COLD STORAGE & DISTRIBUTION

COLD STORAGE & DISTRIBUTION

Experience

A significant part of the engineering work we do at Crow Engineering is design and consulting for the cold storage and warehousing industries. In fact, our experience with cold storage and related businesses goes back to the firm’s beginning days.

We have served as prime consultant to owners and specialty contractors involved with construction and/or operation of cold storage warehouses and distribution facilities ranging from 30,000 to 300,000 square feet. Our clients rely on our expertise in thermal envelopes and structural systems to design new greenfield facilities, remodels, and tenant improvements. We also assist with the evaluations of distribution and warehousing facilities.

 

We provide design for

  • Freezers
  • Coolers and fridges
  • Chill docks, value-add areas
  • Receiving stations
  • Processing facilities
  • Final product storage and distribution
Engineering & Design Services
  • Equipment supports
    • Braced frames
    • Moment frames
    • Towers
    • Trusses
    • Mechanical support structures
  • Foundation designs including:
    • Deep foundation systems
    • Shallow foundation systems
  • Retaining walls
  • Greenfield facility design
  • Building evaluations
  • Building renovations
  • Building seismic upgrades
  • Process optimization
  • Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) improvement
  • Machine and equipment engineering and design
  • Machine and equipment layouts
  • Conveyor and transfer engineering and design
  • As-built drawings
  • Shop drawings
  • Maintenance engineering and reliability support
  • Greenfield facility design
  • Coordination with OEM vendors for integration into overall plant and product line layout
  • Fabrication level design documents
  • Special machine design
  • Construction review services
Consulting & Additional Services
  • Plant layout options
    • Machine and equipment installations
    • Equipment support
  • Assistance and recommendations for capital improvements
    • Preliminary feasibility studies
    • Preparing capital estimates, budgets and economic justification including the development of pro-forma income and cash flow statements
    • Operational improvements
    • Product line enhancements
    • Alternative equipment configurations
    • Evaluation of facility competitive position in respect to:
      • Product recovery
      • Productivity
      • Staffing
      • Manufacturing costsMarketing flexibility
  • Fabrication level design documents
  • Special machine design
  • Construction review services
    Experience

    A significant part of the engineering work we do at Crow Engineering is design and consulting for the cold storage and warehousing industries. In fact, our experience with cold storage and related businesses goes back to the firm’s beginning days.

    We have served as prime consultant to owners and specialty contractors involved with construction and/or operation of cold storage warehouses and distribution facilities ranging from 30,000 to 300,000 square feet. Our clients rely on our expertise in thermal envelopes and structural systems to design new greenfield facilities, remodels, and tenant improvements. We also assist with the evaluations of distribution and warehousing facilities.

     

    We provide design for

    • Freezers
    • Coolers and fridges
    • Chill docks, value-add areas
    • Receiving stations
    • Processing facilities
    • Final product storage and distribution
    Engineering & Design Services
    • Equipment supports
      • Braced frames
      • Moment frames
      • Towers
      • Trusses
      • Mechanical support structures
    • Foundation designs including:
      • Deep foundation systems
      • Shallow foundation systems
    • Retaining walls
    • Greenfield facility design
    • Building evaluations
    • Building renovations
    • Building seismic upgrades
    • Process optimization
    • Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) improvement
    • Machine and equipment engineering and design
    • Machine and equipment layouts
    • Conveyor and transfer engineering and design
    • As-built drawings
    • Shop drawings
    • Maintenance engineering and reliability support
    • Greenfield facility design
    • Coordination with OEM vendors for integration into overall plant and product line layout
    • Fabrication level design documents
    • Special machine design
    • Construction review services
    Consulting & Additional Services
    • Plant layout options
      • Machine and equipment installations
      • Equipment support
    • Assistance and recommendations for capital improvements
      • Preliminary feasibility studies
      • Preparing capital estimates, budgets and economic justification including the development of pro-forma income and cash flow statements
      • Operational improvements
      • Product line enhancements
      • Alternative equipment configurations
      • Evaluation of facility competitive position in respect to:
        • Product recovery
        • Productivity
        • Staffing
        • Manufacturing costsMarketing flexibility
    • Fabrication level design documents
    • Special machine design
    • Construction review services
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