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José Bernad, S.L. · Albacete (Spain) · Since 1987

Industrial refrigeration specialists since 1987

We design, install and maintain refrigeration installations for the food industry: cold rooms and freezing rooms, drying rooms and industrial refrigeration with CO₂, ammonia, glycol or freon. With our own technical service.

1987Since
+20,700Customers
+2,500Projects
18Countries
OwnTech service

Years speak for us

From Albacete, serving the food industry

Since 1987, our experience equipping the food industry makes us specialists in industrial refrigeration and cold rooms.

We are guided by responsibility, service, commitment, innovation, satisfaction and development. We adapt to each customer’s needs, with quality as our main goal and continuous improvement to remain a benchmark in the sector.

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Our story

Every story has a beginning

José Bernad, S.L. was founded in 1987 in Albacete (Spain) as a company focused on the meat industry.

1987

Founded in Albacete

We started by serving the local meat industry.

Castilla-La Mancha

Growing in the region

We soon extended our activity to the rest of Castilla-La Mancha.

Today

National and international

A benchmark in food industry equipment, with customers all over Spain and presence in 18 countries.

Our beginnings
Façade of one of the first José Bernad, S.L. shops, with signs reading shop fittings, scales and machineryShop window of one of the first José Bernad, S.L. shops (shop fittings)Early José Bernad, S.L. shop with signs reading scales and industrial refrigeration
The first José Bernad, S.L. shops: shop fittings, scales, machinery and industrial refrigeration.
TodayAerial view of the Bernad buildings (Refrigeration · Air conditioning · Machinery) at the Campollano Business Park, Albacete
Our facilities at the Campollano Business Park (Albacete): refrigeration, air conditioning and machinery. More than 20,700 customers and 2,500 projects in 18 countries.

What we do

Our core business is industrial refrigeration. We complete it with overhead rail systems, protections and stainless steel machinery so the whole plant works smoothly.

Industrial refrigeration
Our speciality

Industrial refrigeration

Turnkey refrigeration installations: study, design, execution, commissioning and maintenance.

See cold rooms →
Birrail overhead rail
Slaughterhouses

Birrail overhead rail

We design and manufacture overhead meat transport systems that save time, optimise space and make work easier.

See Birrail →
Industrial protections
Industrial protection

Industrial protections

Bollards and protections for walls, doors, pillars and racking against impacts from trolleys and pallet trucks.

See protections →
Stainless steel machinery
Stainless steel

Stainless steel machinery

We manufacture stainless steel machinery and tools for slaughterhouses, butcher shops and sausage making.

See the online shop →

Why choose us

40 years delivering refrigeration installations for the food industry.

Our own technical service

Specialised technical service with our own technicians for the maintenance and repair of your installation.

Authorised by the Regional Ministry of Industry

Authorised by the Regional Ministry of Industry and Technology (Castilla-La Mancha):

  • Refrigeration and air-conditioning installer, maintainer and repairer
  • Heating, air-conditioning and DHW installer, maintainer and repairer
  • Weighing equipment repairer and distributor

Turnkey projects

From study and design to execution, commissioning and maintenance: one single contact.

Members of Asofrío and AEFYT

We belong to the Spanish associations of refrigeration companies and technologies.

Accredited installer – Calor y Frío

Accredited as installers on the caloryfrio.com platform.

Since 1987

Industrial refrigeration specialists for the food industry for 40 years.

Memberships & accreditationsAsofríoAEFYTInstalador acreditado Calor y Frío
The José Bernad, S.L. team

Who is behind José Bernad, S.L.?

We know how important it is to have a well-qualified, well-organised team to successfully meet the challenges our customers bring us every day.

Since the beginning we have known that, beyond qualifications and organisation, it is essential for our team to be a family. That is how we encourage collaboration and synergies to find solutions to difficult problems.

See our projects →
José Bernad, S.L. building in Albacete
Our premises at Campollano Business Park (Albacete, Spain)
Refrigeration machine room installed by Bernad
Machine room of a refrigeration installation for the meat industry

They trust us

Some of the food industry companies we work with.

Quesos Artesanos de Letur
Ferroice
Mercadona
Florette
Champinter
Ovinos Manchegos
Cebollas Tara
Ajos Imperio
Incarlopsa
Beher
Eurocentro de Carnes

Shall we talk about your refrigeration installation?

Tell us what you need and we will prepare a no-obligation quote.

Associations we collaborate with

ASPRONA – Plena inclusión Castilla-La Mancha AFANION – Niños con cáncer