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At Patton our Lean Manufacturing journey was

to be the best learning experience ever. We

wanted to learn the true magic of Lean; with

increased efficiency and quality, reducing costs

and lead-times. The journey has been a fantas-

tic experience, which has challenged us and set

us up for the future. We learnt Employee Em-

powerment, Value Stream Mapping (VSM), 5S

(Sort, Set in order, Shine, Standardise and Sus-

tain) all tools to identify waste.

Our drive is to become a world class organisa-

tion by increasing productivity and efficiency,

refining the quality of our manufactured prod-

ucts, delivering excellent customer service and

promoting safety on a continual basis, all prin-

ciples of lean manufacturing, one of the corner-

stones of best business practices. As manufac-

turers we face intensive global competition, by

implementing lean practices we have the po-

tential to save thousands while increasing our

bottom line. In order to remain competitive dur-

ing the current economic climate we must keep

our production and quality levels high, identify

and reduce waste.

VSM taught us the most efficient way to

achieve the best production times are by re-

moving unnecessary actions making operations

very efficient with only value adding steps. The

lean journey is about performing jobs without

waste.

Strategic Leadership Team (SLT) consists of a

management team trained to offer support

and guidance to the teams. The Process Im-

provement Teams (PIT) were divided into three

groups namely: Swim Team – covering manu-

facturing, Rugby Team – outwards goods and

rear section of warehouse and Venture Team –

inwards goods and lundia

The initial goal was to turn our work area into

the productive space it should be. The objective

was to organise the work areas by sorting,

setting in order and shining to make them func-

tional, clean and safe by eliminating waste

and reducing costs. A major part of the sort

process was to establish a ―red tag‖ area, all

items classed as junk or unused were placed in

this area. A date was set and after this time

items not required were disposed of. This ena-

bled employees to sort through and retain any-

thing useful eliminating clutter in the areas.

A place for everything and everything in its

place!

The main objective of the 5S programme is to

have a ‗home‘ for everything. In the working

environment it is important to consider frequen-

cy of use, availability, and safety. Shelves and

storage boxes have been labelled; work trol-

leys and shadow boards are in use. There has

been a noticeable increase of items being re-

turned to the correct locations since the shadow

boards were introduced.

Shine, the third S in the 5S system, is to keep

the working environment clean and tidy. We

can be more productive by keeping an eye on

anything that needs to be replaced or re-

paired.

Standardise - the biggest and most challenging

task is to continue the 5S system on a daily

basis. Standards need to be set, and under-

stood by all involved. The theory behind the 5S

system must be passed on to all employees.

The final step in the 5S system is Sustain – we

all know the 5S system is here to stay; there-

fore we have to instil self-disciple to sustain the

program and not become complacent. We are

happy to report the 5S system caught on like

wildfire, Skills4Work providing the spark. The

results are a happier, healthier working envi-

ronment for all of us.

THE LEAN JOURNEY – SMALL GROUPS, BIG EXPERIENCES!

Issue 4, December 2011

FROM THE DESK OF CEO 2

MESSAGE FROM GM‘S 2-3

TRANSCRITICAL CO2 SYS-

TEM 4

TEAM VENTURE - 5S 4

WESTPAC Business Awards 4

METAL UNIT COVERS 5

PATTON SPONSOR ―BEST YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR‖

5

WORLDS LARGEST COAL 5

HERVEY BAY JV 5

THAILAND FLOODS 6

COOPERATING WITHIN A COOPERATIVE

6

PATTON ADELAIDE 7

RENA - TUARNGA 7

RHVAC 2011 EXHIBITION 7

OUR HISTORY 8

Inside this issue:

The Patton Press

www.patttonnz.com

Season‘s Greetings from Patton Aero!!

2011, the year started in turmoil around the world and Thailand was no exception with flooding

around the southern provinces. We at Patton Aero (PA) were unaffected, however many of the locals

were not as fortunate.

