Case Studies

Commercial cold chain projects, delivered end to end

Each case study is a full procurement record: the project brief David reviewed, the RFQ package issued to suppliers, how the shortlist was built and evaluated, and the commercial outcome — plus the delivery programme from planning through commissioning.

Project briefRFQ packageSupplier outreachOutcomeDelivery record
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Seafood / aquaculture · Da Nang, Vietnam

12,000 m³ seafood cold storage & blast freezer — Vietnam

An export-grade seafood processor needed a multi-temperature facility combining IQF tunnels, blast freezers and long-term storage to meet EU/Japan buyer requirements.

12,000 m³·−25 °C storage, −40 °C blast
19 months, concept to full production
Objective: Develop a Food Processing Cold Chain
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Pharmaceutical · Dubai, UAE

GDP-validated pharma warehouse — UAE

Regional distributor for vaccines, biologics and oncology needed a GDP-compliant facility with redundant cooling, controlled access and full audit trail.

6,500 m² (+2 to +8 °C and −20 °C zones)·+2/+8 °C and −20 °C validated
22 months, concept to licensed operation
Objective: Build a Pharmaceutical Cold Chain
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Meat processing · Goiás, Brazil

Integrated meat processing & cold storage — Brazil

Beef exporter expanding capacity for halal and EU markets needed an integrated chilling, blast freezing and frozen storage line.

18,000 m³ + 2 blast tunnels·0 °C chill, −25 °C storage, −38 °C blast
24 months, concept to export throughput
Objective: Develop a Food Processing Cold Chain
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3PL / food distribution · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Multi-temp food distribution centre — Saudi Arabia

Major QSR & retail supplier consolidating five legacy warehouses into a single ASRS-equipped multi-temperature distribution centre.

32,000 m² multi-temp DC·Ambient, +2 °C, −18 °C, −25 °C
20 months, site selection to network go-live
Objective: Develop a Distribution Center
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3PL / automated cold storage · Venlo, Netherlands

45,000-pallet ASRS deep-freeze DC — Netherlands

Pan-European frozen 3PL replaced two conventional −25 °C warehouses with a single high-bay ASRS deep-freeze DC to serve retail and QSR customers across the Benelux, Germany and France.

45,000 pallets · 28 m clear height·−25 °C bulk, −28 °C ASRS core
26 months, concept to automated go-live
Objective: Develop a Refrigerated Warehouse
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Port / seafood & produce export · Agadir port, Morocco

80,000 t/yr port export cold hub — Morocco

Public-private consortium built a port-adjacent multi-temp cold hub to consolidate seafood, citrus and berry exports to EU and GCC markets, replacing fragmented on-farm cooling.

24,000 m² · 32,000 pallet positions·0 °C chill, −25 °C freeze, −40 °C blast
23 months, concession to first export vessel
Objective: Expand Cold Chain Capacity
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Pharmaceutical / vaccines · Hyderabad, India

GDP vaccine mega-warehouse (25,000 pallets) — India

Top-5 global vaccine manufacturer built a GDP + WHO PQ-compliant mega-warehouse serving domestic and UNICEF/GAVI export markets, including mRNA ULT storage.

25,000 pallets · +2/+8 °C, −20 °C, −70 °C·+2/+8 °C, −20 °C, −70 °C ULT
28 months, concept to national distribution
Objective: Build a Pharmaceutical Cold Chain
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Horticulture / off-grid solar · Naivasha, Kenya

Solar off-grid horticulture cold hub — Kenya

Horticulture exporter cooperative built a fully solar-powered cold hub with battery + thermal storage for flowers, avocado and French bean exports to EU markets — no grid connection.

3,200 m² · 4,500 pallet positions·+2 °C chill, −5 °C freeze
16 months, feasibility to community operation
Objective: Improve Energy Efficiency
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Case study library

Every ColdMatch project example, in one hub

Browse project examples by market, technology and buyer type — including the AI agent pilot submission record. Each one follows the same managed path: project brief, RFQ package, manual supplier review and commercial outcome.

6 projects

Cold room & blast freezer engineering records

Design cooling load in kW, annual energy in kWh/m³ and kWh per tonne frozen, and delivered CAPEX/OPEX for chilled, frozen, pharma, IQF, plate and spiral projects.

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25 markets

Market project case studies

Worked cold room and cold storage projects per country, with indicative CAPEX/OPEX, climate, grid and tariff context, engineering decisions and timelines.

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3 projects

Cold storage sourcing records

How buyers moved from an unclear requirement to a comparable RFQ package and a manually reviewed supplier shortlist.

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5 projects

Ammonia & CO₂ procurement

Industrial NH₃ and CO₂ plant procurement examples: refrigerant selection, safety scope, contractor evaluation and commercial outcome.

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3 projects

Consultant-led projects

Projects where an external consultant or engineer defined the scope and ColdMatch prepared the supplier-ready brief.

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Agent pilot

AI agent / MCP submission

An AI procurement agent collects the project data and submits it through the RFQ builder with an Agent Code for priority human review.

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Full lifecycle

Completed cold room project

A single project walked through end to end: brief, RFQ, supplier outreach, evaluation, build-out and commissioning.

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Pharma

Pharma GDP buyer record

+2 to +8 °C GDP cold storage: qualification requirements, backup power, validation documents and supplier evaluation weighting.

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Food & logistics

Cold storage buyer record

A food logistics buyer's route from capacity pressure to a costed, comparable cold storage project brief.

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Supplier and manufacturer listings are provided for research, transparency and discovery only. ColdMatch Group does not provide automatic buyer-supplier introductions. Every cold chain project request is reviewed manually by David / ColdMatch Group, and supplier introductions are made only after internal approval.

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