Cornish pasty producer increases frozen capacity

Award winning bakery and Cornish pasty producer, Prima Bakeries has increased its frozen capacity through acquisition of a portable cold store from Blue Cube Portable Cold Stores.

The bakery, based at Redruth in the heart of Cornwall took delivery of the cold store in June following a requirement for additional frozen capacity.  Using a portable cold store meant capacity could be increased quickly and within budget.

Prima Bakeries has been baking delicious Cornish Pasties, bread, cake, confectionery and savoury products in the heart of Cornwall for over thirty years.  The bakery has a retail range for shops and convenience stores and a foodservice range for cafes, hotels and restaurants. The bakery is also well known for its ‘Pasties by Post’ service, delivering direct to consumers.

Blue Cube – one of the UK’s leading providers of rental temperature controlled storage solutions for the food and logistics industries – has supplied Prima Bakeries with the largest unit from the portable range, giving the site an additional frozen capacity of 37 pallets to cope with 20% growth.

Blue Cube worked closely with Mark Norton, Managing Director of Prima Bakeries to find the best possible solution for the site.  From the initial enquiry in November 2017 right through to delivery in June 2018 all options were considered to ensure we supplied the right product.  Although Blue Cube’s core business is rental, a unit was sold from the fleet to support the customer’s requirements.

It was a challenging site due to ground levels so Blue Cube offered a full package deal including provision for groundwork’s and levelling as part of the sale.

To ensure the unit was future proofed, Blue Cube went one step further and replaced the refrigerant from R404A to R452A.  R452A has a GWP of 2140 – a little over half that of R404A.

Mark Norton, Managing Director said “Blue Cube have delivered consistently good service, right from the start of this process through to procurement of equipment, delivery and aftercare”

“To ensure Prima Bakeries kept in line with ever changing F-Gas regulations it was important that we considered the GWP impact of the cold store.  Blue Cube were on hand to offer advice and replaced the refrigerant which will keep us compliant for years to come”

Blue Cube’s portable cold stores are available in 14, 22, 31 and 37 pallet capacities. The units have an operating temperature range from -26°C to +26°C permitting frozen, chilled and ambient storage applications.  They can be ground based or elevated to a loading dock.

The latest generation refrigeration systems ensure greater efficiencies and lower operating costs for customers.  Plus LED lighting provides up to 300 lux of light meeting the standard required for loading and unloading.

Each portable cold store is fitted with impact bars, lockable doors and locking door bars whilst emergency lighting, externally mounted audible and visible man trap and temperature alarms provide all the necessary safety features.

In addition, side doors, ramps, dock level platforms and racking are available as optional features. The units can be linked to either a building or each other in order to help improve workflow.