For Patton Aero this has been a busy and exciting year with many new developments taking place. PA

in partnership with the R&D team from the HO, worked on new product lines such as ―A‖ & ―R‖ series

unit cooler development and released these new coolers in June to our customers. We also released a

new PattonPak ―Slimline‖ condensing unit range for our SEA market and added the traditional Patton

CDU‘s, which included CCN,CCK, SB, SK & CH (1.5 to 4.0Hp) to our product portfolio. PZF & PSC PattonPaks and PAC &

NQAC (up to 6.5Hp) air-cooled condensers were also added to our range. From Jan. 2012, JMC & JLC will also be availa-

ble form PA.

In addition to adding 13 new product lines to our existing 8 in 2011, we were involved with sourcing other ancillary prod-

Nirmal Gaunder – Thailand

I‘d like to start with this opportunity to thank all of you for all your efforts & support throughout the

year.

Once again it is that time of the year when one likes to look back at the year to reflect where the

year has gone & capture some of the highlights of the year.

This year has been very tough on all accounts. In January we experienced floods in Brisbane, then a

massive earthquake in Christchurch with enormous losses & casualties, followed by floods in Bangkok

during October. In between we experienced problems in Japan, the Arab world & decline of Euro

Zone. We had our share of challenges within Patton Group as we enjoyed some consolidation along

with international growth. With the addition of a new branch in Adelaide & a JV in Hervey Bay in

QLD now we have 11 offices in Australia and have opened our 1st wholesale outlet in Jaipur city of Rajasthan, India.

Hopefully the next Year is going to be better & full of opportunities for us all. We have plans to expand our presence fur-

ther in Australia, Thailand & India. I still strongly believe that we at Patton have one of the very best teams possible within

our Industry to take Patton further on to the new heights.

Finally along with my family I'd like to wish you & your families a Merry Christmas & a Happy & Prosperous New Year.

Have a wonderful, safe & enjoyable break over this festive season.

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2011 started off on a good note for us. In first half of the year we increased our sales by

40%. We also increased our manpower and fuelled growth by focusing on new opportunities. This has

yielded results and we now have our products approved and sold to many prestigious OEMs in India.

This time is certainly challenging and we are strategizing to keep the boat afloat. Our plans are yield-

ing results and over last two to three months, we are seeing good growth in at least our Patton prod-

ucts. However, we started getting head winds from October which turned into big turbulence within

days. Over the past six-seven weeks our Indian Rupee has depreciated by 15%, making total import

goods more expensive by the same percentage.

One of the milestones this year has been the start of our first Patton wholesale store in Jaipur during November. This should

be another profit centre for the next financial year. Moreover, now that a number of good agencies including ―Embraco‖

and ―Dorin‖ have been finalized, over the coming months we will to concentrate on the organisational set up.

For the next financial year, one of the goals is to have main warehouse in Mumbai. Getting and retaining manpower is still a

challenge and we will be focusing on hiring and grooming quality people who share our vision and passion for the growth of

Patton India in the coming New Year.

The Patton India team would like to with all our colleagues a very happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year.

Vinod Rekhi – India

From the desk of our CEO

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Issue 4, December 2011 Page 3

Philip Hitchins – New Zealand

Christmas and the close of

2011 is here, the year has

raced by at an ever increasing speed.

I am sure the earth spins faster now.

This has been the hardest year in Pat-

ton NZ‘s history. It‘s also been one of

the hardest years, in New Zealand‘s

history. The tragedy of losing a city,

the human and economic costs are overwhelming and will

continue to impact on this country for many years. I continue

to be in awe of the Cantabrians, their resilience and cour-

age to keep going and rebuild, our Patton Christchurch staff

are testament to this, thank you again.

The Kiwi Fruit Industry has been hit hard by a virus, causing

them to rethink their future, which affects us directly, espe-

cially in Tauranga. Our industry is still grappling with the

mechanics of the ETS Carbon trading scheme which requires

companies to be certified to handle/use refrigerants and to

undertake appropriate training. A new association was

formed, CCCA, to better represent our industry.

