30 | Nelson: Tasman Coldstore REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT Coolstore expansion well underway Richard Loader Stage two of Tasman Coldstore’s planned multi-million dollar development project is nearing completion with its second coldstore due for commissioning in the first quarter of next year. Based in sunny Nelson, Tasman Coldstore Ltd is a key component in the supply chain and one of the national leaders offering comprehensive controlled warehousing to the food, horticulture and seafood industries in New Zealand. In response to increase customer demand for coldstorage facilities, the first of two new coldstores was built in April of 2019 on the company’s Orion Street site. to page 32 “People still have to make product and there are still things that have to be frozen. When the rest of the world shut down the product couldn’t be exported and that product had to be stored.” Operations Manager Brendan Hollyman says while spare coldstorage capacity is scarce throughout New Zealand, it is particularly hard to find in the South Island. “While all our clients are producing more product, Covid has also had a big impact, especially following the initial lockdown. “People still have to make product and there are still things that have to be frozen. But when the rest of the world shut down the product couldn’t be exported and that product had to be stored.” The Stage one coldstore provided an additional 1000sqm of bulk-frozen goods storage capacity or just over 2000 tonnes. The project included office space, amenities and a covered 570sqm Environmental Loading Area (ELA) for containers to be loaded and unloaded. Brendan says while stage two was in the 5 – 10 year horizon the new store filled within 12 months and the project was brought forward. “The new building is just under 1000sqm, and will provide just on 2000tonne of bulk frozen goods storage capacity. “It will sit alongside the stage one building with the ELA in the centre. 0800 999 333 nelson@do.nz www.do.nz Christchurch / Timaru Greymouth / Nelson Land Surveying / Resource Management Environmental Science / Structural Engineering Geotechnical Engineering / Civil Engineering Proud to be carboNZero certified PROUD TO WORK WITH TASMAN COLDSTORE
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