Barkell Ltd., a UK leader in Air Handling Units. Airedale opens an operations hub in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. 2016 – Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal officially opens Airedale International’s new headquarters and manufacturing facility in Rawdon, Leeds, during a visit on 10 May 2016. Acquisition by Modine Manufacturing Company Airedale was privately owned until 2005 when it was acquired by US owned Modine Manufacturing Company. Modine, with 2014 fiscal revenues of $1.5 billion, specialises in air conditioning. Modine's products are used in light, medium and heavy-duty vehicles, heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment (HVAC), off-highway, industrial equipment and refrigeration systems. Factory fire On 6 September 2013, Airedale suffered a fire at its premises in Rawdon, West Yorkshire, Leeds. The factory was badly damaged; as a result the company relocated to temporary premises on the outskirts of Leeds city centre whilst rebuilding work progressed on the existing site. Airedale moved back to the new redeveloped facility on 4 January 2016 Acquisition of Barkell Ltd. In a statement to the New York Stock Exchange on 28 February 2014, Airedale International's parent company, Modine Manufacturing Company, announced it had completed the acquisition of Consett-based manufacturer of custom-built air handling units, Barkell Ltd. The acquisition allowed Airedale to extend its product portfolio to include a range of air handling Units (AHUs) which offer data centres, offices and industrial facilities a cooling system which uses indirect fresh air as the primary cooling medium. Manufacturing locations & offices Alongside its UK operations in Leeds, West Yorkshire, Airedale has manufacturing facilities in South Africa and the United States. Airedale is the only manufacturer of precision air conditioning systems in Africa. In November 2013, Airedale opened an operations hub in Moscow and in the Dubai Airport Freezone in February 2014. Products Airedale has a number of products over five air conditioning product ranges. These ranges including Precision Air Conditioning, IT cooling, Chillers, Comfort cooling, Condensers & Condensing Units and Air Handling Units. Airedale’s business derives mainly from the data centre market, other markets include process cooling, telecommunications, commercial air conditioning and laboratory cooling. Airedale also provides building management systems and controls design and integration, service, maintenance, spare parts and offers air conditioning and refrigeration courses through its on-site training school. A special projects team manages large-scale, complex upgrade programmes for key customers including the country’s major telecoms providers. References Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning companies Manufacturing