Supplier sourcing support for cold chain consultants

A cold chain consultant partner program is a structured arrangement in which an independent procurement platform supports consultants and refrigeration engineers with supplier sourcing, RFQ preparation, technical comparison and financing direction, while the consultant keeps the client relationship. ColdMatch Group runs this program for industrial refrigeration, cold storage, blast freezing, IQF and cold logistics projects, typically from USD $250,000 upward.

Consultants submit the project scope (temperature regime, capacity, product, country, timeline and budget band) and ColdMatch Group returns a shortlist of qualified third-party suppliers matched to that scope. Qualification checks cover company registration, manufacturing or integration capability, export and installation references, documentation standards and service coverage in the project country. ColdMatch Group is supplier-neutral and does not manufacture, resell or distribute equipment.

A strong refrigeration RFQ states the storage or process duty (tonnes, pallets or kg/h), design and ambient temperatures, product entry and target temperature, pull-down time, insulation and envelope assumptions, refrigerant policy (NH3, CO2, HFC/HFO), electrical supply, site constraints, standards and commissioning scope, plus commercial terms: Incoterms, delivery window, spare parts and warranty. ColdMatch Group's RFQ Builder generates this structure so quotes are comparable line by line.

ColdMatch Group works behind the consultant: supplier discovery and shortlisting, RFQ preparation and normalisation, quote comparison tables, technical clarification rounds, country context (duties, standards, logistics), financing direction toward third-party lenders and export credit routes, and documentation packs the consultant presents to the client under their own advisory brand.

Yes. The consultant remains the client-facing advisor unless a different arrangement is agreed in writing. ColdMatch Group can operate white-label, join technical calls only when the consultant invites us, and sign an NDA and no-circumvention agreement before project data is shared.

No. Under the partner program ColdMatch Group does not approach the consultant's client directly. Supplier contact, clarifications and quote handling run through the consultant, or through a jointly agreed channel documented in writing before the project starts.

Commission is agreed in writing before supplier contact and is normally a success fee triggered on supplier contract signature or first milestone payment, depending on the model chosen. Ranges scale with project size and the consultant's role: referral-only introductions sit at the lower end, and consultants who own the technical scope and client relationship sit at the higher end. Repeat clients from the same consultant stay attributed to that consultant.

The program is built for commercial and industrial cold chain projects from roughly USD $250,000 to $100M+, including cold storage warehouses, blast freezers, IQF lines, ice plants, dairy, meat and seafood processing cold rooms, pharmaceutical cold chain and distribution hubs.

Suppliers are qualified against documented criteria before they enter a shortlist, and ColdMatch Group discloses what was checked and what was not. ColdMatch Group is not a party to the supply contract: quality, delivery, installation and performance remain the responsibility of the supplier the client contracts with.

ColdMatch Group is not a lender, bank or financial advisor. We help consultants structure the financing-readiness pack — capex breakdown, equipment list, timeline, offtake evidence — and point toward third-party lenders, leasing providers, development finance and export credit agencies. Any credit decision belongs to those institutions.

One short form: your name, company or consultancy, email and WhatsApp, what best describes you (consultant, refrigeration engineer, EPC advisor, and so on), the client project country, project type, estimated budget band, timeline and the equipment needed. Temperature range, capacity and free-text notes are optional extras you can add if the scope is already defined.

No. Budget band, country, project type and equipment type are enough to start. If temperature range, capacity or drawings already exist you can add them in the optional detail section, and we use them to tighten the supplier shortlist. Where data is missing we help build the specification before any supplier is contacted.

You get an acknowledgement by email, and we come back with clarifying questions or a supplier direction — typically within one to two business days. Contact stays with you: by default we do not approach your client, and NDA or no-circumvention terms can be signed before project data is circulated.