DAW REF CELEBRATES 45 YEARS!

IT’S SURREAL TO THINK, BUT 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 (VMS) 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, AND CONNOR HIS LEFT, THE NEXT CHAPTER IS NOW STARTING TO TAKE SHAPE.

the company also supports some of the region’s best-known food and drink businesses with commercial refrigeration, ventilation and engineering serviceS, WITH Clients including Quicke’s Cheese, Riverford Organic, Sandford Orchards, Denhay Bacon, Ben’s Farm Shop, Complete Meats and Hanlons Brewery.

MAINTAINING AN EVEN SPLIT BETWEEN AIR CONDITIONING, COMMERCIAL REFRIGERATION AND INSTALLING ROBOTIC MILKING SYSTEMS, THE BUSINESS IS VERY PROUD TO BACK BRITISH FARMING AND ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE IN DEVON.

WHETHER YOU’RE PLANNING A FARM UPGRADE, NEED A RETAIL SPACE KITTED OUT OR JUST WANT EXISTING EQUIPMENT SERVICED, WE HAVE THE EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE TO HELP ASSIST YOU.

OUR MOTTO - IF WE CAN, WE WILL.

On 29th July, Daw Ref was shortlisted in the British Farming Awards 2026 for best ‘agricultural supplier of the year’…. Fingers crossed for 15th October!

www.britishfarmingawards.co.uk