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Introduction
KIDE S.Coop. is a company dedicated to the manufacturing, commercialization and installation of commercial and industrial cold rooms. The different products integrating the cold rooms -insulated panels, refrigeration doors and refrigeration equipment- are manufactured as different business lines in three different factories located in Berriatua (2) and Zestoa (1) in Northern Spain, near the French border and the international port and airport of Bilbao.

Description and Location
KIDE S.Coop. began in Ondarroa (Bizkaia – Spain) 31 years ago. The company started its industrial activity a short time later in Berriatua, where its main headquarters are still located today with 125 workers and a turnover that has been between 20 and 30 million euro annually during the last 10 years. Taking into account subsidiary companies and international offices, the KIDE group has approximately 200 workers.

KIDE S.Coop. has 8 commercial offices in Spain and international commercial offices in France, Portugal, Mexico, Cuba and Russia.

The company also has three subsidiary companies:


 * Hotzamon:
 * Located in Spain and dedicated to turn key projects for refrigeration and agroindustrial plants.


 * KEDI Refrigeration Equipment (Kunshan) Co. Ltd.:
 * Located in China and dedicated to manufacturing and commercialization of refrigeration equipment for the Chinese and Asian markets.


 * KIDE India Privated Limited:
 * Located in India and dedicated to manufacturing, commercialization and installation of industrial insulated panels for the Indian market.

KIDE S.Coop. is also associated with other companies in the MONDRAGON Corporation, which is the main business group in the Basque Country and among the 10 biggest Spanish business groups.

History and present activity
The origins of the company go back to 1975, when KIDE was established, specializing in the manufacture and marketing of different products for the growing supermarket industry.

During the 1980’s the Company grew, by incorporating new technologies, which at that time did not exist in the Spanish Market. In the beginning of this decade the company also began specializing in the cold rooms industry. This enabled KIDE to establish branches throughout Spain and to build a robust brand in this sector as a specialized manufacturer able to provide the best technical solutions for its clients.

KIDE, directly or through its subsidiaries, has carried out the installation of all types of refrigeration plants for the food industry, such as slaughterhouses, fish processing plants, dairy production, fruit and vegetable processing plants, ice factories and freezing plants. The company played a main role in the development of the National Refrigeration Network in Spain, establishing KIDE as market leader in the Refrigeration and Agro-industrial processing installations.

KIDE was also the first Spanish company in this sector to expand abroad. France and Portugal were goal markets since the company’s beginning and, especially during the 90’s, many projects were executed in distant countries. The expansion of exports with projects being executed abroad, led in the beginning of the XXI century to the establishment of an International Development Division, whose success since 2005 has included the start-up of factories in Asian countries and opening offices around the world.

Important international projects for Central Kitchens, Refrigerating Plants, Logistic Centers, etc. have been developed in countries as Mexico, Sweden, Poland, Angola, etc. directly or through subsidiaries

With more than 30 years of experience, having executed more than 15,000 installations in 52 countries on five continents, in continuous expansion, the KIDE group currently has a solid commercial network, both national and international. KIDE has manufactured refrigeration plants of over 20,000 m3, employing an extensive team of 200 employees, including more than 20 engineers offering permanent technical assistance, training and technical support. The company has its own Research and Development Division, where work is carried out in order to improve the system engineering, installations and information applicable to refrigeration technology and thus maintaining KIDE at the vanguard of refrigeration and insulation technique. This, together with modern management systems and the support of the MONDRAGON Corporation, allows the company to respond promptly and with flexibility to the needs of the market.

KIDE was the first Spanish company in the sector to obtain the ISO 9001 Certificate and the first European company in the sector to obtain the ISO 14001 Certificate. All the products manufactured fulfill the European regulations and many of the products are considered by the specialists as “the best quality solution” in its sector.

Fields of activity
The activity of KIDE is mainly concentrated in the following branches:


 * Cold Rooms
 * Modular cold rooms manufacturing, with the innovative Universal Cold Room as its latest development.


 * Panels
 * Industrial panel manufacturing, including thicknesses from 60 to 200 mm for the PUF insulation panel, as well as fire proof and acoustic panel.


 * Doors
 * Commercial and Industrial doors for the agro-industrial and distribution industry.


 * Refrigeration Equipments
 * Refrigeration equipment manufacturing and Industrial Refrigeration Systems: with recognized products such as KIDEblock, KIDEroof, KIDEsplit or KIDEpack


 * Cold Storage and Agro-industrial Plants
 * Design, manufacturing, supply, installation, commissioning, start-up and training in the following Slaughterhouses; Fruit and vegetable plants; Fishing and by-products industries; Dairy by-products lines; Refrigerating, Freezing and Storing plants for perishable products; Flakes, plates, cubes and blocks Ice Factories; and Collection centers.


 * Management of Agro-industrial Plants
 * Offering a management service of the projects carried out in direct collaboration with the owner. Thus, in addition to establishing the industrial plant, the company is able to prove the product by managing the operational start up in collaboration with the customer, offering also management systems and remote computing.