Industrial Refrigeration Pros (IR Pros) has partnered with Prairie HVAC/R, establishing its first operating company in Canada and its first venture outside the United States. Prairie HVAC/R brings more than 20 years of experience in refrigeration, ice plants and mechanical solutions, as well as Canadian manufacturing and cold-climate expertise.
Prairie HVAC/R designs, builds, installs and services artificial ice plants, industrial refrigeration systems, commercial HVAC, controls and automation, alternative-energy systems and electrical infrastructure. The company also manufactures ENVIROFREEZE low-charge packaged ammonia chillers and RINK LINK remote ice-plant controls for arenas and curling facilities.
The combined platform will provide refrigeration engineering and construction, packaged system manufacturing, controls and automation, mechanical-integrity and compliance support, electrical services, cold-storage construction and insulated metal panel systems. IR Pros’ capabilities also include RefrigAgent, an AI-enabled compliance platform that converts P&IDs into IIAR 6 mechanical-integrity plans.
Prairie HVAC/R will retain its name, leadership and current team. The companies plan to triple manufacturing capacity over the next couple of years and add 20–30 employees in Manitoba and across Canada. They also plan to collaborate on cross-border projects. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
“We did not enter Canada simply to put a pin on a map. We entered with a company that knows how to engineer, manufacture and service mission-critical systems in one of the world’s most demanding climates. Prairie HVAC/R gives us the people, technology and credibility to create real value for customers on both sides of the border,” said Curtis Czemeres, Chief Executive Officer of IR Pros.
