Market obser­vers believe that plug-in refri­ge­ra­tion systems will conti­nue to outper­form the over­all global refri­ge­ra­tion market. This is due to the growing accep­tance of these systems, the upco­ming repla­ce­ment cycle of alre­ady instal­led equip­ment, and the incre­asing consu­mer demand for frozen and refri­ge­ra­ted food. Frank Elsen, Mana­ging Direc­tor of AHT, added: "We have deve­lo­ped stron­gly since the invest­ment by Bridge­point more than four years ago and are now a market leader in our segment. We will not rest on our laurels and are plea­sed to have Daikin as our new owner, a part­ner who under­stands our busi­ness very well. Daikin supports our inno­va­tion stra­tegy and plan­ned further inter­na­tio­na­liza­tion, espe­ci­ally in emer­ging markets, which will allow us to offer AHT's tech­no­logy and after-sales service to addi­tio­nal new custo­mer groups in our target markets in Asia and Latin America."