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Cold Storage Construction and COVID-19

How the pandemic is transforming new-build and renovation projects in 2020.

September 1, 2020

Looking back on what we’ll call 2020 B.C. (Before Coronavirus), the pipeline for cold storage construction was already robust and healthy. According to research by commercial real estate firm CBRE, overall industrial construction—which encompasses cold storage, along with warehouses, distribution centers, manufacturing facilities, self-storage, office and flex space—was at 298 million square feet (MSF) before COVID-19, bolstered by the ongoing rise of e-commerce.

MTC Logistics breaks ground at Port of Mobile cold storage site

When completed in the fourth quarter of 2020, the new facility will provide shippers with seamless supply chain solutions focused on global commerce.

July 25, 2019

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MTC Logistics, Baltimore, Md., broke ground on a 12 million-cubic-foot international temperature-controlled distribution center at the Port of Mobile, Mobile, Ala.

RLS Logistics announces cross docking expansion plans

RLS Logistics' freight consolidation division specializes in refrigerated and frozen LTL shipments.

July 26, 2018

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RLS Logistics announced plans to expand cross dock from 45,000 square feet to 70,000 square feet at its Newfield, N.J., headquarters location.

Lineage Logistics breaks ground on world’s most advanced automated warehousing, food distribution facility

The facility will be Lineage’s first fully automated development in North America.

April 13, 2018

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Lineage Logistics, LLC broke ground on a significant expansion to its Sunnyvale, Texas, warehousing and distribution facility.

ColdPoint Logistics opens new cold storage distribution facility

Phase II of the project concludes with the opening of a 5.4 million-cubic-foot, temperature-controlled distribution facility.

April 12, 2018

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ColdPoint Logistics, Edgerton, Kan., completed Phase II of its cold storage distribution facility project at Logistics Park Kansas City in Edgerton.

Americold opens new temperature-controlled facility in Clearfield, UT

Together with its neighboring Salt Lake City facility, Americold’s Clearfield footprint significantly extends the company’s market leadership in northern Utah to greater than 50% of total temperature-controlled warehouse capacity.

December 5, 2017

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Americold, Atlanta, officially opened the new addition to its Clearfield, Utah, campus.

Lineage Logistics acquires 8 facilities from U.S. Growers Cold Storage

The eight locations acquired encompass over 12 million cubic feet of capacity in the Los Angeles area.

November 29, 2017

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Lineage Logistics, LLC, a Colton, Calif.-based warehousing and logistics company sponsored by Bay Grove Capital LLC, San Francisco, acquired eight temperature-controlled warehouses from U.S. Growers Cold Storage, Los Angeles.

Nor-Am Cold Storage acquires former Associated Wholesale Grocers distribution center

Nor-Am plans to add warehouse, maintenance, management and value-added teams such as kitting and repackaging.

November 27, 2017

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Nor-Am Cold Storage, Le Mars, Iowa, purchased the former 478,000-square-foot Affiliated Foods distribution center in Elwood, Kan., from Associated Wholesale Grocers, Kansas City, Kan.

Henningsen to build temperature-controlled warehouse in WA

The new location will offer over 20,000 pallet positions, with a variety of configurations and temperature ranges.

November 13, 2017

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Henningsen Cold Storage Co., Hillsboro, Ore., announced plans to build a new 5-million-cubic-foot, temperature-controlled warehouse in Grandview, Wash.

Future Supply Chain’s temperature-controlled logistics arm now delivers frozen fruits, vegetables nationwide

FSC is said to maintain one of the largest distribution networks in India supported by technology-enabled, state-of-art distribution centers.

August 24, 2017

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Future Supply Group's integrated logistics solutions company, Future Supply Chain (FSC), strengthened its temperature-controlled services with an inclusion of 144 reefer trucks and 7,423 pallets for fruits, vegetables, dairy products, etc.