About Us

Commercial HVAC repairman.Strause Refrigeration is Toledo’s premier Commercial Refrigeration & HVAC contractor, sales, and service provider. For over 50 years we have built our business on a promise to always provide prompt, superior service to our customers. As an Ohio State Certified Mechanical Contractor, Owner, Rick Strause brings his passion and knowledge for contemporary commercial & industrial Refrigeration and HVAC technology solutions to all our customers.

Strause Refrigeration is based in Toledo, OH but our fleet of commercial vehicles provides 24-hour emergency service throughout the greater Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan region.


Our Services Throughout the Toledo Area Include:

  • Commercial refrigeration equipment sales, installation, service, parts, and repairs.
  • Equipment drop-off for repair at our shop.
  • Equipment warranty on service and repairs.
  • Walk-In Cooler/Freezer sales, installation, service, parts, and repair.
  • Pro-active preventative maintenance service.
  • Ice machine sales, installation, service, parts, and repairs.
  • Commercial and industrial HVAC.
  • Commercial hot water heaters.

A Word from Our President

Founded in 1967 with humble beginnings working out of my dad’s home garage to now operating as a second-generation family-owned business, I am proud and honored to lead the next generation here at Strause Refrigeration.

Our commercial refrigeration, HVAC installation and service work is mechanical contracting and construction at its best. The ways we work with one another and with every customer is based on a strong foundation of values, including respect, transparency, and integrity.

Rick Strause

President, Strause Refrigeration

Rick Strause, President - Strause Refrigeration

Why Choose Strause Refrigeration?


Whether it’s a grocery store, a manufacturing facility, or a restaurant, they are all dependent to some extent upon high-functioning Commercial Refrigeration and/or HVAC equipment. No supermarket or food service operation can survive without refrigeration. And no company of any kind will last long without their HVAC system doing its job. In some cases, these systems are rarely given a second thought, right up until they stop working.

At Strause Refrigeration our mission is to continually grow long-term relationships with new and existing customers, our employees, and the broader community through professional installation and service of commercial refrigeration, heating, air conditioning and energy management system products.