Patton NZ completed the BOB Program (Lean/5S) training

which involved all staff in Auckland. Now the sustainability

and continuous improvement begins and must continue. A

plan is being developed to take this learning to all NZ

branches and Australia. We have taken some tough deci-

sions but we are in good shape to tackle the New Year.

There will be changes and challenges ahead but I am confi-

dent we will meet them and prosper. Watch out for: New

Products, New Marketing Tools, New Branches.

Our reason for being:

RESPONSIVE EXPERTISE DELIVERED

Achieved by:

INNOVATE TAKE OWNERSHIP MAKE IT HAPPEN

I want to wish you all a happy and safe Christmas and look

forward to sharing the challenges and successes‘ of 2012.

Remember to visit www.pattonnz.com

Stuart Smith – Australia

Like New Zealand, Australia had their

share of dramas at the beginning of

2011 with floods in large areas of

the country with the major impact

being in Brisbane. While the flooding

had an impact on our business in Jan-

uary it did not take long to get back

on track but the lack of a hot summer

did have an effect on our sales.

During the year we have opened a new branch in Ade-

laide with Darren Bromley at the helm aided by Shane

Brand.

We also have a new Joint Venture, Patton Wide Bay op-

erating out of Hervey Bay. Our two partners are Ian

Prince and Ian Catterson.

Other new personnel to join the team are:

Andrew Galliano - Engineering Sales Manager, VIC

Hilary Flynn - Customer Services Sydney,

Franklin Labuguen - Coil Sales Support Sydney, and

Hima Kapoor - Supply Chain Officer, HO Brisbane.

During the year we had our first rack built which was in-

stalled in Northern Queensland. Later in the year we also

introduced two new ranges of evaporators, the ‗A‘ and ‗R‘

series with which we have had immediate success with our

contractor customers.

Planning is well underway for the ARBS exhibition being

held in Melbourne in May 2012. We have a larger stand

this year and we are all excited about the prospect of

displaying a full range of our capital equipment to show

that we are a major player in the Australian market.

The Australia team would like to wish all our colleagues in

New Zealand, Thailand and India a very happy Christmas,

a safe and relaxing holiday and we look forward to

working with you on all the challenges of the New Year.

ucts for our manufacturing like BCC bases, new electrical boxes and development of our ―D‖ series fan guards.

Throughout the year, a lot of resources went into up-skilling our manufacturing staff and improving our product quality as

well as other areas such as OSH and we are pleased to report no accidents were reported so far, so touch wood this record

stays in tack for the remainder of the year.

In terms our sales, PA saw business growth in 2011 however due to a lot of international uncertainty, we were a little behind

our projected targets however we are pleased with the overall results obtained by Patton Aero and my congratulations to

all our staff for their positive efforts throughout the year.

Last but not least, from all staff at PA, we wish the Patton Global Team, a safe and happy festive season. Merry Christmas

and a Happy New Year!!

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Patton NZ have been working on a small Transcritical CO2 Prototype unit which was predominantly aimed at the Dairy

Industry. The system was put together to prove the concept of using CO2 as a natural refrigerant to heat water from +17

to +85C and Cooling glycol which in turn meets the requirement of the milk entering the vat at +5C or better. The glycol is

also circulated through the vat pad to maintain the desired +3C to +4C milk temperature. At the same time as meeting

these temperatures the system COP will also be looked at.

On a typical Dairy farm in New Zealand hot water tanks average size is 750 litres. After milking is completed the sheds

are generally washed down from the storage tanks and the CO2 unit provides the water heating capacity to refill the

tanks over approx. an 1½ period while doing this the glycol is being pulled back down to temperature. When the hot

water requirement is meet and if there is still a cooling demand then a three way valve switches the flow of refrigerant

from the BPHE to the air-cooled Gas Cooler.

All though this conceptual unit has been based on the Dairy Industry other markets will be looked at, such as water heating

to +65C and cooling to +2C for such applications as building air-conditioning / water heating requirements.

