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title: "Polar Refrigeration: search popularity in New Zealand"
description: "Polar Refrigeration makes commercial fridges and freezers sold in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Polar Refrigeration: search popularity in New Zealand

Polar Refrigeration makes commercial fridges and freezers sold in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Brand**: Polar Refrigeration
- **Owned by**: Nisbets
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Measured month**: Sep 2026
- **Share of Search among commercial refrigeration brands**: 20.3%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Commercial refrigeration brands | 2 | 20.3% | 260 |

- [Commercial refrigeration brands](/demand/nz/categories/nz-commercial-refrigeration-brands)

## Top commercial refrigeration brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Polar Refrigeration was mentioned in two out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Polar Refrigeration is the sixth most recommended of the eight.

Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options.

| Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SKOPE | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Williams Refrigeration | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Bromic | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Atosa | 4th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| True Refrigeration | 5th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Polar Refrigeration | 6th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Turbo Air | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Skipio | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about commercial refrigeration brands

- Asked ChatGPT "Which commercial refrigeration brand should I buy in New Zealand?": 1. SKOPE, 2. Bromic, 3. Williams Refrigeration, 4. Atosa
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best commercial refrigeration brands in New Zealand?": 1. SKOPE, 2. True Refrigeration, 3. Williams Refrigeration, 4. Atosa, 5. Bromic, 6. Polar Refrigeration
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best commercial refrigeration brand in New Zealand for food service storage?": 1. SKOPE, 2. Williams Refrigeration, 3. Bromic, 4. Atosa
- Searched Google, AI Overview "commercial freezer nz": 1. Atosa
- Searched Google, AI Overview "commercial fridge nz": 1. SKOPE, 2. Polar Refrigeration

Not named in any answer: Turbo Air and Skipio.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 20, 2026.

## How has branded search demand for Polar Refrigeration changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months?

- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Polar Refrigeration in New Zealand fell from 310 to 260.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Polar Refrigeration’s share of searches among commercial refrigeration brands in New Zealand decreased from 21.2% to 20.3%.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Polar Refrigeration’s share of searches among commercial refrigeration brands in New Zealand peaked at 23% in December 2025 and was lowest at 18.7% in August 2026.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand commercial refrigeration brands in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Williams Refrigeration gained share of searches among commercial refrigeration brands in New Zealand, from 2.2% to 3.9%.
- In September 2026, Polar Refrigeration gained share of searches among commercial refrigeration brands in New Zealand, from 18.7% to 20.3%.
- In September 2026, Atosa gained share of searches among commercial refrigeration brands in New Zealand, from 1.4% to 2.3%.
- In September 2026, Bromic gained share of searches among commercial refrigeration brands in New Zealand, from 7.9% to 8.6%.
- In September 2026, True Refrigeration lost share of searches among commercial refrigeration brands in New Zealand, from 7.9% to 3.9%.
- In September 2026, SKOPE lost share of searches among commercial refrigeration brands in New Zealand, from 55.4% to 54.7%.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Commercial refrigeration brands | 310 | 21.2% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | Commercial refrigeration brands | 280 | 21.2% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | Commercial refrigeration brands | 230 | 23% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | Commercial refrigeration brands | 300 | 22.1% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | Commercial refrigeration brands | 260 | 19.1% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | Commercial refrigeration brands | 270 | 19% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | Commercial refrigeration brands | 260 | 22.6% | 2 |
| May 2026 | Commercial refrigeration brands | 270 | 20.9% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | Commercial refrigeration brands | 260 | 19.3% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | Commercial refrigeration brands | 240 | 19% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | Commercial refrigeration brands | 260 | 18.7% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | Commercial refrigeration brands | 260 | 20.3% | 2 |

## How are Polar Refrigeration’s branded searches counted?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Polar Refrigeration’s name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- “commercial fridge polar”
- “fridge polar”
- “nisbets polar”
- “nisbets polar freezer”
- “polar bar cooler”
- “polar bar fridge”
- “polar bench fridge”
- “polar cake display”
- “polar chiller”
- “polar commercial freezer”
- “polar commercial fridge”
- “polar countertop fridge”
- “polar display freezer”
- “polar drink fridge”
- “polar drinks fridge”
- “polar freezer”
- “polar freezer upright”
- “polar fridge”
- “polar fridge display”
- “polar fridge freezer”
- “polar fridge nisbets”
- “polar fridge undercounter”
- “polar fridges”
- “polar g fridge”
- “polar pizza fridge”
- “polar prep fridge”
- “polar refrigeration”
- “polar refrigeration freezer”
- “polar refrigeration fridge”
- “polar undercounter freezer”
- “polar undercounter fridge”
- “polar upright fridge”

## Which commercial refrigeration brands compete with Polar Refrigeration?

- [SKOPE](/demand/nz/brands/skope): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/polar-refrigeration-vs-skope
- [Bromic](/demand/nz/brands/bromic): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/bromic-vs-polar-refrigeration
- [Turbo Air](/demand/nz/brands/turbo-air): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/polar-refrigeration-vs-turbo-air
- [True Refrigeration](/demand/nz/brands/true-refrigeration): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/polar-refrigeration-vs-true-refrigeration
- [Williams Refrigeration](/demand/nz/brands/williams-refrigeration): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/polar-refrigeration-vs-williams-refrigeration
- [Atosa](/demand/nz/brands/atosa)
- [Skipio](/demand/nz/brands/skipio)

## Who owns Polar Refrigeration?

Polar Refrigeration is owned by Nisbets. Brandwave also tracks Nisbets, owned by the same company, in New Zealand.

- [Nisbets](/demand/nz/companies/nisbets): Owns 2 tracked brands.

## Methodology

- [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Who owns Polar Refrigeration?

Polar Refrigeration is owned by Nisbets. Brandwave also tracks Nisbets, owned by the same company, in New Zealand.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Polar Refrigeration: search popularity in New Zealand". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/brands/polar-refrigeration

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