Cold storage built for imported produce
BKS Cold helps clients design, develop and operate cold storage facilities for the imported produce industry. From inception to opening day, we guide you through the regulatory structure and the building itself.
Talk to us about your facilityOne building, many climates. Every commodity, treatment and inspection needs its own space.
Regulatory planning
Imported produce answers to several agencies at once. We plan the facility around each of them before the first pallet arrives.
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USDA PPQPlant Protection & Quarantine
Treatment and fumigation
Treatment of cold-treated cargo and of commodities that require fumigation.
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USDA AMSAgricultural Marketing Service
Secondary inspection
Coordination and planning for commodities that require secondary inspection.
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CBP AgricultureU.S. Customs & Border Protection
Inspection planning
Planning the inspection of cold-treated cargo and other commodities.
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State air qualityState-level regulators
Methyl bromide fumigation
Planning and permitting for methyl bromide fumigation at the state level.
Facility design
A produce facility works only if the layout matches how product moves, waits and gets inspected.
Multiple temperature zones
Building design that holds each commodity at its own temperature under one roof.
Racking
Racking design sized to your product mix, pallet flow and storage density.
Inspection areas
Dedicated process areas laid out for how inspectors actually work.
Repacking rooms
Room layout plus machine layout and selection for repack operations.
A repacking room in operation
See how room layout and machine selection come together on a working repack line.
Produce handling
Once the doors open, we help keep product moving from the port to the customer.
Drayage
Moving containers between the port and the facility.
Warehousing
Temperature-controlled inspections, storage, repacking and shipping.
Outbound
Truckload and less-than-truckload shipments to your customers.
Working with select clients across the Southeast
We take on a limited number of projects at a time, so every client gets close attention from planning through operations.
Planning a cold storage facility?
Tell us about your commodities, your port and your timeline. We'll help you map the path to opening day.