<![CDATA[Orford Refrigeration - Orford Blog]]>Sun, 28 Apr 2024 16:11:56 -0700Weebly<![CDATA[Orford.store]]>Thu, 11 Jan 2024 05:38:29 GMThttps://orford.com.au/orford-blog/orfordstorebuy direct from Orford with the new online shopping website. Click the link - orford.store]]><![CDATA[Black Freezers - Orford FML Range]]>Mon, 02 Oct 2023 06:44:18 GMThttps://orford.com.au/orford-blog/black-freezers-orford-fml-rangePicture
We are looking forward to the introduction of black stock into our Orford GDM refrigerator and FML freezer range.
Contact us on sales@orford.com.au 
​Phone us on : 1300 673 673 for more information
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Purchase an Orford FML30 in black at your standard discount and receive the Orford GDM1000 in black at less 30%
we are allocating stock now with plans to deliver in late october / early November 2023
The deal ends when stock runs out.
Email us on : sales@orford.com.au
Phone us on : 1300 673 673
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Australia is starting to see the effects of the global supply chain issues.
There are world wide difficulties accessing containers and the cost of shipping these containers have increased exponentially.
Port congestion and a shortage of container shipping capacity may last into the fourth quarter or even mid-2022 says Hsieh Huey-chuan, president of Taiwan based Evergreen Marine Corp. 
The cost of sending a container from Asia to Europe is about 10 times higher than in May 2020, while the cost from shanghai to Los Angeles has grown more than six fold according to the Drewry World Container Index.  
Here at Orford Refrigeration we are not seeing any stock manufacturing issues, but we are starting to see massive increase in the cost of importing. Along with increases in container costs we are seeing delays in shipment times. 
​We will keep you posted as much as possible
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The Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers was always a massive day in Toowoomba.
Orford supported as many local events as possible
1969 - Ian Orford stacking orders ready for delivery 
1960's - Orford Soft Drinks - this is how recycling used to be done with massive bottle washers to superheat and clean the bottles so they could be refilled and used over and over
Manufacturing of commercial refrigeration begins.
John Orford had travelled the globe in the 1950's seeing chilled soft drink sales starting to become popular in other countries. 
As a soft drink manufacturer it made sense to transition into commercial refrigeration
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After World War II 
Post World War II, Orford Bros purchased a war-surplus shed and erected it on the land between Herries St and 71 Vacy St
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The 1930's - the new Orford factory is built in Vacy St, Newtown Toowoomba
For many years Orford Bros. bottled Tristams Soft Drink.
After many years of working with siblings, Eric George Orford (George) had bought out all siblings shareholdings and was now the sole owner of Orford Bros Soft Drinks.
During the Great Depression is was financially viable to collect up used bottles and reuse them 
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1920 - Orford commences in Toowoomba as a local cordial factory.
Brothers, Alf Orford, Edward (Ted) Orford, Herbert (Bert) Orford and sister Doris Orford worked with their parents George Henry Orford & Daisy Margaret Orford to set up Orford Bros. where they produced soft drinks and cordials on the Vacy Street site.
Eric George Orford (George) was the youngest brother and later joined his other siblings in the business. 
Orford is registered as a company in Queensland 
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