ACR Journal

August | September 2020 REFRIGERATION 30 Peter Woods is Wolseley Climate’s Technical Sales Manager and 'go-to guy' for all things refrigeration. Meet the expert: Peter Woods Volume 6 No.5 A self-confessed “fridge man through and through”, despite being strategic lead for refrigeration solutions, Peter Woods still loves to get his hands dirty. Having trained as an electrical engineer and starting his career at Colt International in Fareham as a design draftsman, Woods worked his way up from the shop floor before completing an HNC in mechatronics. It was there he also got involved with fan coils and ventilation during a project for oshore vents and special kit on the atrium of London’s Canary Wharf. His first real foray into refrigeration was when he moved to a company called Temperature Limited as a mechanical engineer, where he developed Versatemp reverse cycle heat pumps for hotels and businesses. He then held engineering jobs at Kelvion Searle and Russell before deciding his role needed to take a more sales-led route. After spending time with Alfa Laval and Rivacold as a sales engineer and technical manager, he was headhunted by Wolseley Climate in 2014. The best solution every time Woods is responsible for the day-to-day running of Wolseley Climate’s custom build facility in Newbury, which provides bespoke solutions for blast freezers and blast chillers, cold rooms, scroll packs and condensing units, as well as water-cooled condensing units. “I provide all of the technical support within the facility and look after the regional technical engineers. I manage everything from supporting the regional sales engineers and sales directors to being customer-facing and dealing with warranty and repair issues out in the field. I still love to get my hands dirty,” he said. “We push our barriers and love to take on things we haven’t done before. We will never say no unless there’s a really good reason to. And it’s this attitude that’s allowed us to triple our sales over the last five years. Our technical team or refrigeration experts will help our customer choose the best solution every time. We also hold extensive stocks of evaporators and condensing units from leading manufacturers, meaning we can provide solutions the next day in all parts of the country.” With mechatronics and electrical engineering qualifications that sit alongside his extensive refrigeration experience, Woods is always on hand to help customers find the ideal solution for Peter Woods of Wolseley Climate