The strategic association willenable the Indian defence HVAC&R leader to provide advanced oil-freechillers to meet the demand for more efficient cooling solutions in the datacentre segment in the country.

Shree Refrigerations Limited (SRL),a leading player in cooling solutions serving the Defence sector, has announceda strategic association with Smardt Chillers Pte Ltd., the global leader inoil-free chillers for data centre cooling solutions. Through this strategicassociation, SRL will bring state-of-the-art magnetic bearing chillertechnology, specially designed for mission-critical data centre applications. TheMoU was executed through Trezor Technologies Pvt. Ltd., a wholly-owned SRLsubsidiary.

Speaking on the development, R. G. Shende,Chairman and Managing Director, Shree Refrigerations Limited said, “Data Centresdemand the highest levels of efficiency and uptime. Our association with Smardtallows us to deliver cutting-edge magnetic bearing chiller technology to Indiancustomers, strengthening our commitment to deliver efficient and reliablecooling solutions for mission-critical infrastructure. Since we already havedeep expertise in serving critical sectors, equipping India’s frontlinewarships and submarines, we are confident of providing tremendous value to thegrowing data centre segment in India.”

This portfolio expansion opens newopportunities beyond SRL’s traditional defence base, adding a strong andscalable growth engine in the commercial cooling segment. Over the next threeyears, SRL expects this vertical to contribute 10–15 per cent revenues,creating a balanced business mix while unlocking additional growth and marginpotential.