Cold Storage & Food Processing
Temperature-Controlled Structures That Protect Your Product, and Your Compliance
Cold storage and food processing buildings demand a higher standard of engineering, tighter thermal performance, food-safe finishes, and compliance with FSSAI and HACCP requirements. Alphaspan builds cold chain infrastructure that protects your product from the moment it enters to the moment it leaves.
Why Cold Chain Demands Specialist PEB
A cold storage building is one of the most technically demanding structures in the PEB category. The building envelope must simultaneously handle very high dead loads from insulated panels, extreme differential temperatures between inside and outside, condensation control at every junction, and the hygiene requirements of food handling environments. Alphaspan’s cold storage projects are designed from first principles, not adapted from a standard warehouse template.
- PIR and PUF insulated sandwich panels - roof and wall - for optimum thermal performance
- Vapour barrier detailing at all junctions to prevent condensation and long-term thermal degradation
- Floor insulation and anti-frost heave systems for below-zero storage
- Food-grade internal finishes: smooth-skin insulated panels, anti-microbial coatings
- Hygiene-designed door systems: strip curtains, rapid roll doors, air curtains
- Drainage: sloped floors and hygiene-specified drainage channels
FSSAI & HACCP Compliance
Alphaspan’s cold storage and food processing buildings are designed with FSSAI licensing requirements and HACCP principles embedded from the start, not bolted on at the end. We work with your food technologist or quality team to ensure the building design supports your process rather than constraining it.
- Smooth, cleanable internal surfaces — no ledges or horizontal surfaces for contamination
- Positive pressure vestibules to prevent ambient air infiltration
- Pest-proof construction: no gaps at base angles, sealed service penetrations
- Separation of dry, chilled, and frozen zones within the same building footprint
Sectors Within Cold Chain
- Fresh produce cold stores: 2°C to 10°C
- Frozen storage: -18°C to -25°C
- Blast freezers: -35°C and below
- Controlled atmosphere stores for fruits and vegetables
- Meat and poultry processing plants
- Dairy and beverage processing
- Pharmaceutical cold storage: 2°C to 8°C with validated temperature monitoring