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Our Team
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Our company has a staff of over 30 people. Some of our key members are:
Shayne Murphy who is the company’s Managing Directors’
Shayne has years of experience in the field of refrigeration and air conditioning.
Martin Dunningham who is our Contracts Manager.
Martin looks after all installations and oversees the smooth running of the whole installations department.
Scott Klem who is our Service Manager who is hands-on with the team of service engineers, tradesmen and apprentices.
Struan Mockford who is our sales engineer.
Struan is responsible for sales consultation and installation management of air conditioning and small refrigeration.
Kate and Lara who run our reception and office.
Mike McIvor who heads our Industrial Refrigeration Team.
The rest of our team is made up of approximately 15 hard-working refrigeration technicians.
Refrigeration Air Conditioning Companies Association (R.A.C.C.A)
Hawke’s Bay Refrigeration Ltd is an active member of R.A.C.C.A as well as the IRHACE
(Institute of Refrigeration Heating and Air Conditioning Engineers of New Zealand).
Both of these organisations work together to promote, control and steer the refrigeration industry.
Hawke's Bay Refrigeration (2005) Limited is a Hawke's Bay owned and operated company specializing in all aspects
of Domestic, commercial and industrial refrigeration.
We design and install refrigeration and air conditioning systems, and provide maintenance and service contracts to suit our clients requirements.
Our company provides a wide range of industries, from office and home air conditioning, to orchard coolstores,
controlled atmosphere rooms, and even winery refrigeration systems.
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Our Awards
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Tony Barnard Award – 1999
The New Zealand National Committee of the International Institute of Refrigeration in conjunction
with the sponsors, the Electricity Corporation of New Zealand (ECNZ) and APV (NZ) Ltd, is proud to
announce that the winner of the 1999 Technology by a Young Person is: Shayne Murphy
The Tony Barnard Award is awarded biannually to a person under 40 years old judged to have made a significant
contribution to research and development in refrigeration in New Zealand in recent years.
The prize is named after Tony Barnard, who in both United Kingdom and New Zealand, and is intended
to acknowledge all whose who recognise that the future of the industry depends on the skill and dedication
of the coming generation of refrigeration engineers.
Shayne has been co-owner of Hawke’s Bay Refrigeration Limited since the demise of Supercool Refrigeration.
Shayne’s work has been characterised by both his willingness to try new ideas rather than always following
conventional wisdom, and his determination to make the new ideas work effectively for the customer.
Two particular examples stand out.
First, in association with Whakatu Coldstores, he was among the first in New Zealand after the Apple and
Pear Board to successfully install glycol chillers to provide the accurate temperature control for fruit
controlled atmosphere (CA) stores. This followed earlier installations where he was one of the first to
use a combination of the then new electronic expansion valves and evaporator pressure regulation valves to
give tight temperature control in CA stores. Hawke’s Bay Refrigeration Limited remains heavily involved
in installing and servicing CA facilities including the specialised maintenance of CA shipping containers.
Second, in association with Progressive Meats, he installed and commissioned the first full-scale reverse
air flow carcass chillers in New Zealand (air flows from floor to ceiling). In this case, he took what was
only a concept proposed by MIRINZ and turned it into a successful reality that has now been successfully
repeated 4 times.
The combination of Shayne’s ongoing management of a successful refrigeration contracting company
and his willingness to operate slightly “outside the envelope” to benefit his customers mean that
his award is well deserved.
Presented by Mark de Vries (APV NZ Ltd).
Citation written by Don Cleland, Professor, Massey University.
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