The cold room design and installation experts at Frigo L’Entrepôt are here to assist you with all your refrigeration projects. Whether you’re a small local butcher shop, a supermarket, or a large food or pharmaceutical manufacturer, we design custom cold rooms tailored to your specific needs.
Cold rooms for (positive) refrigeration are ideal for the short- and medium-term storage of perishable foods such as fruits, vegetables, dairy products, and fresh meats. Designed with high-performance insulation panels, they maintain a constant temperature between 0°C and +8°C while optimizing your energy consumption.
For both short- and long-term food storage, our deep-freeze (negative temperature) cold rooms offer a reliable and high-performance solution. Equipped with reinforced insulation and powerful refrigeration systems, they maintain constant temperatures between -18°C and -25°C to preserve all the nutritional and organoleptic qualities of your products.
For large-scale storage needs, Frigo L’Entrepôt designs and installs industrial cold storage facilities covering several hundred square meters. These large-scale facilities are equipped with energy-efficient refrigeration systems and can be divided into different temperature zones to meet your needs.
Frigo L’Entrepôt also offers blast freezers. Thanks to their extremely low temperatures, these chambers can cool your food in record time. This ultra-fast process promotes the formation of microcrystals, thereby preserving the freshness, texture, and quality of your products (prepared meals, fruits, meats) immediately after they are harvested or cooked. This gives you a complete guarantee of the integrity of your rapid freezing cycles.
Since 1995, Frigo L’Entrepôt has been designing and installing commercial and industrial cold rooms in the Greater Montreal area. Our team of certified technicians has completed more than 1,200 projects for restaurants, butcher shops, supermarkets, food distributors, and pharmaceutical companies in the Greater Montreal area.
As a general contractor licensed by the Régie du bâtiment du Québec (RBQ), we comply with all construction and food safety standards in effect in Quebec.
Whether it’s insulation panels, doors, flooring, moldings, or bridges, Frigo L’Entrepôt has been using top-quality materials since its founding. These materials ensure a perfect seal and excellent thermal resistance, significantly reducing your energy consumption while offering strict compliance with health standards and superior durability against impacts and moisture.
Where do the terms “positive cold room” and “negative cold room” come from?
In industrial and commercial refrigeration, the terms “positive cold room” and “negative cold room” do not derive from literary or historical sources, but simply from zero on the Celsius scale, which corresponds to the freezing point of water. A cold room is referred to as “positive” when the temperature is above 0°C: +4°C. A “negative cold room” refers to a room where the temperature is below 0°C: -18°C.
How do I determine the size of the cold room I need?
The sizing of a cold storage room depends on several factors: the volume of products to be stored, inventory turnover rate, the space required for traffic flow, and your growth projections. Our experts conduct a customized analysis to precisely determine the optimal size for your specific business.
What are the standards that must be met for a commercial cold room?
Commercial cold storage facilities must comply with several regulations, particularly regarding food safety (HACCP), energy efficiency, employee safety, and environmental protection (refrigerants). Frigo L’Entrepôt guarantees that all its installations comply with the standards in effect in Quebec and Canada.
What is the average lifespan of a cold storage room?
With professional installation and regular maintenance, our cold rooms have a service life of up to 50 years. The insulation panels can last a long time, while the refrigeration systems may need to be replaced or upgraded after 10–15 years, depending on the intensity of use.
How do I maintain my cold room to optimize its performance?
Regular maintenance is essential to keep your cold room operating efficiently:
Can I install a walk-in freezer myself?
Certainly, it is entirely possible to install your cold room yourself. However, it is highly recommended that you entrust this task entirely to a cold room expert from Frigo L’Entrepôt. Even if you hold an R.B.Q. license and have excellent construction skills, assembling the insulated panels requires a thorough understanding of the materials used. In fact, certain technical nuances that aren’t properly handled can lead to major problems with frost buildup, condensation, or excessive strain on the mechanical system due to direct heat loss. Thanks to their experience and specialized expertise, our seasoned technicians are able to anticipate and prevent these issues in advance, thereby saving you from costly complications down the road. If you still choose to perform the installation yourself, please note that you can purchase all the insulation panels and necessary equipment directly from Frigo L’Entrepôt.
