About Us
GEA is one of the world’s largest suppliers of systems and components for many essential industries. Our facility in York, Pennsylvania, specializes in providing sustainable, energy-saving heating and cooling systems for process industries, as well as district heating applications. We produce a range of advanced screw and reciprocating compressor packages, heat pumps, chillers, and control systems trusted by customers worldwide for their reliability and performance. The products designed and manufactured in York support our customers in achieving their efficiency and sustainability goals.
At our York facility, we also partner with GEA AWP in Prenzlau, Germany, to provide our North American customers with both standard and custom heating and refrigeration valves. AWP brings over 60 years of experience in manufacturing valves for the refrigeration industry. Flexibility, continuous innovation, and production efficiency—combined with outstanding customer service—are central to our shared priorities.
Our valve portfolio delivers the highest levels of reliability and trouble-free operation. The product range includes nominal diameters from DN6 to DN500 and encompasses a wide variety of functions, designs, and connection types. This is further enhanced by our unique ability to manufacture customer-specific solutions.
We provide valves and equipment solutions for the industrial refrigeration sectors, including but not limited to the following key markets:
Cooling and freezing for retail food storage
Cooling for dairy industries
Equipment for oil drilling rigs
Process cooling for breweries
Process cooling for chemicals and pharmaceuticals
Indoor winter sports such as ice rinks and ski slopes
Marine equipment
250
Number of Employees
566,280 sq. ft.
Total Campus (13 acres)
90,000 sq. ft.
Production Area
37,000 sq. ft.
Annex Building
42,000 sq. ft.
Office Area
Company Profile
First established
First established in 1966, re-established in 1992, AWP has been part of the GEA Group AG since 2006.
Innovation
60 Years of Innovation
60 years of innovation have resulted in a comprehensive program of standard valves for refrigeration plants and machinery.
By working in close cooperation with leading institutes, technology companies and customers, AWP ensures that the products meet the demands of the current market requirements.
History
History
The metalworking industry in the Uckermark region, about 100 kilometers northeast of Berlin, the German capital, has a long tradition that began in 1856 when the “Eisengießerei und Maschinenbauanstalt Hoffmann” (Iron foundry and mechanical engineering institute Hoffmann) manufactured manhole covers for sewers.
From 1966 on “Armaturenwerk Prenzlau” (AWP) produced refrigeration valves. Initially, shut-off, control, and check valves were manufactured. In 1974, the product range was expanded to include safety valves, and in 1978, further control valves were introduced.
After German reunification in 1990, AWP was gradually privatized by the Treuhandanstalt (state-run trustee’s organization). The production of refrigeration valves continued in the newly founded “AWP Kälte-Klima-Armaturen GmbH” with 37 employees.
In 1994, the company specialized in customized solutions for compressor systems. In this context, the first suction filter combinations were developed and manufactured.
In 2006, AWP became a subsidiary of the GEA Group.
Approvals and Certificates
Approvals and Certificates
AWP works according to customer specified certification. If any certification is needed that is not listed here, please contact us.
ISO 9001, TA Luft
RL 2014/34/EU (ATEX)
ISO 14001
ISO 45001
EAC – Eurasian Conformity mark (Евразийское соответствие)
U, UM and UV stamp (for safety valves)
UDT – Urząd Dozoru Technicznego (Technical Inspection Authority)
GOST – gosudarstvennyy standart (государственный стандарт)
RTN – Rostechnadzor (НАДЗОР)
RMRS – Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (Российский морской регистр судоходства)
DNV - Det Norske Veritas
BV – Bureau Veritas
ABS – American Bureau of Shipping
LR – Lloyd's Register
NK – Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (日本海事協会) / Class NK
CCS – China Classification Society (中國船級社)
SASO – Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization
KR – Korean Register of Shipping (한국선급)
UKCA – UK Conformity Assessed
RINA – Registro Italiano Navale
