Cold storage facility construction, Queensland.
Cold storage facilities, temperature-controlled warehouses, cool rooms and blast freezer facilities for food distributors, pharmaceutical logistics, agricultural exporters and cold chain providers — built right the first time.
One of the most technically demanding sectors of industrial construction
Cold storage construction requires specialist knowledge of insulated panel systems, refrigeration provisions, floor heating, vapour barriers and food-grade construction. A temperature-controlled warehouse built to the wrong specification — incorrect panel thickness, inadequate floor heating, insufficient vapour control — will suffer structural damage, condensation and energy inefficiency that is expensive and disruptive to fix.
Getting it right the first time requires experience and close collaboration between the building contractor, refrigeration engineer and the facility operator — which is exactly how we deliver.
Specialist construction for the cold chain
Insulated Panel Construction
PIR or EPS core sandwich panels with metal skins for walls, roofs and partitions. Panel thickness is selected for the temperature zone — from ambient control through to blast freezing at -30°C to -40°C.
Floor Systems
Chilled and frozen stores require under-floor heating — electric trace or glycol pipe systems — to prevent ground frost heave and catastrophic slab damage. Floor flatness is critical for racking stability and forklift safety.
Vapour Barriers & Seals
Complete floor, wall and roof vapour barrier systems prevent condensation and ice formation within the panel structure, with particular attention to penetration sealing at services entries, dock door frames and column bases.
Refrigeration Interface
We integrate refrigeration provisions — plant room sizing, pipe penetrations, structural provisions for evaporators and condensers, and electrical provisions — into the building design from the outset, avoiding costly retrofitting.
Blast Freezing Facilities
Blast freezer bays for rapid freeze-down with high-velocity evaporators, structural provisions for fan loading, and racking designed for the process — delivered for meat processors, seafood exporters and food manufacturers.
HACCP & Food Safety
Smooth, impervious, cleanable internal surfaces, appropriate drainage, pest exclusion and separation of temperature zones — incorporated into the design documentation and construction process to support HACCP accreditation.
The zones we build for
Panel specification and refrigeration provisions are matched to the operating temperature of each zone.
| Zone | Temperature |
|---|---|
| Controlled temperature — wines, confectionery, ambient pharma | +12°C to +18°C |
| Chilled — fresh produce, dairy, meat, pharma | 0°C to +4°C |
| Frozen — frozen food storage | -18°C to -25°C |
| Blast freeze — rapid product freeze-down | -30°C to -40°C |
Note: Panel thickness and under-floor heating are engineered to the refrigeration engineer\u2019s heat-load calculations for each zone.
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Build your cold storage facility with the specialists.
From a single cool room to a multi-zone cold and blast-freeze hub, we deliver temperature-controlled facilities engineered to perform for decades.