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Cold Logic wins Melbourne Market contract

Privately owned refrigeration firm Cold Logic has won a multi-million dollar contract at the new Melbourne Market.

The contract involves establishing cool rooms and temperature controlled warehouses at the new market site in Epping, which is expected to be operational around August this year.

The new market is one of the largest infrastructure projects in Victoria and is located on 70 hectares of land close to the Tullamarine airport and nearby arterial roads.

When open, it will have more than 100,000 square metres of warehousing and replace the current market at West Melbourne, which houses around 3000 businesses employing 7500 staff.

Cold Logic Partner, Eddie Lane, said site work had commenced and was being undertaken on a very tight deadline.

“We have thrown additional resources into the project to meet the tight deadline, but are confident we will deliver the state-of-the-art cooling facilities on time,” he said.

“The Melbourne Market is crucial to Australia’s fresh produce industry.

“We are responsible for ensuring fruit and vegetables are held in the best possible condition before they are sold to independent greengrocers, supermarkets, restaurants and food processors and ultimately ending up on the forks of Victorian consumers.”

Victoria is a key growth market for Cold Logic. It currently has 12 staff based in Melbourne, but plans to expand to more than 25 within the next five years.

Over its 30 years in business, Cold Logic has constructed more than 280,000sqm of cold storage facilities – nearly 14 MCG’s.

Major clients include Coopers Brewery, Thomas Foods International, Arnotts, Pernod Ricard Winemakers and Aldi. Currently, 40% of Cold Logic’s clients are located outside its home state of South Australia.

 

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