McCulla (Ireland) Limited

Company Profile

McCulla Ireland is one of the island’s leading cold chain logistics providers, delivering fully integrated, temperature-controlled transport and warehousing solutions across the UK, Ireland, and Europe. A family business with over 50 years of experience, McCulla operates from four BRC AA-accredited cold stores in Lisburn, Mallusk, and Dublin, supported by depots in Great Britain, ensuring seamless service from collection to delivery.

The company’s operations span the full cold chain — including blast freezing, up-tempering, storage, picking, customs clearance, and distribution — offering flexible solutions for everything from large-scale supermarket contracts to bespoke deliveries for restaurants, food manufacturers, and retailers. McCulla’s diverse customer base includes household names such as Lidl, Nando’s, Finnebrogue, and Ready Egg Products.

Sustainability is central to McCulla’s strategy. Through its energy division, Alternity Biogas Energy Ltd, McCulla operates Northern Ireland’s first circular waste-to-energy transport model. Food waste collected from retailers and manufacturers is converted into renewable biomethane, which powers McCulla’s growing fleet of gas trucks — reducing CO₂ emissions by up to 98.8%. The company also generates green electricity to power its carbon-neutral cold stores and supplies certified biofertiliser to local farms, closing the loop in the food chain.

McCulla Ireland is part of the OneFrio organisation — a leading network of temperature-controlled logistics specialists with over 100,000 pallets of capacity across the UK, Ireland, and mainland Europe. As part of this growing group, McCulla is continuing to expand its reach and resources to deliver even greater resilience, innovation, and efficiency for customers.

Combining operational excellence, sustainability leadership, and forward-looking investment, McCulla continues to shape the future of cold chain logistics across these islands and beyond.