Freezer door for cold storage hub
QK COLD Stores (Marston), which provides short and long-term freezer storage for supermarkets and food producers, has overhauled one of its freezer chambers.
Operations at QK Cold Stores (Marston), which is five miles north of Grantham, include extensive blast freezing, defrosting, food handling, and frozen and chilled storage areas.
When it came to sourcing a reliable, high quality, roller door system for the cold storage unit, it turned to Leeds-based Union Industries, which supplied one of its Eiger Doors.
The Eiger design was the first automatic fast-acting, rapid roll freezer door to be invented to operate effectively and efficiently at high speed. Its features also prevent snow and ice forming on the door blade and around the freezer opening, while also helping reduce cold store energy costs.
The freezer is accessed by forklift trucks and the fast-acting operation of the door, which is activated by Radar motion sensors with back up push buttons, reduces the potential for the ingress of ambient air that causes the freezer to work harder to maintain its temperature.
QK Cold Stores were attracted to Union, as a supplier, because of its reputation for reliability, its fast response to requests for spare parts and technical support, its maintenance agreements, and the Eiger Door having a 25-year warranty.
QK Cold Stores general manager Brent Richardson, says: “Dependability, the Eiger Door’s integrity and ability to contribute to temperature control, and the levels of on-going support and maintenance were the main reasons we chose Union Industries as the supplier of this important component of the freezer chamber’s upgrade and refurbishment.”
Union’s technical sales engineer Rob Howe, adds: “Maintaining a consistent internal temperature in a freezer chamber can be a challenge when products regularly are being moved in and out.
“However, Union’s high-spec Eiger Door overcomes that issue with its fast-operating speed, which stops warmer air getting in as well as cold air escaping.
“This also helps keep costs down, which is more critical than ever to companies due to current soaring energy costs.”
The Eiger Door, in line with other Union doors, has a 'crash-out and auto-reset' feature, which allows the door to continue to function even after impact to the bottom beam by a fork lift truck.
It is designed for internal openings and is suitable for storage areas requiring temperatures ranging from ambient/chill down to freezer levels of minus 30 degrees Celsius.
For more information, visit www.unionindustries.co.uk
