Ti Cold - Experts & Thought Leaders

EVAPCO, Inc. and Ti Cold announced that they have teamed up to share the stage at the ATMOsphere America Summit 2022 (formerly shecco), in order to discuss industry insights and real life examples of natural refrigerant-based solutions. EVAPCO and Ti Cold partnership The Sierra Supply Chain Services and Lineage Logistics facilities, designed and constructed by Ti Cold, were highlighted for their energy and cost saving features using the Evapcold Low Charge Ammonia Systems. Technology is a powerful tool to reduce operating costs and Ti Cold and EVAPCO, Inc. are leading the way on delivering this innovation.

The groundbreaking ceremony for the new 2.8 million cubic foot Compass Cold Storage facility was celebrated by nearly 200 community members including local and state dignitaries, culminating in the traditional ‘Commemorative Shovel’ and groundbreaking ceremony, complete with hard hats and construction tools. Compass Cold Storage is a sister company of Doug’s Produce, a well-known professional trucking business serving the region for over 20 years. The Compass Cold facility, designed & developed by pioneer, Ti Cold of Melbourne, Florida, will be an economic driver for the state of Arkansas. The new facility will have the capacity to support food wholesalers, retailers, and food manufacturing customers in central and northwest Arkansas. Cold storage industry Located near Fort Smith in Mulberry, Arkansas, and owned and operated under the same leadership group of Doug’s Produce Trucking, Compass Cold features a cutting-edge design and includes the latest refrigeration and freezing technology available in the cold storage industry. Brief remarks were made by the owners of Compass Cold, Doug Bowen, and Darren Winstead. Congratulations were offered by Matt Twyford, Director of Community Development at the Arkansas Economic Development Commission; Shelly Faught, Executive Director of Alma Area Chamber of Commerce; Julie Murray, President, and CEO of Van Buren Chamber of Commerce; Mulberry Mayor Gary Baxter; Arkansas State Representative Charlene Fite; representatives from the offices of Senator John Boozman, Senator Tom Cotton, and Congressman Steve Womack. Professional trucking company This will ensure that Compass Cold Storage will be ready to scale in support of future cold capacity demands" “Construction is expected to be completed by early Q2 2023,” said Logan Stuller of Ti Cold, adding “And the facility is master-planned with further expansion opportunities in mind. This will ensure that Compass Cold Storage will be ready to scale in support of future cold capacity demands.” Darren Winstead and Doug Bowen, the owners of Compass Cold Storage have been involved in the transportation sector of Arkansas and have deep relationships with food processors, manufacturers, and wholesalers across the country. Known throughout the Southeastern region of the United States, Doug’s Produce is a fast, friendly, and fully functional professional trucking company that is known for putting the happiness of their drivers first. Fulfill orders quickly and efficiently “On behalf of the Doug’s Produce Trucking family,” said Doug Bowen, adding “We feel truly blessed and humbled that our vision for our new sister company Compass Cold Storage is a reality. We believe this expansion into industrial cold storage services will provide a valuable resource to not only our new and existing customers of Doug’s Produce Trucking, but to our community as a whole.” With this new facility Compass Cold will be able to offer their clients third-party logistics services (3PL). As a Public Refrigerated Warehouse (PRW) the company can store the inventory of its clients with the ability to pick, pack and ship the client’s products directly from the facility providing an option to fulfill orders quickly and efficiently.

Compass Cold, a new cold storage company announces plans for the construction of a 70,000 square foot cold storage facility developed by Ti Cold headquartered in Melbourne, Florida. Located near Fort Smith in Mulberry, Arkansas, and owned and operated by Compass Cold, the facility’s cutting-edge design will feature the latest refrigeration and freezing technology available in the cold storage industry. The new facility will have the capacity to support food wholesalers, retailers, and food manufacturing customers in central and northwest Arkansas. Reduce energy consumption Darren Winstead and Doug Bowen, the owners of Compass Cold have been involved in the transportation sector of Arkansas and have deep relationships with food processors, manufacturers, and wholesalers across the country. Known throughout the Southeastern region of the United States, Doug’s Produce is a fast, friendly, and fully functional professional trucking company that is known for putting the happiness of their drivers first. The advanced cold storage complex will feature a flexible, convertible design that is able to maintain temperatures ranging from 40°F to -20°F. Structural steel pallet racks will accommodate over 8,500 pallet positions. This includes QFM In-Rack Freezing System™, which combines blast freezing technology and pallet racking. QFM freezes pallets up to four times faster than traditional blast freezers with the ability to reduce energy consumption by as much as 50%. Public cold storage capacity This is an exciting new opportunity and a natural fit with our existing distribution services" “This is an exciting new opportunity and a natural fit with our existing distribution services,” said Doug Bowen of Compass Cold, adding “This cold storage warehouse will allow us to better serve the clients who have been with us a long time, while branching out to help future clients.” The Compass Cold facility will provide frozen and refrigerated food distributors, processors, and importers in the region with public cold storage capacity relief and access to Doug’s Produce temperature controlled less than a truckload shipping programs. “We are excited to develop and deliver this project,” said Rob Adams, Principal of Ti Cold, adding “To help expand an already very successful trucking and distribution business into a topflight 3PL solution.” Truckload shipping programs With this new facility Compass Cold will be able to offer their clients third party logistics (3PL). As a 3PL provider the company can store inventory of its clients with the ability to pick, pack and ship the client’s products directly from the facility. By providing warehousing, order processing, and shipping and receiving, Compass Cold gives their clients an option to fulfill orders quickly and efficiently. “Customers expect quality and speed,” said Darren Winstead of Compass Cold, adding “And the design by Ti Cold for this facility will give us the ability to meet those demands well into the future.”