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Ringwood-based contractor Cold Service won the praise of judges for its comprehensive presentation showing all-round attention to detail in meeting the requirements of its clients, particularly the more demanding ones in retail.

One of the most notable areas was its response to the calls from clients for contractors to improve standards in reducing leaks. Cold Service has worked closely with major client Morrisons on a policy to introduce improved and quality-assured brazing. It researched best methods of improving oxidation and the resulting programme has won the approval of a clutch of end-users and they are prepared to share the results with the rest of the industry.

Other initiatives include collaboration with Morrisons on energy-saving measures such as liquid pump amplification, and a host of intensive R22 conversions with retailers, which have now topped the 50 mark.

The firm has calculated its own carbon footprint and says that reporting its footprint per employee or per £ turnover will enable it to grow the business whilst still becoming more carbon efficient.

The judges thought these approaches typified the company’s keenness to get things right for their customers. “An outstanding achievement, particularly the work on brazing”

Environmental Collaboration of the Year Sponsored by Coldservice - Won By Morrisons & WR Refrigeration

The collaboration category was introduced last year to recognise the need for companies to work together to achieve increasingly stiff environmental targets. The category’s sustained high number of entries this year show that the industry is embracing that spirit, and judges found it a tough task to separate out some strong imaginative entries. In the end they awarded the top prize to a partnership between contractor and retailer in a growing area – carbon dioxide refrigeration.

The contractor and its retail customer have worked closely on the creation of a course in carbon dioxide refrigeration to meet urgent demand for Morrisons’ CO2 installation programme. Based at WR’s Sutton Coldfield National Academy, the two-day course covering practice and theory is now required for all engineers to work with CO2 on Morrisons’ sites.

Judges were admiring of the work, saying it was “an excellent and vitally needed training initiative, showing good collaboration between a retailer and their contractor”, and particularly noted WR’s willingness to open up their centre to rival contractors working on Morrisons’ projects.

Following a rigorous assessment of some of our recent installations by the NICEIC certification body, Cold Service is proud to announce our registration has been accepted and we are now an approved electrical contractor.
NICEIC registration demonstrates to our customers our skills and professionalism and our ongoing commitment to excellence.

Following the formation of the Cold Service Group Ltd. we are pleased to announce changes to the Board of our major subsidiary Cold Service Ltd. delivering all the refrigeration and air conditioning needs of our key supermarket clients.

The new Board members are:-
Peter Cutcliffe – Engineering Director
Gary Mallett – Service Director
Adrian Westrup – Commercial Director
Danny Ryan – Operations Director

This will give the company a strong management structure which will deliver future developments of Cold Service Ltd. and is also due recognition of their contribution to the growth of the Company over the last few years.

On Monday 23rd August 2010 Central Refrigeration & Air Conditioning of Shrewsbury became the first new member of the Cold Service Group.

Commenting on the new acquisition, Company Chairman Peter Grimes said:
“Central Refrigeration and Air Conditioning have a customer profile and geographic location that fits well with our “Local” model, and we shall be operating this company as an autonomous branch, but we anticipate significant synergies in marketing, design & application and project management to the benefit of Central and the Cold Group as a whole.”

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ColdService are delighted to be shortlisted for the “ RAC Contractor of The Year Award “ at the forth coming RAC Cooling Industry Awards 2010.

The winner of the Cold Service - BIC Hotel & Catering Show Free Prize Draw worth £450 for a Wine Cooler stocked with white wine was Mrs. Kerry Miller of Court Hill Wines, Swanage, Dorset.

The draw took place at 3pm on Wednesday 17th March at the show and the winning ticket was drawn by Rebecca Vincent Sales - Representative for Foster Refrigeration.

The Wine Cooler was provided by Cold Service and the wine from two of our suppliers supporting the show - Foster Refrigeration and the Capital Group.

Alan Pike delivered and presented Mrs Kerry Miller with her prize yesterday and said she was very surprised to hear she had won and was extremely pleased and thanked Cold Service and its suppliers.

In order to gain a greater understanding of the environmental impact of our operations, Cold Service Limited undertook a carbon footprint calculation exercise early in 2010, in conjunction with SKM Enviros.

A carbon footprint is a measure of the greenhouse gases (GHGs) emitted to the atmosphere as a result of our operations. The GHG emitted in the greatest volume globally is Carbon Dioxide (CO2). All GHGs are calculated relative to the equivalent amount of CO2, and expressed in a single number (usually in tonnes per year), hence the name carbon footprint.

Having calculated our absolute carbon footprint, our next step is to determine an appropriate measure to set it against in order to measure progress. Reporting our footprint per £ turnover or per full time employee will allow us to grow our business whilst becoming more carbon efficient.

We have already started to reduce our footprint through a number of activities.

Following a rigorous assessment and registration process by the Construction line, Cold Service is proud to announce we are now a registered member. Construction line is the UK's largest online database and register for pre-qualified contractors and consultants. For Cold Service, Construction line means that we no longer need to repeatedly fill in standard pre-qualification forms for every construction tender.

On Thursday 25th February 2010 Cold Service will be the main sponsor for the first ever Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Magazines Retail Question Time to be held at the Barbican Centre, London.

RAC’s first ever Retail Question Time - an audience with the UK’s most influential Supermarkets!

The UK's major supermarkets are embarking on a period of rapid change in their approach to cooling. Some have already made announcements revealing bold targets for moving to natural refrigerants, while all the big firms have commitments to reduce their carbon footprints and increase energy efficiency.

All this adds up to a major challenge for the supply chain, which has to meet the demands for higher engineering standards and better component availability.

RAC’s Retail Question Time aims to bring both end-users and suppliers together, to allay their concerns and help everyone sing off the same hymn sheet.

The collective knowledge of our panel provides you with an unrivalled opportunity to benefit from their crucial insights in a relaxed environment.

On Tuesday 16th and Wednesday 17th March 2010 Cold Service will be attending the Hotel and Catering Show at the Bournemouth International Centre.

The Hotel & Catering Show is the only UK trade show on the South Coast dedicated to the hospitality, tourism and leisure industry. The Show creates a meeting place for buyers and sellers and offers them the opportunity to taste the latest products, try new equipment, discover solutions and trends as well as compare suppliers.
Over many years Cold Service has worked with hotel and catering businesses to supply and install a variety of Air conditioning and Refrigeration equipment solutions tailored to their specific needs.

The event offers Cold Service the opportunity to promote new services and products to our existing clients and introduce and showcase ourselves to new customers.
We will have a stand at the show situated in the Solent Hall (C17) and will be offering information and advice on Air conditioning and Refrigeration design, installation, service and maintenance.
We have a fantastic prize draw competition which will run over the two days giving one lucky person the opportunity to WIN a Chilled Display, Full of Wine, worth £450!

Following a rigorous assessment by the approved certification body ACS Registrars, Cold Service are proud to announce we have now been formerly awarded certification of the Occupational Health and Safety Management Standard OHSAS 18001