Transcritical CO2 System- Glycol Cooling / Water Heating unit

Team Venture Succeed Big

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The third PIT team to complete the 5S training from the Auckland Branch have a lot to be happy about. Setting some tough

objectives from the outset the team dug deep and came together to tackle the biggest issues in their assigned Goods In-

ward & Lundia areas.

The project benefits are for all to see. The Goods Inward process time has decreased largely due to the 5S ‗Set in Order

‗and ‗Standardise‘ principles. The new ‗open style‘ layout greatly benefits the day to day tasks carried out by the area

users. Having everything you need at hand optimises productivity and increases morale. The area is now kept clean and

tidy with cleaning schedules established. The Goods Inwards is now a

more uniform area with the same distinct paint colour making it stand out

from the rest of the warehouse.

The Lundia area has also received a much needed revamp. The team

created a simple and easy to use process to find any part in the Lundia

area. The process uses an uncomplicated ‗Master list‘ which will have eve-

ry items part code, category, description and location in the Lundia rack-

ing. Chris MacWhirter (Customer Service) quipped, ―Relying on the cata-

logue will be a thing of the past‘.

The team received great feedback from management. Alddon Mackay

(AKL Branch Mgr) remarked, ―A functional tidy area which has progressed leap and bounds. Very impressive. Everyone

from the team should be proud‖. Tuaine Taaki (AKL Warehouse Mgr) also added, ―I see real progress being made. The

overall improvement in workflow has really lifted. Previous plans that never took off the ground came to fruition‖.

Overall the team ticked all the boxes when it came down goals reached. Now 5S trained, continuous improvement has be-

come their second nature.

Early this year Sameer threw another challenge my way (Philip); to enter a business award competition. There are many to

choose from with many aspects of business to be judged on. We settled for the Westpac Awards and the ―Excellence in

Health and Safety‖ discipline.

Undertaking this exercise really makes you drill down into how and why you do things and the culture supporting it. We

found we actually do a pretty good job, like all things there is opportunity for improvement. One outstanding feature

though is the attitude of our team to OSH. It is proactive and supporting; Umesh has done and continues to do a great job

with this program.

Anyway, we made it to the finals which is 4 companies from each category and in November we attended a really flash

(Black Tie no less) dinner and presentation hosted by Westpac, our section was sponsored by ACC (of course) and the MC

was Frankie Stevens. We didn‘t win. Netball NZ did (how can you beat very fit women in short skirts). But we stack up

against the best in Auckland and has given us the incentive to do better and get recognized.

Patton NZ enters Business Awards

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Patton Brisbane, in conjunction with contractors Commercial Refrigeration Qld. recently completed supply of condensing units

and evaporators to the ALS Richlands coal testing facility in Queensland.

Located in the Brisbane suburb of Richlands the site is now the largest coal

laboratory in the world and provides state-of-the-art borecore testing and

analysis. Enhancing ALS‘ position as an industry leader the new facility is

implementing industry leading technology to allow for parallel processing

of coal samples. Thus reducing turnaround times whilst ensuring accuracy,

quality and reliability are not compromised.

Patton and Commercial Refrigeration engineered and supplied gear for

two rooms. The main room, being 27.0 x 8.5 x 8 meters, was supplied with

two PZB1500 PattonPaks coupled with RM245 evaporators and a second-

ary pre-testing room of 8.0 x 6.0 x 4.0 meters was fitted with a PZB800

PattonPak and PM130 evaporator.

All rooms are running ‗Parker‘ balanced port T.X valves and controlled by

‗Dixell Coolmate‘ controllers.

Pattons are proud to have been involved in this ―world‘s largest‖ facility and the whole project ran very smoothly. Supply of

equipment was on time to the build schedule and both the end user ―ALS‖ and contractor ―Commercial Refrigeration‖ have

been really happy with the performance of the Patton equipment.

Worlds Largest Coal Laboratory Runs With Patton

Patton is pleased to announce the release of their new sheet metal condensing unit

covers. A range of five self-contained kits covers the whole Patton CCK, CCN and

SB series and some applicable models in the CH-CN series of condensing units.

