 million in revenues eight manufacturing facilities and more than 700 employees across Italy It recently invested over €10m in a new 7,500m2 factory in Treviso and is currently making a €4m investment in a new best-in-class research laboratory specialised in HVACR equipment working with “natural” refrigerants Arctic: Based in Madrid and founded in 1997 Arctic is a leader in the production of commercial and industrial refrigeration solutions using ammonia and CO2 Enex: Founded in 2004 by industry pioneer Sergio Girotto Enex is the leading innovator in the commercial and industrial refrigeration sectors specializing in the design and production of high-efficiency refrigeration systems using “natural” refrigerants Enex has deployed more than 2,000 refrigeration systems using CO2 refrigerant in all climate conditions coils and customized heat exchangers used primarily for food preservation and air conditioning applications Roen Est is a leading European solution provider for the design and production of heat exchangers used in air conditioning Enex Technologies is at Chillventa on stand 7-210 Enex to build new CO2 refrigeration plant – 14 June 2022ITALY: Enex Srl is to establish a new €10m, 7,500m2 factory in Breda di Piave, Treviso, in response to strong growth projections for its CO2 refrigeration equipment. Read more… Roen Est buys Spanish ammonia specialist – 23 November 2021ITALY: Heat exchanger manufacturer Roen Est has acquired Spanish refrigeration and air conditioning plant builder Arctic IRE SA. Read more… HVACR investor buys Roen Est – 6 February 2020ITALY: Roen Est, a heat exchanger manufacturer in Ronchi dei Legionari, near Trieste airport, has been acquired by private equity investor CCC Holdings Europe (CCCHE). Read more… Private equity firm has HVACR focus – 19 September 2018USA: A number of former Carrier management personnel are involved in a new private equity firm focused on the HVAC and refrigeration market. Read more… Cooling Post is the leading online resource covering latest news and developments in the cooling industry air conditioning news and the latest heat pump developments Privacy & Cookie Policy © Copyright 2025, Cooling Post Ltd - All Rights Reserved | Website by Capital Web BEMIDJI — Business was a family affair for the late Bob Lowth whether it was his own kin or his employees Sixty years after he bought the Ford dealership in Bemidji two of Bob’s sons are keeping that tradition going Jim and Todd Lowth will celebrate the dealership’s 60-year anniversary next week with their 34 co-workers “I would come up to visit with him and I’d want to talk about business but he would always kind of wave me off and say ‘How’s your family?’ He was more interested in you personally than whether you sold a car that day Bob and Harvey Groslie came to Bemidji in 1964 from the Fargo-Moorhead area and purchased the Bemidji Motors Ford dealership from Herb and Jim Conner Groslie-Lowth Ford was located at 315 Third St NW (now a parking lot next to Northern Surplus) In 1968 it became Bob Lowth Ford when Groslie opened his own used car lot Since there was only room for a few vehicles at the downtown location most of the inventory was kept north of town at 3010 Bemidji Ave That’s where the dealership moved in 1974 when a new building was constructed Bob Lowth had worked in the business office at a Chevrolet dealership in Moorhead and was always most comfortable with accounting duties from his upstairs office “I don’t remember more than four or five times that Dad’s office door was ever shut,” Jim Lowth said “If somebody came up the stairs and wanted to talk to Dad whether they wanted to tell him somebody did a great job Bob Lowth worked until his death in 2008 at the age of 81 Jim and Todd both started in the business as teenagers while Todd polished chrome bumpers and helped out in the body shop is the dealer principal and president of GJT Inc. is the dealership's head of customer relations and secretary-treasurer of GJT Jim moved into sales when he was 20 years old “I’ve still got a few customers who won’t start with anybody else You need to spend a little bit of time getting to know the customer Then you find out if their wants meet their needs “We used to have an up system,” Todd recalled “When somebody came on the lot they would call them an ‘up.’” The sales staff would take turns working with those customers but “I was so shy that when it was my turn to have an ‘up’ I’d have to go to the bathroom,” he said I got over it after many years of meeting fine people.” While Jim and Todd both consider themselves semi-retired they know the dealership is in good hands with Moudry at the helm “We’re very fortunate to have many long-term employees,” Todd Lowth said “And Bemidji has been very good to the family.” “It’s tough to survive in any business for 60 years We’ve been fortunate to be blessed with good people.” Louis Anceaux Thanks for visiting Thanks for visiting