Frascold marks 90 years in the HVACR sector

MILAN, Italy, 4 March 2026: Frascold said it marks its 90th anniversary in 2026, describing the milestone as reflecting an industrial journey built on continuity, technical expertise and gradual international expansion. Making the announcement through a Press Release, the company said its development over the decades has been supported by strategic consistency and a forward-looking vision that allowed it to evolve across markets while maintaining its identity.

Maria Teresa Fraschini, President, Frascold, said: “Just as a work of art is born from inspiration, discipline, technique and rigorous attention to detail, so these principles guide our work every day. Our history is the result of a harmonious intertwining of technical rigour, tradition and transformation, fuelled by the ability of our people to evolve continuously over time. This is why we speak of compressors crafted to perfection. Each of our solutions takes shape through the integration of advanced design, quality, precision and continuous technological research. For Frascold, the term masterpiece becomes an expression of its way of doing business: a synthesis of engineering, passion and evolutionary vision, which translates into a living, pulsing innovation that looks to the future.”

Frascold said its origins dated back to 1936, when its founder, Giuseppe Fraschini, established the first workshop, “Giuseppe Fraschini e figlio s.n.c.” in Milan together with his father, Carlo Fraschini. The company said the founding vision combined entrepreneurial ambition with a focus on balance, proportion and quality, which it described as having influenced its design approach and manufacturing development over time.

Frascold said that, with the generational transition, this mindset evolved into a more structured industrial approach. The company said during the 1970s and 1980s, Innocente Fraschini promoted the introduction of semi-hermetic compressors and strengthened research and development laboratories, which it described as marking a turning point in its growth trajectory.

Frascold said it had evolved from a small artisan business into a company with a global presence through an industrial strategy centred on designing and manufacturing compressors for the HVACR sector. The company said specialist expertise, manufacturing capability and international coverage had progressively strengthened its role as a partner to OEMs and operators worldwide.

Frascold said it has introduced the concept of “90 Years of Pulsing Innovation” as part of the anniversary, describing the term as combining the ideas of innovation and continuous movement across products, processes and organisational development. The company said the term “pulsing” reflected the operational role of compressors within HVACR systems, which it said were central to ensuring efficiency, operational continuity and reliability.

Frascold said its technological development has progressed from early open-type compressors to semi-hermetic reciprocating and screw models, including solutions designed for natural refrigerants such as CO₂ and R290 as well as ATEX-certified applications. The company said these developments reflected its design choices aimed at addressing evolving industry requirements.

Frascold said the anniversary concept was also reflected in its visual identity through a pattern inspired by a technological wave intended to symbolise continuous movement and energy within systems.

Frascold said people and technical expertise remained central to its organisational development, noting that family ownership had continued into its fourth generation. The company said technicians, engineers, employees and partners had contributed to transforming accumulated experience into what it described as a process of continuous improvement.