Easy to install, a one man job, the Patton covers provide instant defence against

the elements whilst protecting from outside tampering with equipment.

The Aluminium panels are strong, lightweight and corrosion resistant. Designed for

all round protection the covers have no detriment to unit performance and while

tailored specifically for Patton units the covers give contractors the potential for

application with other brands.

Supplied in flat pack form each kit includes the necessary hardware for assembly.

For more information contact your nearest Patton branch.

Protect Your Investment With Patton

Issue 4, December 2011 Page 5

The Indian Newslink Business Awards night held at the Sky City

Convention Centre on 14th November 2011 was one of the most

successful events attended in recent years. In attendance were

the Prime Minister, leader of the opposition, members of parlia-

ment and the High Commissioner of India. The turnout and glam-

our of the event was a reflection of the high caliber sponsors,

entrants and judging panel.

Patton took the opportunity to display products and promote

brand awareness with a well-appointed and well received

booth prior to the awards. Our two minute corporate promotional video was on shown followed by Sameer announcing and

presenting the award. The sponsored category was for ―Best Young Entrepreneur of the Year‖, this award recognized an

outstanding young man or woman aged up to 35years who has had a significant impact on the success of a business.

Patton is honored to be involved and support such a prestigious event and we look forward to a continued relationship going

forward.

Patton sponsors “Best Young Entrepreneur of the Year”

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A group of administrative professionals working for the NZPM Group have taken the principles of cooperation to a whole

new level by establishing their own collaborative group.

Vanessa Adams and Margaret Walker (Patton Ltd), Joanna Batchelor (Plumbing World), Jan-Maree Freakly (Aquatherm),

Djarne McQuillan and Cara Birch (NZPM) all work providing administrative

support across different levels and business areas of the Group. They meet

quarterly for approximately two hours in the morning for ―cupcakes and

collaboration,‖ using the time together to share ideas, knowledge and expe-

riences to improve the level and standard of support they provide.

Each meeting is hosted at the office of one of the subsidiaries, which gives

the group a better understanding of each other‘s working environment.

Vanessa and Margaret say they are able to work together by sharing ideas

to meet common needs, goals and aspirations. It also gives them the oppor-

tunity to consult with each other when making difficult decisions. The culture is

inclusive and they feel part of a forward looking team‖.

The group take it in turns to research and present a topic of interest, which not only adds to their skill set but also develops

each individual‘s research and presentation skills. The December meeting was held in the Board Room at Carbine Road and

the topics presented were Accountability in our Role, Professional Minute Taking, Managing Change in our Working Environ-

ment, Outlook Skills Training and Healthy Thinking. The meeting concluded with a special Christmas lunch.

Cupcakes and Collaboration - Cooperating within a cooperative

Patton Australia is pleased to announce the opening of a new branch in Hervey Bay, Queensland. Known as Patton Wide

Bay the branch will service not just Hervey Bay but will also cover Bundaberg and Maryborough. As part of Patton‘s ongo-

ing expansion the new branch increases their national network to eleven outlets, covering five states.

The new operation is a joint venture between Patton Australia and two well-

known Hervey Bay identities, Ian Prince and Ian Catterson. The two Ian‘s

have both had long careers in the Refrigeration and Air Conditioning indus-

try. Together they now have the opportunity to establish the Patton name in

the area while continuing to offer the same excellent service they have

been noted for within the trade over many years.

Patton Wide Bay will stock a full range of componentry including the popu-

lar Patton range of capital equipment including unit coolers and condensing

units. The Branch objective is to operate as a ‗one stop shop‘ to cover all the

needs of the refrigeration and air conditioning trade. Patton Australia now have several highly successful joint ventures op-

erating around Australia and are eager to explore further opportunities with other partners in regional areas of Australia.

Another Patton JV Opens in Hervey Bay!!!

