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EXHIBIT 21.1
The following list shows all the subsidiaries of Enodis plc, as of May 31,
2002, except for inactive subsidiaries, those used only as vehicles to hold
non-operating assets and those which, in the aggregate, are not significant.
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COUNTRY OF
SIGNIFICANT SUBSIDIARIES INCORPORATION PERCENTAGE HELD
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FOOD EQUIPMENT
Castel MAC S.p.A............................................ Italy 100%
Cleveland Range, Inc........................................ USA 100%
Cleveland Range Ltd......................................... Canada 100%
Convotherm Elektrogerate GmbH............................... Germany 91%
Convotherm Limited.......................................... England 91%
Convotherm Singapore Pte Ltd................................ Singapore 91%
Enodis Corporation.......................................... USA 100%
Enodis Deutschland GmbH..................................... Germany 100%
Enodis France SA............................................ France 100%
Enodis Group Limited........................................ England 100%
Enodis Holdings Limited..................................... England 100%
Enodis UK Limited........................................... England 100%
Frimont S.p.A............................................... Italy 100%
Frymaster L.L.C............................................. USA 100%
Garland Commercial Industries, Inc.......................... USA 100%
Garland Commercial Ranges, Limited.......................... Canada 100%
Guyon Productions SA........................................ France 100%
Hartek Awagem Vertriebsges m.b.H............................ Austria 100%
Hartek Beverage Handling GmbH............................... Germany 100%
Jackson MSC Inc............................................. USA 100%
Kysor Industrial Corporation................................ USA 100%
Lincoln Foodservice Products, Inc........................... USA 100%
Merco/Savory, Inc........................................... USA 100%
Merrychef Holdings Limited.................................. England 100%
Mile High Equipment Company................................. USA 100%
New Ton Food Equipment Co. Ltd.............................. Thailand 97.2%
Scotsman Beverage Systems Limited........................... England 100%
Scotsman Group Inc.......................................... USA 100%
Scotsman Ice Systems (Shanghai) Company Ltd................. China 100%
Technyform Production SA.................................... France 100%
The Delfield Company........................................ USA 100%
VentMaster (Europe) Limited................................. England 100%
Viscount Catering Limited................................... England 100%
Welbilt Manufacturing (Thailand) Ltd........................ Thailand 50%
Welbilt Walk-Ins, L.P....................................... USA 100%
Whitlenge Drink Equipment, Limited.......................... England 100%
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