Supplied and fitted by the person who services it
Williams is an Australian maker of commercial refrigeration, and its catalogue goes well past the standard kitchen fridge: roll-in cabinets, remote counters, blast chillers, bakery displays and a cabinet made for ageing meat. Equipment like that is only as good as its installation. Sam Celesti supplies Williams equipment in Perth, installs it himself and remains the person you call when it needs a service or a repair.
With over two decades on commercial fridges, freezers and cool rooms, Sam holds ARCtick licence AU55592. He does not hand work to subcontractors, so the technician who measures your kitchen is the one who commissions the unit and comes back to look after it.
The range, category by category
The Williams products listed above fall into seven categories. Each category page shows every model with its capacity and dimensions, plus a full specification page for every model.
Uprights
The Williams upright fridges and freezers page covers 14 models: Pearl, Quartz Star and Garnet reach-ins from 500 L to 1,510 L, Garnet and Ruby roll-in cabinets that take one to three trolleys, and the MAR1 meat ageing refrigerator.
Counters for the kitchen
Two categories cover refrigerated counters. The foodservice counters are 39 models across the Opal, Emerald, Amber, Aztra, Jarrah, UBC and Vari Temp lines, running from compact drawer units to long counters with pan wells and low bases that sit under a chargrill. The preparation counters are 13 models built around pans on top: Banksia and Jade counters for sandwiches, salads and pizza, plus the Thermowell pan wells.
Bars and drinks
The back bar and general refrigeration category is the largest, with 41 models. It takes in Boronia and Cameo bar fridges, glass chillers, bottle coolers, upright wine cabinets and the M Series multidecks with night blinds, and 15 of those models are remote versions.
Front of house
The 32 front of house displays are built to sell food in front of customers. They include straight and curved cake showcases, ice cream and sushi displays, refrigerated front counters, beverage coolers, tall wine displays and Crystal and Garnet bakery cabinets.
Blast chilling
FSANZ expects cooked food to drop from 60 degrees C to 21 degrees C within two hours, and to 5 degrees C within a further four. A blast chiller makes that easy to meet on big batches. Williams lists 22 blast chillers and freezers, from reach-in chiller freezers rated at 10 kg to 50 kg up to roll-in blast chillers rated at 320 kg.
Topaz for cafes
The Topaz cafe range brings together 24 models for cafes and small food businesses: cake and food displays, compact and under-counter cabinets, a display cabinet and two uprights.
Matching the range to your business
Most commercial kitchens end up with a mix of categories. A cafe might pair a Topaz cake display at the counter with an Amber cabinet under the coffee machine bench. A restaurant tends to want uprights in the store, Opal or Emerald counters along the line, a Jarrah or UBC base under the chargrill and a glass chiller at the bar. Caterers and function centres get the most from roll-in cabinets and blast chillers, because trays move from oven to chiller to cold store without being unloaded.
Decisions worth making early
- Self-contained or remote. Remote models keep compressor heat and noise out of a hot kitchen or a packed bar, but they need a condensing unit placed elsewhere and pipework run to it.
- Refrigerator or freezer. Several Williams lines are built to order at either temperature, so the same cabinet size can come as both.
- Height and access. The Ruby roll-ins stand 2,370 mm tall and the roll-in blast units 2,295 to 2,385 mm. Measure the ceiling, and check the route in for anything that arrives in one piece.
- Pan sizes. Counters and wells across the range take 1/6, 1/3 or 1/1 GN pans. Match the counter to the pans you already own, or budget for new ones.
What happens on install day
Sam quotes the unit with delivery and installation in Perth as one price. On the day he moves the unit into place, levels it, checks the clearances for airflow and connects the power, or the condensing unit and pipework on a remote model. Ruby roll-in cabinets are assembled and commissioned where they stand. He then runs the equipment down to temperature and checks it holds before he goes. If an old unit needs to come out, ask Sam about it when he quotes. If you already have an installer, Williams equipment can be sent by courier instead.
Looking after it for years
However well a unit is built, a busy commercial kitchen is hard on refrigeration. Grease and flour settle on condenser coils, gaskets split, fans wear and drains block. Sam services and repairs Williams units whether or not he supplied them, at a $75 + GST call-out and $180 + GST an hour plus parts, and agrees a fixed price for the repair with you before he starts.
Read more about commercial refrigeration repairs in Perth, scheduled servicing for kitchens and bars and same-day emergency callouts.
