Smaller third-party logistics operators, last-mile cold-chain depots, regional food distributors with their own warehousing, and companies with 5,000–50,000 sq ft of cold storage on DX systems. We do not service large industrial ammonia (NH3) operations or CO2 transcritical/glycol secondary-loop racks — those are a different specialty.
Smaller 3PLs, last-mile depots, regional distributors. DX (direct-expansion) systems with package or split rack architectures.
Package-DX or split-DX cold storage from 5,000 to ~50,000 sq ft. Box repair, panel work, door alignment, evap coil service.
Refrigerated docks, trailer-loading bays, and reefer-transfer points.
Smaller blast freezers on DX. Compressor service, refrigerant work, defrost diagnostics.
Multi-compressor DX racks (not CO2 transcritical). Diagnostics, oil management, refrigerant balancing.
Evap coil cleaning, defrost, drain-pan and drain-line, fan motor replacement.
EPA 608 leak repair, charge documentation, retrofit consulting on legacy charges.
Storage operators care about uptime, refrigerant, and energy. Inspections aren't the driver; product loss exposure and operating cost are.
Larger systems hit EPA leak-repair and tracking thresholds. We document 608 work, charge changes, and leak repairs as part of standard service — not as an add-on.
After the lease, refrigeration energy is the biggest line item. Coil cleaning, head-pressure controls, and defrost optimization meaningfully move the energy bill.
Cold storage is regulated by FDACS food storage rules where applicable. FrostIQ's DBPR data isn't relevant; standard PM and service docs are.
Above ~50,000 sq ft and into industrial ammonia or transcritical CO2 territory, you want an industrial refrigeration specialist. We're straightforward when a project is outside our scope.
For cold storage at this scale, the engagement is service contracts and on-call dispatch. Platform tools available where they fit; not the default.
Cold storage at this scale is a service-and-PM relationship. The economics of platform tools (FrostIQ, ColdSentry, ArcticOS) typically don't pencil out the same way they do for foodservice — though we do deploy ColdSentry™ where customers want continuous monitoring on dock-loading boxes or finished-product storage.
Quarterly preventive maintenance covering coils, refrigerant verification, defrost timing, and door/dock seal inspections.
24/7 dispatch with documented response. Refrigerant and rack work staffed by 608 Universal certified techs.
Charge documentation, leak-trend tracking, retrofit consulting on legacy R-22 or HFC systems.
Why a centralized DX rack drops suction pressure across all stages.
FDA 21 CFR 1.1330 KDEs, CTEs, and the 24-hour electronic-sortable spreadsheet.
Capex, refrigerant charge, AIM Act exposure, and 20-year TCO on an 80,000 sq ft build.
The 12-hour playbook for product protection, transfer, and FSMA-compliant documentation.