Arkansas-based Compass Cold, a new cold storage company has announced plans for the construction of a 70,000 square foot cold storage facility developed by Ti Cold. Located near Fort Smith in Mulberry, Arkansas, and owned and operated by Compass Cold, the facility’s cutting-edge design will feature the latest refrigeration and freezing technology available in the cold storage industry.
According to a company statement, the new facility will have the capacity to support food wholesalers, retailers, and food manufacturing customers in central and northwest Arkansas. The advanced cold storage complex will feature a flexible, convertible design that is able to maintain temperatures ranging from 40°F to -20°F. Structural steel pallet racks will accommodate over 8,500 pallet positions. This includes QFM In-Rack Freezing System™, which combines blast freezing technology and pallet racking. QFM freezes pallets up to four times faster than traditional blast freezers with the ability to reduce energy consumption by as much as 50%.
“This is an exciting new opportunity and a natural fit with our existing distribution services,” said Doug Bowen of Compass Cold. “This cold storage warehouse will allow us to better serve the clients who have been with us a long time while branching out to help future clients.”
The Compass Cold facility will provide frozen and refrigerated food distributors, processors, and importers in the region with public cold storage capacity relief.