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Family run for 45 years and rooted in the local community, Daw Refrigeration offers practical solutions that help businesses succeed and grow.

Built around a passion for engineering, the team are just as happy installing cutting-edge gear onto a dairy farm as they are kitting out an office space with bespoke air conditioning.

Brewers, cider makers, chefs, farmers, cheesemakers, fishermen and all the other unsung heroes - together they’re a creative bunch and we love helping them!

THE A-TEAM

  • Ollie Daw, Dairy Engineer and MD of Daw Refrigeration near Exeter, Devon

    OLLIE DAW

    MANAGING DIRECTOR

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    HILARY AYRE

    OFFICE MANAGER

  • A young man with light brown hair and a slight smile, wearing a black and blue DeLaval work jacket, standing outdoors near a red structure, holding a yellow tool with his right hand, with trees and a building in the background.

    CONNOR MOOR

    DAIRY SERVICES MANAGER

  • A middle-aged man with gray hair and glasses on his head, smiling and leaning on a yellow construction vehicle, possibly a fire truck or heavy machinery, outdoors with trees in the background.

    MARTIN CANN

    REFRIGERATION MANAGER

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    JOSH RUSSELL

    REFRIGERATION ENGINEER

  • A young man wearing a gray knit hat and a black and blue jacket standing indoors, with his hands on his hips, smiling at the camera.

    GABE JAMES

    APPRENTICE REFIGERATION ENGINEER

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    JACK JAMES

    APPRENTICE DAIRY ENGINEER

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    JOE WARRINGTON

    REFRIGERATION ENGINEER

  • A woman smiling outdoors in front of green foliage, wearing a black DeLaval vest over a white long sleeve shirt.

    ISOBEL BLACK

    ROBOTIC MILKING & PARLOUR SOLUTIONS

  • A man with short white hair wearing a navy blue sweatshirt with 'DAW' printed on it, standing outdoors in front of a brick wall and some equipment.

    GARY MOYES

    VEHICLE & STORE FOREMAN

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    MOLLY GREENHALF

    ADMIN ASSISTANT

WE’RE PROUD TO WORK WITH…

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CELEBRATING 45 YEARS

A LITTLE HISTORY_

DAW REFRIGERATION WAS STARTED BY CHRIS AND PENNY DAW 45 YEARS AGO. AFTER COMPLETING AN ENGINEERING APPRENTICESHIP WITH BT, ELDEST SON OLLIE JOINED THE TEAM IN 2011.

FAST FORWARD A COUPLE OF YEARS AND the OPPORTUNITY arose TO TAKE ON THE DELAVAL DEALERSHIP FOR MID DEVON - firstLY CONVENTIONAL MILKING EQUIPMENT in 2013, then ADDING ROBOTIC MILKING IN 2017. the operation has since EXPANDED TO COVER An AREA STRETCHING across devon, up INTO north cornwall and now somerset.

IN EARLY 2025, ollie OFFICIALLY TOOK OVER daw refrigeration AND WITH MARTIN AS HIS RIGHT HAND MAN, the NEXT CHAPTER IS NOW STARTING TO TAKE SHAPE.

MAINTAINING AN EVEN SPLIT BETWEEN AIR CONDITIONING AND COMMERCIAL REFRIGERATION, WHILST ALSO ENABLING FARMERS TO BECOME MORE EFFICIENT THROUGH USING ROBOTIC MILKING SYSTEMS, the business is VERY proud to back BRITISH farming AND BRITISH INDUSTRY.

WHETHER YOU’RE PLANNING A FARM UPGRADE, WOULD LIKE TO BRING A TURNKEY PROJECT TO LIFE, OR JUST NEED EXISTING EQUIPMENT SERVICED, WE HAVE THE EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE TO HELP ASSIST YOU.

OUR MOTTO - IF WE CAN, WE WILL.

Two men standing outdoors in front of a white company van with blue text on it. The men are wearing dark blue work shirts with the company logo. The man on the left has short dark hair, a beard, and is wearing gray pants. The man on the right has short gray hair, is clean-shaven, and is wearing dark blue work pants. They are standing on a parking lot with yellow lines.

WE’RE RECRUITING!

FANCY A NEW CHALLENGE….. AS our BUSINESS CONTINUES TO EXPAND WE’RE ON THE LOOK OUT FOR Trainee AND Qualified Engineers TO JOIN THE TEAM. WE OFFER EXCELLENT TRAINING AND COMPETITIVE RATES OF PAY.

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SUPPORTING BRITISH

FARMING

“every year we pick close to 15,000 apples and then tRANSFORM thIS into juice and also BOTTLED cider. to keep the fruit in pristine condition we DEPEND ON reliable temperature-CONTROLLED fridges. DAW REFRIGERATION BUILT these for us in 2018 and they have run perfectly ever since.”


mark smedley
four elms fruit farm, SIDMOUTH

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