Linde Refrigeration supplied all
refrigerated display cases for the Pinguin Supermarket in Siegen, Germany in 1973. |
Commercial Refrigeration sought to combat the increasing competition in Europe and the rising demand power of the grocery and discount chains by modernizing production and by using volume effects. In 1987, Linde built a new plant in Bad Hersfeld for the production of refrigerated and frozen display cases, and in 1988 bought the Mainz-Kostheim factory back from the AEG subsidiary Duofrost Kühl- und Gefriergeräte GmbH. |
After modernization, Linde gradually concentrated its production of commercial refrigerated and frozen display cases here until 1990. The new plant in Bad Hersfeld began to produce non-refrigerated shop equipment in 1989.
Upheaval in Eastern Europe opened up new future opportunities for Commercial Refrigeration: Beginning in 1992, Linde took advantage of the lower production cost advantages of the Czech Republic and, with a partner, founded Linde Frigera spol. s.r.o. for the production of plug-in refrigerated and frozen display cases.
In Warsaw, Poland in 1996, Linde set up a sales company in order to gain a share of the demand from Western retailers who were building up their presence in Poland.