The Cross Group: A Brief History
 
The origins of Cross Refrigeration date back to the mid 19th
century when two members of a Cork family with the surname
Cross started a carriage hire and stables business in the
centre of Cork.
In the 1920’s Cross’s Garage Ltd extended their
business to the sale of ice boxes and mechanical domestic
refrigerators. Our early sales ledgers show that the first
commercial coldroom was sold in early 1930 to the Royal Oyster
Tavern, Market lane, Cork- a very famous and popular old Cork
restaurant.
Cross quickly realised the potential of commercial refrigeration
and quickly re-trained some of it's motor mechanics
on refrigeration discipline and incredibly the sons
of some of the earlier mechanics are still actively
involved in Cross Refrigeration today.
In 1966 Cross’s were appointed the Frigidare distributors
for Ireland and at this time decided to separate the refrigeration
division from the garage and formed a separate company- Cross
Refrigeration Ltd.
In 1968 some of the present directors purchased the
business from the Cross family.
The Cross Group Today
Today Cross Refrigeration is part of a much broader
group under the holding company Krossbow
holdings Ltd and now has extensive interests in
commercial and industrial refrigeration and air conditioning
and with annual turnover in excess of €80 million
Today Cross Refrigeration are the leaders in the supply
and installation of industrial and commercial refrigeration
and air conditioning systems in Ireland. In the area of fruit
ripening, storage and distribution Cross Refrigeration is
recognised as a world leader!
Today Cross Refrigeration holds exclusive distribution rights
in Ireland for some of the world’s very best refrigeration
and air conditioning products. As a group we are constantly
looking at new ways of improving the way we do business and
through constant innovation and by using the very latest technologies
we are succeeding!
Our clients have benefited greatly from our commitment to
change as indeed has our environment because today everything
we do in done with full consideration of environmental and
energy efficiency issues.
Today we have over 150 highly trained employees located strategically
throughout the 32 counties of Ireland, and although
we operate through four autonomous offices based in
Armagh, Cork, Dublin and Limerick, we are very much
the same in that we are all driven to provide excellence
in everything we do!
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