New Smardt High-Efficiency Chiller Manufacturing Facility Opens in Plattsburgh, NY

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y., Sept. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Fast-growing Smardt Chiller Group opens its first U.S. plant today in Plattsburgh, New York, after reviewing several alternative sites. Factory upgrades commenced on May 1, 2010 and the plant shipped its first "Buy America" chillers in June. Since then, production flow of both air-cooled and water-cooled oil-free centrifugal Smardt chillers has been steadily increasing to major U.S. customers in both government and private sectors.

Headquartered in Montreal and with operations there, in Singapore, Melbourne (Australia) and now Plattsburgh, Smardt Chiller Group claims leadership of the fast-growing high-efficiency chiller market with its wide range of oil-free centrifugal chillers - water-cooled, air-cooled and condenserless. Since its first installation in 2002, Smardt has commissioned over 1900 high-efficiency centrifugal chillers across the world - from the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, to the Sydney Opera House to Carnegie Hall in New York. Several other large installations are high-security and cannot be named.

According to Smardt Chairman Roger Richmond-Smith, the HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning) sector accounts for some 40% of energy consumption in U.S. buildings, which in turn consume over 40% of America's total energy. "The chillers that drive large cooling systems use a lot of energy, so when independent audits reveal that CFC-free Smardt chillers can save over 50% of the energy consumed by old CFC chillers it means a lot, not only to building owners and managers, but also to our rapidly warming planet. The faster that Smardt chillers replace orthodox chillers, the better for our fragile environment," he said.

"Smardt's core strength lies in our oil-free centrifugal technology, developed and perfected since 1992, which gives us a clear energy efficiency and ecological advantage over orthodox lubricated chillers. Our magnetic bearings and integral variable-speed drives increase reliability over lubricated machines and, with no oil system to maintain, total operating costs drop away rapidly. With rising energy prices and rapidly deepening concern for the environment and climate change, major global customers like Sears, Deutsche Bank, Hilton and Sheraton are demanding lowest lifetime chiller costs - where we're usually unbeatable," said Mr. Richmond-Smith.

"Securing Smardt Chiller Group in Plattsburgh is a huge win for the entire region," said Empire State Development North Country Region Regional Director Peter Wohl. "This global company will not only bring needed jobs to the area, but will help grow the North Country's economy."  

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SOURCE Smardt Chiller Group