Go BackA recent report has claimed that almost 10,000 jobs could be created in the Scottish food and drink industry in the next five years; exporting and overseas markets remain the key drivers for a forecasted 15 % growth in this booming sector.
It’s been a busy year in Scotland with the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth games, the Ryder Cup and good weather.
And as a nation we are thrilled for pulling off not one, but two major sporting spectacles with Scottish food at the heart of it all, a real showcase to the world.
As the country’s leading refrigeration specialist for the Catering and Food Processing industries, we too have been enjoying a busy year.
With projects for First Milk, Castle MacLellan, Glenrath Farms, Marine Harvest, Swords Bakery and JD Cowper to name but a few, we have been busy on sites throughout Scotland and further afield too for one of the UK’s biggest poultry processors. See our Projects page here for more details .
Our teams have carried out indemnified design and installation projects for cold rooms and freezer rooms, ice generators, chilled production facilities, Hydro Coolers, water chillers, spiral freezers, blast chillers and blast freezers. All supported by our highly skilled service and maintenance engineers.
For Castle MacLellan’s expansion of its pâté processing plant at Kirkcudbright, we have been responsible for the design and installation of two blast chills, meat chill, vegetable chill, two new dairy chills, a blast topping chill room, a new topping blast freezer, defrost room, a freezer room and a chill store as well as prep holding chill, temperature controlled holding room and an alcohol store.
The newly installed air handling units use a sock air distribution system to minimise pollution.
Meanwhile the control system for the defrost room utilises a Eurotherm Nanodac twin loop controller with a custom designed control logic program. This bespoke programme was designed by ACE as there is no proprietary defrost room controller available.
We are manufacturer independent and work with customers to offer bespoke refrigeration solutions and complete turnkey packages which best meet their needs, with particular emphasis on increased energy efficiency and reduced operating costs.
Serving our customers since 1951, our knowledge, breadth of experience and professional indemnity set us apart from others and enable us to have a flexible approach to projects and working partnerships.
Shane McKenzie, Director of ACE Refrigeration, said: “Food production is a fundamental industry in the UK and we are delighted to be working in partnership with so many great companies as they grow and expand.
“With energy costs on the increase, energy efficiency equipment is now a must for many companies and we have global sourcing and independent testing capabilities to ensure customers always get the best solution to meet their needs.”
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