Ryan-Jayberg was established by Fred Jamieson in 1966, at a time when UK supermarkets were in their infancy. Concentrating on engineering, design and cabinet requirements to meet the demands of the developing market, we successfully fulfilled our ambition to provide refrigeration expertise to this sector of the industry. This success has continued through to the present day, marking fifty years of reputable trading. In 1985 the company was further enhanced when we acquired Ryan Refrigeration and today has a diverse and varied customer base within the refrigeration retail market.
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Our Head Office in London is home to our Engineering Design, Contracting, and Service & Maintenance divisions. This is complemented by our Display Equipment team in Gloucester and supported by our impressive nationwide service network. With a talented team of professionals backed by an excellent engineering team, we strive for constant development to ensure that our clients receive refrigeration products and services of the highest quality, thus ensuring a lasting, successful relationship between our company and our clients.
Sadly Fred passed away peacefully on Friday 16 April 2010 after a long battle with cancer. He is fondly remembered as one of the ‘larger than life’ characters to have graced our industry.
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Timeline
1966
Fred Jamieson purchases UPO refrigeration in Liverpool.
1979
Jayberg Refrigeration was formed by amalgamation of UPO in the north and Berglund in the south.
1985
Jayberg purchases Ryan-Refrigeration.
1987
The Company name Ryan-Jayberg is formed from amalgamation of Jayberg and Ryan.
1991
Ryan-Jayberg is purchased by MCI, a subsidiary of French water group Generale des Eaux.
1998
Ryan-Jayberg is purchased by Mansell Enterprises, a US investment company.
2006
Ryan-Jayberg Manufacturing is formed & opens Office in Highnam
2007
RJM Installs UK’s first water cooled commercial refrigeration retail site for Waitrose at Sandbach
2010
Ryan-Jayberg Installs their first environmentally friendly trans-critical CO2 system
2014
Head Office relocates to a new site at Coombe Hill House
2017
Installation of our first multi-temperature CO2 heat reclaim system
2019
Rebrand of Company website and logos
Board of Directors
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Rakesh Patel
Chairman
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Rakesh Patel
Chairman
Rakesh has been with Ryan-Jayberg for more than twenty-eight years. Originally responsible for managing the Finance, Company Secretarial and Administration functions within the business, his appointment to the role of Chairman in 2017 results in him currently overseeing and directing the board across all aspects of Ryan-Jayberg’s many activities, ensuring our principles are maintained and our service is to the highest standards.
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Colin Green
Managing Director
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Colin Green
Managing Director
Colin brings to Ryan-Jayberg over thirty-seven years of technical and operational refrigeration experience and is highly regarded in the refrigeration industry. Colin joined Ryan Jayberg in 2006 and was responsible for forming our RJM division which focuses on the development and supply of specialist refrigeration display equipment. He now oversees the business in its entirety to ensure we deliver the first-class standard of service that our customers expect.
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Richard Parr
Engineering Director
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Richard Parr
Engineering Director
From a young age Richard has always had a passion for design and engineering. Since joining Ryan Jayberg in 2009 he has carried out many roles within the contracting department progressing from Contracts Manager, Commercial & Design Manager and latterly being appointed to the board of Directors in 2017 where he now aligns engineering activities and projects with company goals and objectives, a key focus of which is to maximise efficiency, optimise and drive engineering excellence.
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Lee Pope
Contracts Director
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Lee Pope
Contracts Director
Lee joined Ryan-Jayberg in 2012 and has been working within the commercial refrigeration sector for over twenty-five years. Lee has contracting and installation experience across many client accounts which include Sainsburys, Waitrose, Marks & Spencer and Aldi. Lee’s main focus within the business is to build on long term client relationships and develop new client opportunities and continually define ways to increase customer satisfaction, whilst managing the delivery of the installation contracting teams.
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Maryanne Wilson
Finance Director
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Maryanne Wilson
Finance Director
Maryanne started at Ryan Jayberg in 1990, making her one of our longest serving team members. Having always played a pivotal role within the accounts department she is highly experienced in the general day to day management of Ryan Jayberg. During her long service she has seen many who work in the industry come and go only to return to the company again. She understands the demands of the refrigeration retail sector and looks forward to playing her part in taking Ryan Jayberg into the future.
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