History of Jackstone
1937
Andrew Jackstone Stone (Jack Stone) develops the first radial plate freezer
1945
Jackstone Froster (UK) is setup by Ross Group and acquires the worldwide rights to the Jackstone plate freezer designs
1945
1945
First multi-plate horizontal plate freezer is developed by Jackstone and Andrew Jackson Stone
1946
First pressure type freezer is developed with Amerio Pasquale and Jackstone
1946
1962
The Vertical Plate Freezer was introduced the first Jackstone installation was on the Icelandic vessel Narfi.
1963
George Williams Engineering Company went into liquidation and was sold to Clarke Built Ltd in May of that year.
The new company Clarke Built (Williams) concentrated on work in the ice cream and fishing industries.
1963
1967
Clarke Built (Williams) and Clarke Built were bought by APV.
The Clarke Built factory at Chiswick was closed and work transferred to Crawley.
1969
The first Cartofreeze installation at Moy Park Northern Ireland.
1969
1970
Mr Frank Clarke retired and the company renamed APV Clarke Built.
1970-72
Spiral Freezers
Agreements reached with Ashworth Bros in America led to the development of the spiral freezers, the first one being installed at Country Range in Alton in 1972. (J & E Hall were the refrigeration contractors). Thermal storage units, vacuum thawing units and flake ice machines introduced in this period.
1970-72
1973
The first liquid nitrogen tunnel was designed and built for BOC.
1974
Company was renamed APV Parafreeze.
1974
1974
Jackstone purchases Torbinia, which then takes over manufacture of all freezer plates.
1978
The first Spiraflex was installed at Walls in Southall.
1978
1978
The first Automatic Plate Freezer developed and sold to Tudor Dairies.
1980
Jackstone wins the Queens award for export achievement
1980
1987
APV Parafreeze and Jackstone Froster merge to form the new company of APV Jackstone, manufacturing continues at Grimsby and Thetford sites.
1988
Boom in fishing industry leads to record freezer sales. APV change name to APV Baker Jackstone Division.
1988
1989
Company wins Queens award for export achievement. 90% of sales are now exported. Development of SPIRAL 2000 progresses.
1990
Largest single order for spiral freezers and chillers was received from Ross Young’s Ltd in Grimsby, Company develop sales into Asia.
1990
1993
APV rename company APV Refrigeration and Freezer Division.
1994
New Spiral tunnel design including CASH Cleaning system installed at Centaco Thailand.
1994
1995
AAF McQuay Inc. purchase APV Refrigeration and Freezer business. Freezer business renamed Jackstone Food Systems, largest Spiral Freezing Tunnel installed at Nestle Dairy Farm, Hong Kong.
2000
Jackstone Food Systems management buy-out manufacturing continues at Thetford and Dartford sites.
2000
2001
Dual Airflow System added to product range.
2002
1st Dual Airflow Spiral installed at Headland Foods in Flint, Wales.
2002
2003
Name changed to Jackstone Freezing Systems Ltd. Horizontal plate freezer supplied to Peru
2005
Jackstone supplies redesigned stainless steel IQF to Iran. Jackstone supplies their first Delta Airflow Spiral into the Russian market.
2005
2007
Jackstone worldwide market continues to grow when they win the order for a Delta Airflow Spiral from the largest chicken producer in Jordan. The Russian market continues as their first customer in Russia orders their seventh spiral.
2008
Twin Drum Delta Airflow installations in Australia and Mexico. Plate Freezers manufacture returns to the Thetford site, first Vertical Plate Freezers from the Thetford site supplied to a meat processor in Turkey.
2008
2011
Jackstone worldwide name expands into Bangladesh market with spiral sales New Stainless Steel Horizontal Plate Freezer is released