Igloo helps keep Polar Fresh

The Brisbane suburb of Parkinson is home to the busy Polar Fresh distribution centre, a 48,390 m² facility providing logistics services for chiller, freezer and confectionary. The facility services 205 stores in Queensland and Northern NSW, averaging 900 deliveries per week by road and rail, delivering more than 500,000 cartons each week.

When Australand Holdings wanted to develop the new loading dock area, Albany Doors provided a solution.

Albany supplied 31 Envico Igloo model doors to provide an interlocked docking system that provides the client with a high-performance door solution capable of high cycles. Albany also incorporated an insulated door curtain to reduce energy loss and increase the efficiency of refrigeration services.

The Igloo high-performance door is equipped to cope with the demands of a busy distribution centre. Features such as a flexible bottom edge and knock-out function eliminate repair costs after accidental collisions.

Food industry design and construction company Wiley will construct the 40,000 m² facility, which is expected to cost more than $131 million. Due to be completed in September 2013, the facility will create 600 new jobs.