Cold Storage & Pre-Cooling
Cold storage and pre-cooling remove field heat and hold produce at target temperature and humidity, extending shelf-life and enabling long-distance export markets. Coordinated by SeedMatchGroup with ColdMatch Group for specialist scope.
Who runs ColdMatch Group?
ColdMatch Group is a sister platform in the Global B2B Group family, specialising in industrial cold chain projects. A buyer submits one private brief through the RFQ builder. Cold storage and pre-cooling remove field heat and hold produce at target temperature and humidity, extending shelf-life and enabling long-distance export markets. Coordinated by SeedMatchGroup with ColdMatch Group for specialist scope. A dedicated sourcing specialist normalises it into a single technical specification, issues it to qualified international manufacturers, integrators and EPC contractors, and returns offers that can be compared line by line on the same scope, lead time and delivery terms.
Independent, supplier-neutral guidance. Vendor identities, price bands and shortlists are released only through the RFQ flow.
Role in the project
Cold chain is a shelf-life multiplier and the enabler of export markets. Poor pre-cooling destroys weeks of horticulture in hours.
Typical applications
- Vegetable pre-cooling
- Berry hydrocooling and forced-air
- Fruit ripening rooms
- Nursery cold storage
Selection criteria
Forced-air, hydrocooling or vacuum by product.
Peak inbound tonnes and holding days.
Engineering considerations
CO₂, ammonia or F-gas by regulator, scale and safety.
Commercial considerations
Refrigeration is 40–60% of packing-house OPEX.
Procurement considerations
Cold chain scope is coordinated with ColdMatch Group.
Common mistakes
- •No pre-cooling stage — cold storage cannot recover lost shelf-life
FAQ
Before you shortlist suppliers
- Understand the buying process first: what agricultural procurement means and how RFQs are compared .
- Awarding one turnkey contract instead of separate trades? Compare EPC contractor bids for agricultural projects on identical scope.
- For processing and grading scope, see packing house cost, sizing and certification requirements .
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Scope a cold storage & pre-cooling RFQ
Share crop, scale and country. A specialist scopes suppliers, engineering and financing.