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www.refricenter.net
Serving South Florida’s Cooling Needs Since 1971
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Welcome to Refricenter. We are a single-source, full-line HVACR distributor serving residential and commercial contractors as well as other distributors within our export network. Our family-owned and operated business is rich in history and goes beyond the opening of our first warehouse in 1971.
Our ability to serve a vast base of English and Spanish-speaking customers with a reputation for excellence in service spans decades—with consistency. Because we are local and independent, Refricenter offers the care and flexibility larger conglomerates simply cannot compete with.
We appreciate the time you have taken to consider us as a valuable partner in your operation. Refricenter is eager to gain your trust through each contact and is committed to a long-term relationship.
Christian Hernandez, COO; Cirilo Hernandez, CEO; and Jose Hernandez, President
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SHEADQUARTERS7101 NW 43rd StreetMiami, FL 33166305-477-8880
NORTH27 NE 179th StreetNorth Miami Beach, FL 33162305-652-3331
SOUTH8884 SW 129th StreetMiami, FL 33176305-251-9675
WEST7360 NW 58 StreetMiami, FL 33166305-477-9675
REFRI-AIRAPPLIANCE PARTS7145 SW 8th StreetMiami, FL 33144305-266-7445
HIALEAH3599 NW 54th StreetMiami, FL 33142305-633-1535
TAMIAMI13500 SW 131st StreetMiami, 33186786-360-0660
BROWARD2601-A Gateway DrivePompano Beach, FL 33069954-968-1010
PORT ST. LUCIE665 NW Enterprise DrivePort St. Lucie, FL 34986772-879-7800
WEST PALM BEACH1685 Florida Mango Road NorthWest Palm Beach, FL 33409561-689-8075
SOUTH FLORIDA
DOMINICAN REPUBLICPUERTO RICO
The One-Stop AC Shop
Refricenter maintains 10 convenient locations, serving south Florida, the Keys and throughout St. Lucie County. We continue to grow and invest in facilities as the demand for our products and services evolves. We are a third- generation entity and work hard to ensure your success.
Refricenter is a popular resource that goes beyond Florida. Our export department services the Caribbean, Central and South America. Our ability to consolidate mixed shipments affords our customers the opportunity to better manage your cash flow, compared to having to buy the large volumes that come with working directly with an OEM.
Refricenter also has sister companies located in the Dominican Republic, under the name Refripartes, as well as in Puerto Rico, under the name Refricentro. You
can visit their webpages at www.refripartes.com.do and www.refricentro.com.
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EAll Your HVAC Needs at Competitive Prices
Refricenter is a single-source, full-line distributor—carrying everything the HVACR technician requires, from equipment to parts, tools and supplies. We have more than $15 million in inventory, stocking the spare parts needed to help keep your operation looking good.
• 10 Convenient Locations• 10,000+ Products…In Stock• Top Manufacturers
• Expert Sales Team• Quick & Accurate Quotes
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At Refricenter, our greatest asset has always been our outstanding workforce. Our employees are the heart of our success and the reason why we are able to build strong relationships with our valued customers and manufacturing partners.
Our team is tenacious in our efforts to ensure your success. Today’s distribution chain is global and competitive. Refricenter is up against operations that slash pricing to simply gain your dollar. Our people are value-added and work hard to make sure you have all the right solutions that address your specific application—maximizing your success.
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Refricenter is a value-added business. We believe our business is unsurpassed when it comes to the complete package—full-line products, expert staff, the right solutions—all at a competitive price that is consistent, spanning decades.
The HVACR industry is ever-changing and evolving as innovative products launch. We are always at the leading edge of change. With change, the demands of needed services increase. Refricenter is committed to offering services that help keep your operation competitive. Let us know if there is something we can do to help give your business the needed edge.
• Serving as Your Stock Room, So You Don’t Have To
• Packaging/Kitting Materials for Your Jobsite
• Free Jobsite Delivery
• Bilingual Support…Maximizing Accuracy
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Refricenter is always looking for ways to support your operation and optimize efficiencies. One of the ways we do this is by providing insulation cutting equipment and an endless supply of product for our valued customers to use. You don’t have to make space for it, invest in it or stock it.
