It is with great sadness that we report the death of a pioneer of Danish business. Entrepreneur Paul Klinge passed away on February 5th, 2010. He leaves us at the age of 88 after more than 65 years of an active working life, where he served as the leader of a host of companies. Paul Klinge A/S became an international business concern with more than 25 companies and 1000 employees between the years of 1960 and 1990. Klinge A/S took over the production of York machinery in the US and in 1984 Klinge Corporation was set up in the US as a spin off from the transport refrigeration equipment department of York Refrigeration.

Paul Klinge's contributions to Danish business have been recognized by his receipt of both the Danfoss Prize and King Frederick IX’s Recognition Prize for meaningful contributions to Danish export. He also received a Lifetime Achievement award for services to the reefer container industry at the Intermodal Transport & Logistics show in 2004.

Paul Klinge will be missed tremendously by a number of people around the world—in the container industry and in life—that he touched with his joy,  hospitality and ability to make friends.

Read Paul Klinge's Obituary on World Cargo News

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Klinge Corporation will provide six explosion-proof refrigeration units to United Space Alliance (USA), NASA’s prime human space operations contractor. The 20-foot refrigerated containers are to be used for the storage of hazardous material and will include explosion-proof interior lighting and fire suppression systems. In a two-year lease deal with USA, Klinge Corp. will deliver the Picture Frame Refrigeration units (model PFR-561Ex) to Kennedy Space Center, Florida.  As required by the customer, the lighting and other electrical components will comply with the warehousing of hazardous material up to Class I Division I, Groups C & D in classification.

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In September 2007, Klinge Corporation was awarded a military contract worth over $8 million with the Commonwealth of Australia to design and manufacture 185 Refrigerated 20FT and 10FT Containerized Systems and 1500 Food Storage Bins.  Each container is equipped with an integral generator set and can either run completely independently or on ships or other external power grid. The Refrigerated Containerized Systems is developed to form a vital part of the food distribution chain for the military and will provide cold storage for field kitchens.

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The Bangladesh Military contracted Klinge Corporation to manufacture 20FT Refrigerated Container Systems for use in the region of Darfur in Sudan.  Bangladesh is currently part of a United Nations mission to provide emergency relief in Darfur and urgently needed Refrigeration Systems to support their relief forces.

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On February 8, 2008, Klinge Corporation was registered to ISO 9001 by the QMI registrar. ISO 9001 is an international quality standard developed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), a worldwide federation of national standards bodies representing approximately 130 countries.  The standard provides a structured framework for a customer focused business management system that will yield business performance improvement.

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Klinge Corporation exhibited at the Intermodal conference in Hamburg, Germany, at stand E23.  The conference was held from December 2-4, 2008. 

Intermodal is the world's leading conference for all companies associated with the container and intermodal industries.  The conference is the container industry's premier business and networking event that attracts the world's leading suppliers.

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Klinge Corporation exhibited at Intermodal 2007 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands from December 4th - 6th, 2007.  

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