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Penmann – 100% Food Industry Specialists

Penmann is one of the UK’s leading climatic control companies. The company designs and implements bespoke cooling technology solutions for many of the UK’s most significant and well-respected food and drinks brands. It’s a role we have been performing for over 45 years and during this time, as 100% Food Industry Specialists, we have earned an excellent reputation for service and delivery as evidenced by the testimonials and recommendations we receive from you.

Our roots

Established in Yorkshire 1975 by their Father, today the business remains in family hands under the direction of his sons Damian and John Kirwin. The first significant contact was won by Penmann in 1977 when United Biscuits placed a major order for a potato store in Grimsby. This literally established the Penmann business. United Biscuits are still customers today, along with KP, now part of Intersnack, McVitie’s, part of Pladis and Rowntree Mackintosh, part of Nestlé.

Penmann’s traditional Yorkshire values and transparent, down to earth ways of doing business have built strong foundations for the reputation of our company.

Our expertise and customer service ethic are important contributors to retaining and developing business from Blue Chip food producers with single and multi-site operations throughout the UK.

Our team

Our success is built on teamwork. People are the biggest assets of our business. Every member of the Penmann team has embraced the changes we have made in working practices due to the pandemic and together, we have developed even stronger bonds.

As a team we have 5 key behaviours that define our values and beliefs, against which we want to be measured at all times: Friendly, Respectful, Integrity, Adaptable and Reliable. We call this FRIAR!

We have a jointly agreed CSR policy that gives each member an extra day of leave to volunteer at a project or charity of their choice. In addition, we donate a percentage of all our sales to chosen charities whose values align with our own.

The Environment

Our systems and solutions are designed to deliver cost, efficiency and energy savings to our clients. Energy and the Environment are high on our strategic agenda. The Penmann Green Team is charged with investigating our Environmental Impact and how we can improve this across our business and our external partners by:

  • Agreeing a strategy to determine and monitor our own environmental impact on others including our supply chain, including gaining a better understanding of our client’s environmental strategies.
  • Focusing on improving the energy efficiency of Penmann designs and installations.
  • Examining the use of different refrigerants and Insulation materials and their effect on the environment.

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Innovation and Technical Excellence

We aim to get the best performance out of your existing systems and infrastructure by introducing clever upgrades where possible, as well as specifying and installing new systems.

The Penmann team has a reputation for being ‘good at the difficult’. We are experts in working in sensitive and live facilities ensuring that your production processes remain unaffected as much as possible during installations.

We’ve done all this for national leaders in the food and drinks industry – and we can do it for you.

For efficient cooling and heating solutions, give our friendly team a call on 0113 202 7300

Testimonials

The service you provide through Penmann is always thorough, thoughtful and designed for a duty and service level that reflects the demanding 24/7/364 days operation we run here, and we therefore always call you first when manufacturing problems need specialised and bespoke HVAC solutions.

Robin Wright, Projects Manager, Bakkavor Desserts Newark

All installation work was performed on time and to a high standard. The installation team, ensured that they worked safely and that the safety of others around the working area was considered at all times.

Michael Clifford, Engineering Manager, Britvic Soft Drinks

We are very happy with the cooling tunnels designed and supplied by Penmann. All projects have been undertaken in an extremely efficient manner and have been delivered on time and on budget, and we have been particularly pleased with the performance of the tunnels.

Stephen Graves Factory Engineering Manager, Müller Dairy

We have worked with Penmann on projects across all our UK sites. Their attention to detail is evident throughout each project.

The phrase ‘Turnkey Solution’ is used extensively in projects, but never has it been better suited than for describing a project by Penmann.

Tom Mitson, Lantmännen Unibake

Arla was pleased to engage the services of a locally based company on such a prestigious project. Penmann were able to work seamlessly with us to deliver a high quality product.

Tim Hutchinson, Project Manager, Arla Foods Stourton

We found Penmann to have an excellent understanding not only of air conditioning and refrigeration but also of the production process and the logistics that surround it. All timescales were achieved and the systems are working well. I would have no hesitation in recommending Penmann to others.

David Underdown, Sales Director, Rachels Dairy