Chicago-based INland Logistics Port at Kingsbury announced plans to build a refrigerated warehouse that would hold fresh produce and other perishable food brought in and out of the intermodal facility by trains running to and from Kingsbury, Ind., and Tampa, Fla.
Rather than build anew, companies are upgrading, renovating and replacing existing buildings with new equipment and technology to keep up with today’s ever-changing industry demands.
Whether it’s upgrading, renovating and replacing existing buildings, or building new from the ground up, the refrigerated and frozen food industry continues to experience an increase in demand for automation, sustainability and sanitation.
Members of the International Association for Cold Storage Construction (IACSC) elected Janet Madden Charles as the organization's 2011-2012 chairperson.
What are some "must-have" features in a new cold storage distribution center? What are owners' primary concerns? Those are just a few topics to addressed by Ted Speas, senior vice president of facilities and automaton C&S Wholesale Grocers.
Stellar, a Jacksonville, Fla.-based construction, design, engineering and mechanical services firm, said it promoted Mark Sherwood to director of business development.
The International Association for Cold Storage Construction (IACSC) elected new board officers and board members during the group's 2009 IACSC Conference & Expo, last November in New Orleans.