What materials are needed to keep food in cold storage?
Cold rooms are essential in the food, hospitality, and retail industries, including supermarkets, hotels, restaurants, and professional kitchens. They ensure that food products are stored under the right conditions to maintain quality, safety, and hygiene.
Choosing the right cold room storage equipment and materials is key to maintaining compliance with food safety regulations and ensuring efficient operations.
The Importance of Using the Right Materials in Cold Rooms
Proper cold room management requires materials that are durable, hygienic, and resistant to extreme temperatures. Equipment used in cold storage environments must also be easy to clean and resistant to humidity.
Materials prone to oxidation, such as iron or untreated metals, should be avoided. Over time, these materials can rust, compromising hygiene standards and potentially contaminating stored food.
For this reason, modern cold storage equipment increasingly relies on PVC and plastic-based materials, which offer superior durability and hygiene.
Why PVC Is Ideal for Cold Room Equipment
PVC is one of the most suitable materials for cold room furniture and storage systems.
Its main advantages include:
- High resistance to moisture and humidity
- Resistance to acids, fats, and cleaning chemicals
- Easy maintenance and cleaning
- Excellent durability in low and sub-zero temperatures
At Decoplastic, we manufacture cold room equipment using high-quality PVC, which can withstand intensive cleaning with professional detergents. This makes it ideal for maintaining strict hygiene standards.
Our products can also be customised to fit specific dimensions, allowing businesses to optimise the available storage space inside their cold rooms.
Essential Cold Room Equipment
Cold rooms require specialised equipment designed to guarantee food safety, hygiene, and efficient storage. Below are some of the most common solutions used in professional cold storage environments.
Cold Room Shelving
Our PVC shelving systems for cold rooms are manufactured entirely from high-quality plastic resin with removable and replaceable components.
The structure features spaced bars that allow optimal airflow and refrigeration, while preventing liquids from accumulating.
Key advantages include:
- 100% corrosion-resistant (no metal fittings)
- Suitable for humid environments and direct contact with water
- Smooth, waterproof, and antibacterial surfaces
- Prevents mould, rot, and splinters
- Highly resistant to cleaning agents and disinfectants
Available shelving options include:
These shelving systems are widely used in commercial kitchens, food processing facilities, supermarkets, and cold storage warehouses.
Anti-Slip Flooring for Cold Rooms
Proper flooring is essential for safety and hygiene in cold storage areas. Anti-slip floors help prevent accidents while also improving drainage and cleanliness.
Vynagrip flooring
Vynagrip flooring provides a safe and durable flooring solution designed specifically for demanding environments.
Key features include:
- Adapts easily to irregular surfaces
- Can be disinfected daily without deterioration
- Highly anti-slip textured surface
- Open drainage grid that allows effective water flow
Plastic Decking tile for Cold Storage
Plastic decking tiles are an excellent solution for isolating products or machinery from the floor in cold rooms.
They feature 121 support points, providing exceptional strength and load resistance.
Additional benefits include:
- Electrical insulation
- Anti-fatigue properties
- Durable textured surface
- Ideal for heavy loads and industrial use
Other Types of Industrial Flooring
Depending on the application, different flooring systems can be used in cold storage and industrial environments:
- Heronrib - Water features , ideal for bare feet
- Floorline - Barefoot, anti-fatigue, ideal for the hospitality industry
- Heronair - Light Industry
- Trackgrip - Industrial non-slip and with drainage
- Firmagrip - Industrial with a dense mesh that allows wheeled traffic
- Pillomat - Surface Protection
- Crossigrip - Non-slip surface for rooftops and service terraces
- Frontrunner Plus - Entrance Doormat
Trolleys for Cold Room Transport
Our cold room trolleys combine strong construction with lightweight design, allowing easy movement without assistance.
Manufactured entirely from plastic resin, they provide excellent durability and hygiene.
Key features include:
- Ventilated structure that prevents water accumulation
- No metal fittings, ensuring complete resistance to corrosion
- Polyamide wheels with stainless steel 316 components, ideal for humid and chlorinated environments
- Smooth, waterproof, antibacterial surfaces
- High resistance to professional cleaning products
These trolleys are ideal for food processing areas, cold storage facilities, and professional kitchens.
Delivery Time
We ship all products via courier service and typically arrive within 24 to 72 business hours, depending on the destination.
Easy Assembly
All our cold room equipment designed for quick and simple installation.
Most products can be assembled by a single person, with installation times ranging from 15 minutes to approximately one hour, depending on the product.
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