New Port Richey, Fla. – AHRI, the Air-conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute selected Daryl Erbs, director of advanced engineering for Manitowoc Foodservice, as the 2009 recipient of the Richard C. Schulze Award. This prestigious award is given in recognition of distinguished service and commitment to AHRI and the industry’s goals and objectives. Award recipients are selected by their industry colleagues. Erbs is being honored for his many years of dedicated service and expertise on behalf of the industry, particularly for his active participation as a member of the Commercial Refrigerator Manufacturers Section and the Research and Technology Committee. In addition, Erbs was essential to the development of AHRI Standard 1250 for performance of walk-in coolers and freezers which now serves as the basis for the Department of Energy’s (DOE) federal test procedures for those products. Stephen Yurek, president of AHRI praised Erbs for his “strong and selfless support of our industry,” and for being “an inspiration to your colleagues who have benefited immeasurably from your contributions.” The award was presented by AHRI’s chairman, Keith Coursin, on November 16th, 2009. About AHRI The Air-conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) is the trade association representing manufacturers of air conditioning, heating and commercial refrigeration equipment. An internationally recognized advocate for the industry, AHRI develops standards for and certifies the performance of many of these products. AHRI’s more than 300 member companies account for more than 90 percent of the residential and commercial air conditioning, space heating, water heating, and commercial refrigeration equipment manufactured and sold in North America. About Manitowoc Foodservice
Manitowoc Foodservice, a division of The Manitowoc Company, Inc., designs, manufactures and supplies best-in-class food and beverage equipment for the global foodservice market. Manitowoc Foodservice offers customers unparalleled operator and patron insights, collaborative kitchen solutions, culinary expertise and world-class implementation support and service, whether locations are around the corner or across the globe. With operations in the Americas, Europe and Asia, the company has a portfolio of best-in-class brands including Cleveland, Convotherm®, Delfield®, Fabristeel, Frymaster®, Garland®, Jackson, Kolpak®, Kysor//Warren®, Kysor Panel Systems®, Lincoln, Manitowoc® Ice, McCall®, Multiplex®, Merrychef®, Servend® and Manitowoc® Beverage Systems. For more information, visit www.manitowocfoodservice.com. About The Manitowoc Company, Inc.
The Manitowoc Company, Inc. is a multi-industry, capital goods manufacturer with over 100 manufacturing and service facilities in 27 countries. It is recognized as one of the world’s largest providers of lifting equipment for the global construction industry, including lattice-boom cranes, tower cranes, mobile telescopic cranes, and boom trucks. Manitowoc also is one of the world’s leading innovators and manufacturers of commercial foodservice equipment as described above. |  | 
Daryl Erbs, Manitowoc Foodservice (left), accepting the award from Keith Coursin, Chairman of AHRI |
