DeLclima Promotes Sustainable Shopping

TREVISO, Italy, June 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --

Replacement of air conditioning units at Carrefour Group stores in Italy 

After the excellent start in 2014, the collaboration between DeLclima and Carrefour Italia has also continued in 2015.

Carrefour is the second largest retail group in the world in terms of revenue and sales, after the American Wal-Mart, and the first at the European level. It has a presence in 30 countries, mainly in the European Union, Brazil and Argentina, as well as in North Africa and Asia. In Italy it is the second largest national distributor, with a 2014 turnover of 5.262 billion euro, over 20,000 employees and 1,152 stores.

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For some time Carrefour Italy has been engaged in a process of sustainable development, which consists of taking initiatives to reduce the environmental impact of its activities.

To this end the policy of retrofitting facilities in existing stores, with particular focus on air conditioning, is aimed at reducing local CO2 emissions and improving energy performance, thus reducing running costs.

In 2014 HVAC systems renovation concerned 7 stores in Northern Italy, for a total of 20 DeLclima units installed; mainly chillers, heat pumps and roof top units, all supplied by Climaveneta.

The strong performance achieved in the first year of collaboration has resulted in the signing of new supply contracts also in 2015, for a total of 17 units to be installed in 11 stores.

Paolo Bussolotto, National Sales director at Climaveneta says "Working with large international groups such as Carrefour Italia is stimulating and satisfying. I mean stimulating to learn how these giants invest in green technologies today, including even better performance in air conditioning systems; it's satisfying to see how after the first project together, others always follow, confirming the reliability and high efficiency of DeLclima proposals."

DeLclima (DLC:IM) is specialized in Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (HVACR).

DeLclima designs, produces and markets innovative, energy efficient products and provides value added services for Indoor Climate Control in commercial buildings and for Refrigeration (ICC&R) of industrial processes and ICT applications through CLIMAVENETA and RC GROUP. DeLclima also operates in the radiator business through DL Radiators.

DeLclima companies share the mission of increasing well-being and industrial productivity by providing high efficiency, reliable, economically viable and eco-sustainable solutions, in particular by embracing renewable energy sources.

DeLclima manufactures in three continents and operates worldwide with subsidiaries, distributors and service companies, with particular focus in Europe, China and India. The company, headquartered in Italy, has been listed on the Milan Stock Exchange since 2012 and was previously the Professional Division of the De'Longhi group.

For more information, please see http://www.del-clima.com

SOURCE DeLclima S.p.A