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.
Directory is research — sourcing starts with the project
Explore greenhouse, irrigation, fertigation and agricultural-technology supplier capabilities here for research. When you have a real project, submit the requirements to SeedMatchGroup instead. Our team validates and organises the project and RFQ, then manages outreach to suitable manufacturers and system providers and presents organised responses through SeedMatch. There is no automatic matching, direct messaging or direct buyer-supplier contact.
Category and capability research — technology types, scope boundaries and what each kind of supplier actually delivers.
Crop and country, area, climate, water source and demand, irrigation zones, flow and pressure, filtration, pumping, fertigation, climate control, automation and energy — then the RFQ.
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
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.
SeedMatchGroup works on commercial agricultural projects from USD 250K upward — greenhouses, irrigation and fertigation, seed processing and production facilities, nurseries, packhouses, cold chain, water treatment, agricultural solar and related infrastructure. Smaller retail or hobby requirements are outside the platform's scope.
No. Buyers pay no platform fee, subscription or success fee. The platform is compensated by the supply side once a buyer selects a supplier, which is why the shortlist is assembled on technical fit rather than on who pays the most.
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 validates the scope, manages suitable supplier outreach and presents organised responses through SeedMatch.