Originally started in the 1970’s and purchased by Darren and Andrea Best in 1997, Acadia Refrigeration which is located in the beautiful rural town of Kentville, Nova Scotia is a local family owned and operated business has grown to be one of the one of the largest refrigeration companies in the Annapolis Valley specializes in refrigeration and air conditioning projects of all shapes and sizes. No matter what the job, Acadia Refrigeration provides knowledgeable, professional and personal service for your Industrial, Residential, Commercial, Recreation, Retail or Geothermal project. Spotlight on Business Magazine spoke with Darren and Andrea Best about taking the entrepreneurial jump and turning the business in to a true family affair.
By Jordan Parker W hen Andrea & Darren Best took over a 25-year-old refrigeration business, they were also taking on a promise to serve long-time residential and commercial clients that Acadia Refrigeration has served for a quarter of a century. Over the past 22 years, Darren and Andrea Best have shifted Acadia Refrigeration to fit their vision, and in the process, they have also turned the Kentville, N.S. mainstay into a family owned and operated company that is moving towards it Golden Anniversary. “We bought this company in 1997. My husband is a technician and worked for Acadia Refrigera- tion for the previous owner when he first started working,” said Andrea Best. “We bought the business from the previous owners and have been running it together ever since.”
As with most people wanting to take the jump into entrepreneurialism, deciding to purchase didn’t come easily for either Darren or Andrea. “My husband always wanted to be self-employed. It was a big decision, we had two little boys, and we went out on a limb. We chose to make it work,” she said.
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