Make your custom cuts at a clean and organized satellite extension of your business. Not to mention, you won’t have to go very far for additional supplies. We stock them, so you don’t have to!
Fiberglass Insulation Cut Efficiently & Correctly
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YRefricenter was originally founded in 1957 in Havana, Cuba under the name “Almacenes Refricentro” by Cirilo C. Hernandez. Due to the changing political climate in Cuba during the early 1960s, Cirilo left the place he’d always called home in the hopes of finding better opportunities for his business. Having left Cuba with nothing, he re-established Refricentro in Puerto Rico thanks to a small loan he received from a friend he knew at Citibank. Obviously, since he had nothing to his name, that was the most the bank was willing to offer him, yet that was the foundation for opening his first “Refricentro” branch in Hato Rey, San Juan, Puerto Rico in 1964.
Cirilo states that one of the main reasons he was able to get his business off the ground was because factories like Mueller Industries, Danfoss and Tecumseh had confidence in his character due to their experience working with him when he was still operating in Cuba. When the political situation took a turn for the worse, many companies in Cuba decided not to pay their bills and blamed it on the government. Cirilo always paid his debts, and that’s why reputable companies felt comfortable extending him credit to get his business going.
After its forced transition to Puerto Rico, and successfully turning Refricentro into a nine-employee, two-branch operation, Cirilo decided that it was time to expand the company. In 1971, the company acquired its first warehouse in the United States in Miami, Florida. Originally, the warehouse was used as a hub to consolidate orders from various vendors in an attempt to reduce freight costs to Puerto Rico.
Out of that very warehouse, Cirilo opened an export sales office that began serving customers in the Caribbean and Latin America. Once that business started moving more volume, it became logical to open the first local sales counter to the Miami market. Not too long after, Cirilo expanded the company’s operations into the Dominican Republic, founding the company “Refripartes S.A.”
Through the 80s, 90s and into the new millennium, Refricenter and its sister companies continued a consistent growth across the territories that we serve, building long-lasting relationships with local contractors. Between constantly expanding our product offerings and services, adding more locations and using the highest quality suppliers, Refricenter has long been driven by the idea of being the one-stop shop for all HVACR needs.
Today, Refricenter and its sister companies, Refricentro and Refripartes, have approximately 300 employees that span South Florida, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. With 10 branches in the Florida market, 18 in Puerto Rico and 16 in the Dominican Republic, Refricenter has become a major influence in the air conditioning and refrigeration industry throughout Florida and the Caribbean. Hispanic Business, a California-based business magazine, named Refricenter the 59th largest Hispanic-owned company in the United States in 2013.
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ACE CHEMICALS Coil Cleaner
AIR PRODUCTS Smoke Detectors
AMERICAN LOUVER Plastic In Cone Diffusers
ANACONDAVibration Absorbers, Heat Exchangers
AQUACAL PVC Fittings
ARKEMA Refrigerants
ATCO RUBBER PRODUCTS Flexible Fiberglass Duct
ATKORE PLASTICS PVC Tubing
AVERY DENNISON Aluminum & Cloth Tapes
BERRY PLASTICS Aluminum & Cloth Tapes
BOHN Refrigeration Condensing Units, Evaporators
& Air-Cooled Condensers
BOSTITCH Staples & Staple Guns
BRYANTHeating & Cooling Equipment (part of the Carrier group of global-leading A/C brands) from 1.5 through 20 tons.