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In October this year more than 3million people were affected by Thailand‘s

worst flooding in over 60 years, described as "the worst flooding yet in

terms of the amount of water and people affected". Many communities

across the country were isolated for weeks, relying on local authorities and

organizations like the Thai Red Cross and the Navy for basic assistance. Pat-

ton Aero remained dry as all necessary precautions were taken.

On 14th October Patton Aero donated boats to the Navy, and on 11 Novem-

ber a ceremony was held and Patton Aero together with EPG group donated

food and drinks to the Thai Army. Both the Red Cross, Navy and Army were

very touched by the gesture of friendship and support with their relief efforts

when addressing Thailand‘s worst flood woes. We are very proud of our

Patton Aero Team – finding the time to get involved in such a time of crisis.

Lending a helping hand

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Patton Aero recently participated at the RHVAC exhibition,

which was held at the Impact Exhibition centre in Bangkok

from 12th to 16th October 2011 in conjunction with the

Bangkok Electric & Electronics exhibition.

The bi-annual event was organised by the Thailand Depart-

ment of Export Promotions and showcased products from

190 refrigeration & air-conditioning exhibitors and 35 E & E

exhibitors.

It was the second participation at this event for Patton Aero

and with an 18m2 booth they displayed their full range of

commercial refrigeration equipment, which included ―Unit

Coolers/Evaporators‖, ―Air-Cooled Condensing Units‖ and

―Air-Cooled Condensers‖.

Additional to having the standard range on show some new

products were introduced at the exhibition. Two being new

unit coolers, namely the ―A Series‖ angled low profile units

which are ideally suited for convenience stores and the ―R

Series‖ standard coolers for larger commercial cool rooms

where high air flow and long throw are required.

Also launched was the ‗CZB Slimline‘ packaged condensing

units. With great aesthetics and ranging from 2.0 to 7.0Hp

with ―Copeland‖ scroll compressors, the new ‗Slimline‘ units

suit small to medium cool store applications and are an ideal

design for inner city fast food, convenience type store and

gas stations where available installation space is often at a

premium.

While many visitors were impressed by the professional dis-

plays and product on show the turnout was somewhat low

due to the flooding crisis in Bangkok at the time. Unfortu-

nately the difficulties surrounding the city created some fear

around accommodation availability, as well as access to and

from the exhibition, and this forced many local and overseas

visitors to cut short their visits or to not attend at all. Despite

all this Patton Aero did host many visitors & business part-

ners from the US, Europe & the ASEAN regions, with Sameer

Handa (CEO) and Andrew Sekula (Engineering Mgr Patton

NZ) and Vikram Singh (Snr Sales Mgr Patton India) in at-

tendance.

Patton Aus-

tralia has re-

cently opened

a brand new

w h o l e s a l e

outlet in Ade-

laide.

T h e n e w

branch is cen-

trally located

in the suburb of Hindmarsh in an easily accessed building with

plenty of car parking. Patton is developing an envious reputa-

tion for their ‗PATTON‘ branded high quality capital equipment

products. These products include a full range of Condensing

Units fitted with reciprocating, scroll and semi-hermetic com-

pressors and supplied as conventional units or the ‗PattonPak‘

packaged units. To complement this there is a comprehensive

selection of evaporators from cabinet coolers to large industrial

type to suit every application.

The new large warehouse enables the branch to carry an ex-

tensive range of equipment with world renowned leading

brands – Copeland, Embraco, Parker Arkema refrigerants,

Imperial Tools, Heldon products, Patton Paircoil plus many

more. The branch offers 24/7 service and is managed by Dar-

ren Bromley who has over 20 years wholesaling experience

and he is ably assisted by Shane Brand. This new branch brings

the number of Patton Australia outlets to 10 with more in the

pipeline.

Patton Expands Into Adelaide

Issue 4, December 2011 Page 7

Patton Aero – RHVAC 2011 Exhibition

On Wednesday, 5 October 2011, the MV Rena ran aground

on the Astrolabe Reef.

