FlexCold Plans $50M Charleston Cold Storage Facility
Within 30 minutes of Port Charleston, the location will offer 30K pallet positions
FlexCold, a leader in revolutionizing cold storage warehousing with end-to-end expertise, announced plans to open its second cold storage facility in the U.S., in Charleston, South Carolina, where the company’s headquarters are located. The new facility is scheduled to be operational by late summer 2024.
The Charleston locations represents a $50 million investment, offering more than 30,000 pallet positions of cold-storage space. It is strategically located within 30 minutes of the Port of Charleston, offering a significant benefit to its customers and the overall supply chain. Operationally, the facility will support critical import and export business, specifically seafood, blast freezing, USDA and FDA inspections, as well as a range of other services. FlexCold will be building the new facility from the ground up, leveraging its end-to-end expertise in designing modern infrastructure and storage densification to maximize the efficiency of resources.
“We are excited to keep growing the FlexCold business by establishing operations in strategic locations that are advantageous to today’s evolving food-supply chain, such as this new planned facility for Charleston, which will support critical import and export business,” said Jeff Manno, co-founder of FlexCold. “With a unique, expert-driven perspective on how to maximize efficiencies, supported with our people-centric culture, we can provide customers with unparalleled flexibility to meet their cold storage challenges today, and well into the future.”
FlexCold’s first facility, located in Florida, near the Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT), opened in the fall of 2022.
About FlexCold
Headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, FlexCold is a leader in revolutionizing cold-storage warehousing and logistics with end-to-end expertise. The company’s ground-up, customer-centric culture provides customers with personal, flexible, and nimble service in strategic locations that are advantageous to today’s evolving food landscape.
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