Residential & Commercial Equipment in stock
CHEMOURS Refrigerants
CLASSIC
Heat Pump Mini-Split Inverter Systems
CLIMATEMASTER Water Source Heat Pumps
DESIGN POLYMERICS Mastic Sealants
DIVERSITECH Air Conditioning Parts
DURO DYNE Accessories & Tools for the fabrication of Fiberglass & Metal Ducts
EASYHEAT Resistance Heaters for Condensate Drains in Low-Temp Refrigeration
EDWARDS COILS Coaxial Heat Exchangers
ELKHART PRODUCTS Copper Fittings
EMERSONExpansion Valves, Solenoid Valves, Filter Dryers,
Sight Glasses, Replacement Cores
ERIE Two & Three-Way Motorized Water Valves
FANTECH Ventilation Products
FIELDPIECE Anemometers, Voltmeters, HVAC Instruments, Laser Thermometers
FIRST CO. Hydronic, DX Fan Coils & Air Handlers through 20 Tons
GOSS Welding Equipment
GRILLE TECH Grilles & Registers
HART & COOLEY Flexible Fiberglass Duct
HARTELL Exact Replacement Pumps for Ice Machines
HENRY Ball Valves
JPL Flexible Fiberglass Duct
J.W. HARRIS Soldering Rods, Flux
HONEYWELL Thermostats, Controls & Refrigerants
ICE-O-MATIC Ice Machines
ICOR Refrigerants
JOHNS MANVILLE HVAC Insulation Products
JOHNSON CONTROLS Pressure Controls
K-FLEX USA Rubber Insulation
KASON Hinges, Latches & Lamps for Walk-In Coolers
LAU Fan Blades & Blower Wheels
LITTLE GIANT Condensate Pumps
LG Single Zone & Multi-Zone Inverter Systems
LLOYD INDUSTRIES Fire Dampers
LUCAS-MILHAUPT Silver Solder
MALCO Tools for Sheet Metal & Fiberglass Work
METAL-FAB Gas Vent Pipes & Caps
METALLUM Grilles, Registers, Diffusers
MIAMI TECH Metal Pipes, Collars, Fire Dampers, Cans
MERKLE-KORFF Unit Bearing Motors
NU-CALGON AC Flush & Sealants
OWENS CORNING Fiberglass Insulation, Duct Board, Wrap, Liners
PARAGON Timers
RANCO Thermostats & Pressure Controls
RCDAdhesives & Sealants
RECTORSEAL Safety Switches
RGF Residential & Commercial Air Treatment
RITCHIE (YELLOW JACKET)Refrigeration Tools & Vacuum Pumps
ROBINAIRRefrigeration Tools & Vacuum Pumps
SAUERMANN Condensate Pumps
SHURTAPE Aluminum & Cloth Tapes
SOUTHWIRE Thermostat Wire/Control Cables
TECUMSEHAir Conditioning Compressors, Refrigeration
Compressors & Condensing Units
TEREX Lifts
TGMContractors, Capacitors, Transformers, Relays, Motors
TIFElectronic Scale, Leak Detectors
UNIWELDWelding Equipment & Accessories
U.S. MOTORS AC Motors
VERMETTELifts
WHITE-RODGERSThermostats, Relays
WITTRefrigeration Condensing Units,
Evaporators & Air-Cooled Condensors
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Refricenter maintains strong relationships with the industry’s most reliable manufacturers. Our reputation and large customer base gives us the ability to leverage competitive pricing—with consistency—so you don’t have to continuously shop for the best deal.
Refricenter values our vendor relationships as much as our customer relationships. Our customers are important, and our vendors are equally important. We understand that you need solid relationships on both sides to be successful as a distributor.
We work closely with our manufacturing partners to ensure you have the solutions that best fit your specific needs. Refricenter also makes sure you have the complete understanding of equipment by offering training for your team.
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FLEXIBLE BEND-TO-FIT DEFROST HEATERS
MOTORIZED DAMPERS
DUCT FANS
FAN BLADES
BLOWERS
MOTORS, MOTOR MOUNTS & ACCESSORIES
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• A Single Source, Full-Line HVACR Equipment, Parts, Tools & Supplies Distributor
• Most Reliable Manufacturers
• Serving South Florida, the Keys through St. Lucie County
• Affiliate Companies in Dominican Republic & Puerto Rico
• 10,000+ Products...In Stock
• Bilingual Operation
• Expert Workforce
• Quick & Accurate Solutions
• Value-Added Services
• Custom Fiberglass Cutting
• Delivery Fleet
• www.refricenter.net