• Ritchie Hires Director of Operations

    BLOOMINGTON, MN (May 29, 2018) – Ritchie Engineering Company, Inc., the leader in service tools for HVAC&R professionals and manufacturer of YELLOW JACKET® products, announces today the hiring of Chris Klope as director of operations. He assumed his new role on May 8th. In his new role, Mr. Klope will be responsible for overseeing the […]

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  • Ritchie Engineering Opens Office in the Netherlands

    BLOOMINGTON, MN (January 12, 2017) – Ritchie Engineering Company, Inc., the leading manufacturer of YELLOW JACKET® products for HVAC&R professionals, is opening a new European office in Amsterdam, Netherlands. To support this new office, Ritchie Engineering has hired Marc Schumacher as its European Sales and Business Development Manager. Schumacher will develop and support Ritchie Engineering’s […]

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  • Ritchie Hires Vice President of Sales and Marketing

    BLOOMINGTON, MN (January 3, 2017) – Ritchie Engineering Company, Inc., the leader in service tools for HVAC&R professionals and manufacturer of YELLOW JACKET® products, announces today the hiring of Gary Lampasona as vice president, domestic sales and marketing. He will assume his new role on January 9th. Gary will be responsible for driving product strategy […]

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  • Ritchie Engineering Signs Australian Authorized Distributor for Full Line of YELLOW JACKET® HVAC&R Refrigeration Service Tools

    Bloomington, MN (August 16, 2016) — YELLOW JACKET, the leader in service tools for HVAC/R professionals, is pleased to announce that the Company has signed an agreement for Australian distribution of its full line of YELLOW JACKET service tools. As an authorized YELLOW JACKET distributor, Sky Refrigeration Pty. Ltd. of Lilydale, Victoria, will represent the […]

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  • YELLOW JACKET Introduces Refrigerant Recovery Machine Designed to Meet Safety Requirements for R-32, R-1234yf and R-1234ze Refrigerants

    Bloomington, MN (July 8, 2016) — YELLOW JACKET, the leader in service tools for HVAC/R professionals, has released the 95764 Refrigerant Recovery Machine to address the drive to lower global warming potential refrigerants with increased flammability. This drive has necessitated the evolution of the market leading YELLOW JACKET® RecoverXLTTM recovery machine: The new RecoverXLT2-APTM Refrigerant […]

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  • Webinar: Use the Right Tools with Today’s Refrigerants to Maximize Your Next Retrofit

    Watch a video of our most recent webinar series in partnership with Honeywell. Summary Experts from Honeywell and Yellow Jacket will cover best practices when retrofitting with today’s refrigerants, working with refrigerant blends, and proper use and calibration of tools and equipment. Mike Tillman, president, RSC Mechanical, will share a contractor’s perspective on retrofits, tools […]

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