LOOKING TO THE EAST Secop is a leading manufacturer of hermetic compressors for household, light commercial and mobile cooling applications. Joseph Altham spoke to Tommy Hansen, Secop’s vice-president of sales, and Jesper Daugaard, Secop’s marketing director, to find out about a company with a strong footprint in both Europe and Asia.
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compressor is a special type of pump which is used in a refrigeration system. Secop supplies compressors to major European manufacturers of domestic fridges and freezers. The company also makes compressors for light commercial applications such as water coolers, display cabinets and supermarket freezers. Together these two segments account for around 90 per cent of the company’s sales. The third area of Secop’s operations is mobile cooling. Here, the company offers compressors for a wide range of purposes, from battery cooling for Telecom to 1000 litre van boxes for food transportation. Secop previously belonged to the Danish company Danfoss Group, when it was known as Danfoss Household Compressors. In 2010, the business got its new name after it was acquired by the Munich-based Industry Europe 99
