Hudson Technologies, Inc.,
Begins
Service Depot Rollout in Houston, TexaS
Depot
will offer Hudson’s Unique On-Site Services that Reduce Downtime
and Improve Energy Efficiency of Large Cooling and Refrigeration
Systems; Hudson forms Alliance with Johnson Supply Company to
Serve South Texas
PEARL RIVER, New York––Hudson Technologies, Inc.,
(NASDAQ: HDSN), a service provider to the comfort cooling and
refrigeration industry, today announced the opening of a
rapid-response depot in Houston, Texas that will offer the company's
patented service, which improves energy efficiency and reduces
downtime of large tonnage cooling systems.
The depot is the first opened under a nationwide rollout
program announced by the company in November.
Hudson’s Texas depot has been formed through an alliance
with Johnson Supply Company, a major distributor of heating and air
conditioning equipment in Texas.
Hudson will deploy its patented service equipment and trained
personnel from Johnson’s Houston-Stoney Brook location.
The depot will offer Hudson’s proprietary services to
Johnson’s mechanical contractor, industrial and OEM service
company customers in south Texas.
“The establishment of this location is an important
milestone for the company,” said Kevin J. Zugibe, Hudson’s
chairman and chief executive officer.
“We believe our depot program will allow us to aggressively
develop strategic markets for our rapid response services. We are planning the rollout of additional depots during 1999,
targeting regions of the country that have a high percentage of
large comfort and process cooling systems."
Hudson's Houston depot will be staffed with experienced
technicians and equipped with rapid-recovery vehicles and the
company's patented ZugiBeast™ refrigerant decontamination system.
The company's unique technology and specialty services are
designed to remove impurities frequently found in the refrigeration
circuits of large comfort cooling and process refrigeration systems
that deteriorate performance, cause air conditioning system outages
and interrupt production. Hudson's
system removes impurities rapidly and can operate as cooling systems
continue to function, offering very significant savings to
customers. This
breakthrough technology has reduced downtime by as much as 80 % when
compared with conventional repair methods.
“The Hudson-Johnson alliance will focus on the chemical and
process industries within the greater Houston area,” said Mike
Kitchens, Johnson Supply’s vice president of marketing.
“This alliance will allow us to increase the scope of our
services.”
Johnson Supply, established in 1953 and headquartered in
Houston, Texas, is a wholesale distributor of heating, ventilating
and air conditioning equipment in addition to related parts supplies
and services. With 19
locations, Johnson Supply serves customers throughout south Texas.
Founded in 1991, Hudson Technologies, Inc., has developed
proprietary technology that greatly reduces the downtime and costs
associated with maintaining, operating and repairing large chiller
and reciprocating systems for process and comfort cooling.
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statements, which are not historical facts, contained in this press
release are forward-looking statements that involve risks and
uncertainties, including but not limited to, changes in the markets
for refrigerants, regulatory and economic factors, increased
competition, the nature of supplier or customer arrangements which
become available to the company in the future, adverse weather
conditions, technological obsolescence and potential environmental
liability. The company’s actual results may differ materially from
the results discussed in any forward-looking statements.
Contact:Troy
McCombs
Coltrin & Associates
(212)
221-1616 |
Brian
Coleman
Hudson Technologies
(845)
735-6000 |