• Thermo King parent acquires Klinge Corp.

    Trane’s newly added business, which is based in York, Pennsylvania, specializes in manufacturing refrigerated containers.
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    Thermo King recently acquired Klinge Corporation through its parent, Trane Technologies.

    Klinge, headquartered in York, Pennsylvania, provides transport container solutions for various industries and is a leading provider of specialized ISO refrigerated containers, Thermo King reported. The addition of the company complements Thermo King’s solutions suite, which includes reefer container units designed to move temperature-sensitive goods for government and other industries.

    “We are pleased to officially welcome the Klinge team,” Adam Wittwer, Thermo King Americas president, said in a news release.

    “For more than 85 years, Thermo King has provided innovative solutions to protect our customers’ valuable assets as they move around the globe. Klinge is a natural extension of our strategy, and they share a passion for improving lives through innovative, ultra-reliable temperature control solutions.

    “We look forward to working together with the talented Klinge team to accelerate growth, create new value for our respective customers, and, above all, ensure communities around the world receive important goods safely and efficiently.”

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