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Wayne Perrins appointed Cooltherm MD

UK: Wayne Perrins has been appointed managing director of specialist Bristol-based chiller and air conditioning design and installation business Cooltherm.

With an impressive industry career spanning nearly 40 years with a number of leading refrigeration and air conditioning companies, Perrins brings a wealth of experience and expertise to his new role. 

In 1986, Perrins joined Carrier as an area sales manager, then spent five years at Trane before being appointed a director at Walter Meier (Climate UK). He was general manager at Climaveneta UK before becoming national manager central plant at Mitsubishi Electric Europe.

Established in 1992, Cooltherm became part of the Carver Group in 2018.

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