Turnkey cold storage projects — one contract, complete delivery
ColdMatch sources turnkey cold storage projects worldwide: engineering, refrigeration, insulation, racking, controls and commissioning quoted under one accountable supplier scope. One request — competing proposals from pre-qualified EPC contractors, with independent financing providers reviewed in parallel.
What ColdMatch delivers
- Single-contract EPC delivery quoted by the contractor, not by ColdMatch
- Chilled, frozen, blast-freeze and multi-temperature facilities
- Refrigeration plant (NH₃ / CO₂ / HFC), envelope, racking and automation in one scope
- Introductions to independent financing providers, in parallel with sourcing
- Global EPC partners with references in food, pharma, seafood and logistics
ColdMatch helps buyers prepare cold chain RFQs and source suitable suppliers.
Directory pages are for discovery and SEO. ColdMatch is not an automatic marketplace and does not directly connect buyers with refrigeration manufacturers — supplier matching and introductions are managed manually by ColdMatch.
- 1. You submit a cold room, cold storage, industrial refrigeration, pharma cold chain, food logistics or mobile cold room request.
- 2. ColdMatch reviews your request and prepares the project brief — temperature range, product type, country, size, budget and operational needs.
- 3. Only after the brief is understood, ColdMatch searches for suitable suppliers.
- 4. David continues with you personally and introduces suppliers only when relevant.
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.
What is included in a turnkey cold storage project?
A turnkey contract places one contractor in charge of design, insulated envelope, refrigeration plant, electrical and controls, doors and dock equipment, racking interfaces, installation, testing, commissioning and handover documentation. Civils, land, permits and utility connections are frequently excluded — confirm this line by line, because envelope-plus-plant scope and full EPC scope can differ by 25–40% in price for the same building.
When is turnkey better than multi-contract procurement?
Turnkey suits buyers without in-house refrigeration engineering, projects with a fixed handover date, and financed projects where the lender wants a single performance guarantee. Multi-contract suits owners with internal project management who want to buy plant, panels and racking separately at lower margin. Turnkey typically carries a 5–15% integration premium in exchange for single-point responsibility on performance and schedule.
What performance guarantees should a turnkey contract carry?
Pull-down time to setpoint at design ambient, holding temperature and tolerance in each room at full load, maximum energy consumption per period, air-tightness and panel U-value, and defect liability (usually 12–24 months). Guarantees should be tested at commissioning under a loaded, documented protocol — not simply declared on empty rooms.
How long does a turnkey cold storage project take?
For a mid-size facility: 3–6 weeks for tender and award, 4–8 weeks for detailed design and approvals, 10–20 weeks for equipment manufacture and shipping, 6–12 weeks for site works, installation and commissioning. Twelve to eighteen months is realistic for a greenfield distribution centre once permits, power connection and financing are included.
- •1,000–3,000 pallet chilled distribution store
- •3,000–10,000 pallet frozen warehouse with blast capacity
- •Multi-temperature processing plant with dock and pack-house
- •Greenfield export terminal with backup generation
Exact system sizing depends on required temperature, ambient climate, product load and turnover rate, door openings, insulation specification, storage duration, redundancy level and operating hours. ColdMatch does not manufacture equipment — we help industrial buyers compare suitable suppliers and technologies against project-specific technical and commercial requirements.
- •Country, project location and site status (greenfield or existing building)
- •Application and product stored or processed
- •Required temperature range and any humidity requirement
- •Storage capacity (m², m³ or pallet positions) and daily throughput
- •Ambient/design climate conditions at site
- •Available power supply and backup or redundancy requirement
- •Preferred refrigerant, if already defined by policy or regulation
- •Indicative budget range and target commissioning date
- •Scope boundary: envelope only, plant only, or full EPC including civils
- •Required performance guarantees and commissioning protocol
- •Who supplies power connection, permits and site preparation
- •Payment milestones, retention and defect liability period
Frequently asked questions
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