What to Look for in a Refrigeration Manufacturer Partner: A Distributor’s Checklist Taking on a refrigeration distributorship is a long-term bet. You put your capital into stock, your time into building a market and your reputation behind every unit you sell. If the manufacturer gets something wrong, it is your phone that rings.Spec sheets will not tell you who to partner with, because on paper most ranges look alike. The real differences show up over the following five years: in build consistency, in parts availability and in how the manufacturer behaves once the honeymoon is over. 1. Who actually builds the product? A...