Case Studies
Go BackBraehead SFO
With the building of a new £2M tailor made chilled/frozen seafood production factory, Braehead SFO Enterprises Ltd, one of the largest suppliers of fresh and frozen Langoustine in the UK, ensured they could continue to grow and service their increasing customer base.
ViewEdinburgh Salmon Company
ACE Refrigeration completed a contract to supply energy saving refrigeration equipment for a new factory extension of the Dingwall-based salmon processor, Edinburgh Salmon Company (ESCo) in June 2012.
ViewAssociated Seafoods
Our bespoke design focusing on state of the art equipment with complete energy efficiency was key to winning this contract as part of the refurbishment and upgrade of Associated Seafood’s fish processing plant in Buckie.
ViewGalloway Seafoods
The design team at Ace Refrigeration worked closely with Galloway Seafoods in Newton Stewart to ensure their expansion met their business needs now and for the future.
ViewAlbert Bartlett Potatoes
Albert Bartlett is one of the top names in potatoes around the world and has recently launched into the Netherlands, France and the USA; all starting from a garden shed in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire.
ViewDrysdales
An increase in production volumes signalled the need for an extension to house a vast chilled production/storage area for Drysdales, and ACE were on hand to design and build the project.
ViewGlenrath Farms
Glenrath Farms is one of the UK’s largest egg producers, supplying eggs to all major retailers and supermarkets throughout the country. ACE Refrigeration secured the deal with Glenrath Farms when they wanted to extend their production facility at West Linton, where they produce and pack more than a million eggs each day.
ViewFirst Milk
First Milk, the UK’s only major dairy company which is 100% owned by British farmers, turned to ACE Refrigeration for a new energy efficiency project at their Cowdenbeath site.
ViewMarine Harvest
In order to safeguard vital production facilities in the West Coast of Scotland, ACE Refrigeration has responsibility for the service and maintenance of refrigeration, air conditioning and Geneglace ice plant at Marine Harvest as well as carrying out R22 Replacement.
ViewInverawe Smokehouse
ACE Refrigeration completed the design & build of a smoke house at Inverawe including cold rooms, smoke rooms and a large temperature controlled production and packaging facility for Inverawe Smokehouse in Argyll.
ViewScottish Sea Farms
ACE Refrigeration was responsible for a new chill room, production area and dispatch chill when Scottish Sea Farms wanted to expand their operations at South Shian near Oban.
ViewSpey Valley Smokehouse
ACE Refrigeration was responsible for the design, supply and installation of new refrigeration for Spey Valley Smokehouse in Granton on Spey.
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Bernard Corrigan
ACE recently installed a new 4m x 3m chill room for Bernard Corrigan; the existing coldrooms were installed by ACE 40 years ago and are still in use today.
ViewArdglass Harbour
ACE Refrigeration beat competition from across the UK to secure this contract with the Northern Ireland Fishery Harbour Authority, who has responsibility for the three fishery harbours of Ardglass, Kilkeel and Portavogie.
ViewDFDS Logistics
ACE Refrigeration was responsible for installing a new Cold Room for DFDS at their facility in Aberdeen at the beginning of 2015.
ViewJ & D Cowper
ACE Refrigeration was responsible for the design, supply and installation of a Frozen Food Room and a new Blast Freezer at J&D Cowper’s site in Evanton.
ViewPoultry
ACE Refrigeration has completed two projects for one of the UK’s largest poultry processors at its chicken processing plants at Cambuslang near Glasgow and Sunderland, which have both undergone expansion.
ViewMeat
With major new build works or maintenance cover at a number of meat processors we understand what is important to you – meeting health and safety standards and processing your meat as effectively and efficiently as possible. We work with customers including Caithness Beef & Lamb, AP Jess, Calder Millerfield and Campbell’s Prime Meats.
ViewMcGhees Bakery
McGhee’s Family Bakers was founded in 1935 by Dugald McGhee at the original bakehouse in Oran Street, Maryhill in Glasgow. Still run as a family business more than 75 years late.
ViewSheraton Grand Hotel & Spa
ACE was able to design & build the refrigeration in the new banqueting kitchen at the Sheraton Grand Hotel and Spa with an energy saving design and management control systems at its core.
ViewFáilte Foods
Fáilte Foods is an independent wholesale food supplier providing a high quality food service throughout the catering industry. Products range from ambient, fresh chilled and frozen to all grocery products. ACE Refrigeration was responsible for the design, supply and installation of a Freezer Room for Fáilte Foods at their Glasgow base.
ViewCatering Industry Case Study
Due to our worldwide sourcing ability, we can offer clients independent testing with specific equipment from all the major manufacturers, ensuring production efficiency as well as value for money.
ViewIRH & RAH
ACE Refrigeration worked directly with Greater Glasgow Health Board (GGHB) on the design and installation of these £1m state of the art cook/freeze production facilities at Inverclyde Royal Hospital (IRH) in Greenock and Royal Alexandria Hospital (RAH) in Paisley.
ViewThe Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Glasgow
Our advanced indemnified design and application of the latest refrigeration technologies helped ACE land the contract for the design, supply and installation of a series of temperature controlled laboratory rooms at The Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Glasgow.
ViewWest of Scotland Blood Transfusion Centre
Our advanced indemnified design for monitoring and mapping temperature in blood storage and blood processing areas was crucial to ACE securing the contract for the West of Scotland Blood Transfusion Centre.
ViewAptuit
Aptuit has been a much valued customer of ACE Refrigeration for many years as we have responsibility for their service and maintenance including freeze driers and water chillers.
ViewSAFC – Sigma-Aldrich Corporation
ACE Refrigeration completed a large project with SAFC, building a suite of seven cold rooms as part of an expansion to their Centre of Excellence biologics manufacturing campus in Ayrshire.
ViewPiramal Healthcare – R22 Retrofit
In 2014 we completed an R22 Retrofit for Piramal Healthcare at Grangemouth. ACE Refrigeration has proven experience in replacing R22 plant for customers in the catering, healthcare, food processing and hospitality industries.
ViewSEPA – Scottish Environment Protection Agency
ACE Refrigeration completed the design, supply and installation of four cold rooms for the Scottish Environment Protection Agency as well as taking responsibility for their service and maintenance.
ViewKazakhstan
We have a working relationship spanning more than 16 years with TCO Tengiz in Kazakhstan where we have been responsible for the design and installation of bespoke refrigeration.
ViewManufacturer Independence – Ice Generators
Being manufacturer independent means we are able to offer customers solutions which best meet their needs; we work with a number of key refrigeration and air conditioning suppliers throughout the world.
ViewRetail Refrigeration
Covering the retail industry throughout Scotland, success stories for ACE include Nisa, Londis, KwikSave, Keystore and most recently the world’s largest natural and organic food retailer, Whole Foods Market.
ViewService & Maintenance
Our Service & Maintenance Department has dedicated teams of engineers who work together to achieve a service, which is fast, effective and reliable. Our reputation has been built upon our attention to detail and rapid reaction times.
ViewService & Maintenance Hospitality
We are proud to support clients throughout the UK and beyond in the hotel and restaurant business, the NHS, higher education, food processing, food distribution and wholesale sectors as well as catering, hospitality and retail industries.
ViewACE Refrigeration Background
Established in Glasgow in 1951, our knowledge, breadth of experience and professional indemnity set us apart from others and enable us to have a very flexible approach to projects and working partnerships.
ViewR22 Replacement
The use of virgin R22 gas is already prohibited and the use of recycled and/or reclaimed gas will be prohibited after 31st Dec 2014. Best options for its replacement depend on a number of factors including the age and state of your equipment.
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