Cold store extension
After successfully completing a £6.7m cold store and packing hall for frozen fruit and vegetable specialist Ardo in 2009, Chalcroft was called upon in late 2013 to partner the Kent-based business on the design and build of a cold store extension to the facility.
Inside, the building fabric has been carefully sealed to ensure a consistent temperature of -22°C can be achieved. Chalcroft also incorporated a protective firewall between the new and existing phases, meaning the business could remain operational as any fire could be contained without spreading to adjacent phases while outside, the cladding was extended to provide a seamless finish.
The new £4m cold store opened in late 2014 and adds almost 1900m² of storage space to Ardo’s portfolio, bringing the site total to nearly 9700m². Capable of holding 4200 pallets, space-efficient mobile racking has been installed along with LED lighting controlled with motion sensors to reduce energy consumption.
