Grayson Thermal Systems is a British

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based in

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. The firm is based in

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and designs, manufactures, and supplies cooling,

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, and

air conditioning Air conditioning, often abbreviated as A/C (US) or air con (UK), is the process of removing heat from an enclosed space to achieve a more comfortable interior temperature, and in some cases, also controlling the humidity of internal air. Air c ...

products for

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es,

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es,

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, specialist,

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and

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s. In 2007 the Grayson Group created

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''Matco Engineering'', a

machining Machining is a manufacturing process where a desired shape or part is created using the controlled removal of material, most often metal, from a larger piece of raw material by cutting. Machining is a form of subtractive manufacturing, which util ...

business set up to bring high-end service to the low and medium volume sector. There are now four Grayson manufacturing facilities globally.

History

In 1978 chairman Graham Hateley formed Grayson Thermal Systems to service aftermarket customers. Expansion took place quickly and by 1994 Grayson was the largest re-manufacturer of service exchange radiators in Europe. In 1997, Grayson entered the bus and coach market offering cooling system parts to the UK market. This led the company to enter the OEM equipment market in 1998 and instead of just parts, manufacturing complete cooling modules. In 2004, Grayson made the move into the European market with orders coming in from

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, and

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. Since 2004, Grayson have continued their expansion into the European market with contracts in

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, and

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. In 2008, the company developed a three-year plan to continue expansion of the business with their main operations moving to a larger site to increase OE production. Grayson Thermal Systems Corporation was formed in 2018, an American subsidiary of Grayson in

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, USA. A new facility opened to take their manufacturing capabilities of OE production into the North and South American market making their products and services more accessible worldwide. In 2010, new Managing Director Stuart Hateley took up post in place of his father Graham Hateley (Now Chairman of Grayson Thermal Systems). In 2018, customer locations and usage of Grayson products now range from

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and

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Products

* In 1998, Grayson successfully patented the Cassette™ radiator designed for the bus and coach industry. The radiator offers removal and refit in an hour. * In 2017, the Grayson Electric Water Pump was launched. It was developed specifically for hybrid and electric vehicle applications within any automotive industry. * The Grayson Battery Thermal Management System (BTMS) for cooling of batteries used in hybrid and electric vehicles, was also launched in 2017.

References

External links

Official Website

Matco Engineering - Total Machining Solutions Official Website
* {{Automotive industry in the United Kingdom Auto parts suppliers of the United Kingdom Manufacturing companies established in 1978 Manufacturing companies of the United Kingdom