A 5 km oil-slick threatened wildlife and the area's rich fishing

waters. An estimated 140,000 birds and other animals may

have been affected. Of the 1,368 containers on-board over

88 have fallen overboard, some to be washed up on the ar-

ea‘s beaches. Salvage teams

have removed 252 containers

so far and are working to

remove the remaining contain-

ers. Most of the 700tonnes of

heavy fuel oil and 200tonnes

of marine diesel on board the

Rena have now been salvaged.

Operation Beach Clean-up is

working with the public to man-

ually clean the oil off Tau-

ranga beaches, rocks and

shorelines. Patton gave Fleur

Harawira a paid day off work

to be a part of this initiative.

Thank you Fleur!

Grounding of MV Rena- Tauranga

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The Patton Press is a quarterly publication. Please submit any news from your branch or in and around your district. We are inter-

ested in stories about our people, their exploits, the company and its progress and articles of general interest.

Please forward all correspondence to newsletter@pattonnz.com

Our History - The Next Phase…

Harvey Turner and Wayne Berry after purchasing the assets of GE Patton Ltd in 1974 restructured

the company, as Patton Refrigeration Ltd. at 188-190 Barbados Street, Christchurch.

Notable highlights over the remaining years of the 70’s were:

1975 Double vertical glass door commercial cabinets produced for McAl-

pines; Constructed NZ‘s first vertical glass door low temp display cabi-

net; Appointed distributor for Alco Controls; First DWM compressors

imported; First parts catalogue produced

1976 Introduced NZ‘s first ―foamed in place‖ commercial vertical glass

door display cabinet; Start selling rotolock and access valves; Arrange-

ments made with James N Kirby for sales of hermetic compressors; Har-

vey Turner sets up Auckland office at 275 Church Street, Onehunga

1977 Stuart Smith appointed South Island Manager; Wayne Berry and Head

Office relocate to Auckland

1978 Cease manufacture of commercial cabinets and increase activities in

wholesale parts business. Introduce the concept of ―one stop shop‖;

Obtain distribution for Virginia Chemicals products.

1979 Patton exhibits at HEVAC for the first time in Wellington; Acquire Re-

frigeration Specialties Ltd and form investment link with McAlpine and

Kirby; Agreement with ICI for exclusive NZ distribution of Arcton Re-

frigerants

The 1980’s were a time of considerable expansion and achievements:

1980 Open Wellington branch at Ngauranga Gorge.

1981 Christchurch Branch relocated to 6 Wordsworth Street, Sydenham; Pat-

ton exhibits at first Field Days at Te Puke; Supply equipment for first

major kiwifruit complex at Te Puke

1982 Christchurch Branch builds first supermarket rack system for N.O.

Pierson Philip Hitchins joined Wellington Branch.

1983 New 10,000 sq ft (929.03 sq mts) warehouse opened at 270 Church

St, Onehunga – the assembly and offices remained at 275 Church St;

Extend unit coolers to incorporate R & T Series

1984 Appointed NZ agent for a range of industrial refrigeration controls

from Refrigerating Specialties of Chicago; Wellington Branch relocates

to 108 Hutt Road, Petone; Introduction of industrial size J Series jumbo

unit coolers; Acquire electric motor manufacturer, GP Sage Ltd

1985 Introduced new range of PAC air cooled condensers

1986 Patton originates first NZ sales of Emerson motors; Auckland Branch

and Head Office relocated to 2 Monahan Road, Mt Wellington; Pat-

ton appointed as exclusive distributor of Aeroflex insulation products in

NZ.

1988 Christchurch Branch relocates to 26 Kingsley Street, Sydenham; First

refrigeration industry compact electronic controls introduced by Patton

with appointment as exclusive Elliwell agent.

The next period in the “History of Patton” will be continued in our next issue.

Page 8 The Patton Press

The 70th birthday celebrations – from left: Stuart Smith, Harvey

Turner, Harvey Win, Philip Hitchins, Brian Yates and Wayne Berry

Harvey at 275 Church Street, Onehunga

1973—188 Barbados Street, Christchurch

Patton Refrigeration premises at 270 Church Street, Onehunga