Oakland International, UK and Ireland specialist in temperature controlled logistics and supply chain solutions, has announced the construction of a new 6,000 pallet capacity frozen cold store at its Bardon site, marking a significant investment in its long term infrastructure strategy.

The development will increase Oakland International’s total frozen capacity across its network by approximately 30%, reinforcing its ability to support long term customer growth while further enhancing its range of value added services, including tempering solutions, at a time of continued growth and evolving requirements across retail and food supply chains, where resilience, flexibility and efficiency are increasingly critical.

Regional Director Jamie Robinson commented: “This investment reflects our ongoing commitment to our customers and to building infrastructure that delivers resilience, flexibility and real operational value. Expanding frozen capacity at Bardon is a major step in strengthening our network and future proofing our service offering.”

By expanding frozen capacity at Bardon, Oakland International is responding directly to customer demand for scalable, strategically located storage that can support both current volumes and future expansion, while enabling a single depot, multi temperature solution that simplifies supply chains and improves operational efficiency.

Bringing frozen, chilled and ambient services together at one location reduces complexity, streamlines handling and supports faster, more cost effective distribution, particularly for customers supplying major retailers.

This investment forms a key phase in Oakland International’s long term vision to develop Bardon into a fully integrated, multi temperature logistics hub and, once complete, the site will offer customers a comprehensive, end to end supply chain solution within a single, strategically positioned location, increasing flexibility and strengthening service continuity.

Added Jamie: “Our ambition at Bardon is to create a logistics environment that doesn’t just keep pace with our customers’ businesses, but actively enables their next phase of growth. By bringing greater frozen capacity together with multi temperature capability under one roof, we are building a smarter, more connected supply chain that gives customers confidence, choice and long term flexibility.”

A Certified B Corporation, Oakland International is a specialist in multi temperature supply chain solutions, providing a full suite of services from storage and distribution to contract packing, consolidation and direct to consumer delivery across the UK and Ireland, and is recognised for tackling food waste through its award winning distress load management service.