About us

A demand for alternatives to buying New from the manufacturers, typically through a contractor, has always been there. Buyers can be subject to long lead times due to the productions cycles of the major manufacturers and other reasons, as well as pay a premium price due to contractor and other middlemen markups. Buyers of surplus air-conditioning and refrigeration equipment have long recognized the benefit of being able to buy directly a quality used piece of equipment, usually available immediately, at prices significantly less than that of buying new.

ChillTrader.com is the creation of Andy Jones and Matt Rowlands.

Matt who is involved in the refrigeration and air-conditioning industry noticed a niche in the market for engineers, companies, manufacturers and suppliers to advertise their redundant, new and used stock.

Partnered with Andy’s knowledge of IT and e-commerce, this website is a solution to cluttered workshops and warehouses, it provides a unique service and is to change the trade across the UK.

Over a year in the making and launched in January 2005, ChillTrader.com is the new online marketplace dedicated to all aspects of the trade. The website is user friendly and designed for sellers to easily manage the advertising of their stock.

Sellers can create adverts quickly and easily online in a category of their choice, upload a photo and enter a detailed description which is fully searchable within the website. Adverts can either state an asking price within the advert or opt to leave the price open where buyers can contact them to ask a question or leave an offer using the ‘Contact Seller ’ facility.

Prospective buyers can easily search for an item and purchase them by contacting the seller primarily via email or by telephone if stated in the seller’s advert.

This ensures that sellers only receive reputable offers and discourages time wasters.

Payments are processed via a secure online payment system and the option to setup an account is also available subject to terms and conditions. For sellers with accounts, invoices are issued via email when an advert is created.

ChillTrader.com is not only for buying and selling items, there are sections on industry news, jobs, and a forum for companies, engineers and individuals alike to post topics and discuss subjects of their choice.

Users of the website are encouraged to leave feedback as the website is a tool for all people associated with the industry to trade successfully online across the UK.