Frostaire, Sri Lanka’s premier cooling service provider, has become the first company to
localise the manufacture of cold rooms and freezer trucks for the local market.
Yet another milestone for the home-grown brand, this newest addition to Frostaire’s growing portfolio will serve to greatly revolutionise industries benefiting from a locally
manufactured cold chain -i.e. mechanism for systematically distributing perishables and
frozen foods from production site to consumers, retaining low temperatures.
The refrigeration industry integrally covers the whole cold chain from production to
transport and consumption of products such as foods and medical supplies.
Consequently, special specifications matching the products requiring a cold chain are
becoming necessary in refrigeration facilities such as warehouses, containers for
vehicles etc.
Cold storage facilities are installed mainly for perishables such as fruits
and vegetables according to the scale of storage and range of preservation
temperatures that are required at production sites, wholesale markets, and general
sales outlets such as supermarkets.
Having grown from humble beginnings, Frostaire is now nearly four decades strong,
and has built a name for itself as the ultimate provider of comprehensive cooling
solutions – be it single unit air-conditioners for the home, or commercial walk-in cold
rooms to service an entire industry.
As leaders in providing specialised cold chain management services – including
refrigerated warehousing, storage and transport for perishable food, beverages and
pharmaceutical products, Frostaire has developed a relationship of trust with industry
professionals that engage in food retail services, and has proven its mettle as an
efficient and reliable distributor of cold chain products.
“Our business approach is to form long-term partnerships with our clients, and to along
the way expand our company’s service offering to serve all local industries benefitting
from a strong and efficient temperature-controlled supply chain,” says Founder and
Managing Director of Frostaire Group, Mukthar Marikkar. “That we now manufacture
cold rooms and freezer trucks entirely in Sri Lanka, will not just reap economic benefits,
but will also open up the market to more employment opportunities.”
Frostaire’s refrigeration and cold storage logistics portfolio covers the whole range of
air-conditioners, commercial air-conditioners, cold rooms, transport refrigeration, and
other products – all of which will be now manufactured in Sri Lanka under the Frostaire
brand.
