About Us

Allen Refrigeration Services Inc. has been in business for nearly fifty years. Our company was founded by Jim Allen, a U.S. Navy veteran who learned the complicated business of refrigeration during his service in the military. Following a prolonged labor dispute, Jim decided to open his own business in 1974. Allen Refrigeration Services was born, and a reputation for skilled workmanship and quality material soon followed.
Throughout the years, Allen Refrigeration Services Inc. has remained family-owned and operated. We have charted a course for the future that includes continued growth and more diversity in product and service offerings.

Company History

Jim Allen, founder of Allen Refrigeration Services, learned the intricacies of refrigeration while in the Navy. After his discharge, Jim was employed by a large refrigeration firm for many years, but a prolonged labor dispute in the early seventies prompted him to examine his alternatives. In 1974, encouraged by his father, Jim formed Allen Refrigeration Services, and a reputation for skilled workmanship and quality material soon developed.

By 1986, Allen Refrigeration Services had outgrown the original facility and relocated to Moore Rd. in Avon Lake. The new building provided space for a large sheet metal fabrication shop, an area for in-house repair of small equipment, a vehicle maintenance bay, plenty of warehouse storage space, and a large office area. Expansion into new market areas (such as digital controls) soon followed, and the birth of a dedicated residential, Allen Heating/Cooling, filled in another important piece of the picture.

Jim Allen’s family is now part of the firm and the assistance they provide allows their father to devote more time to field service, the work he enjoys most! A course has been charted for the future that includes continued growth and more diversity in product and service offerings.