Our customer faced a recurring issue with their sectional door being left open for extended periods, allowing warm air and other undesired environmental conditions to infiltrate their chiller area. This posed a significant risk to temperature-sensitive goods, compromising product integrity and potentially leading to costly waste.
Recognising the need for an energy-efficient and operationally streamlined solution, our customer approached us to help protect their refrigerated logistics facility while minimising disruption to their daily operations. We were tasked with recommending a solution that could maintain temperature control, reduce manual intervention, and enhance overall efficiency.
Following consultation with our customer, we proposed a reconfiguration of the warehouse door strategy to improve thermal control and operational efficiency.
The existing externally mounted roller shutter security door was replaced with a high-speed, thermally insulated door, which now serves as the primary operational access point. The original internal sectional door has been retained and repurposed as the facility’s main security door, ensuring site security is maintained without compromising daily throughput.
Given the high frequency of door operation, we further enhanced the solution by installing an Enershield Air Barrier. The system is interlocked with the high-speed door and automatically activates whenever the door is open, creating a controlled air stream across the opening, significantly reducing warm air ingress and cold air loss.
The Air Barrier is particularly effective during summer conditions, when external ambient temperatures are substantially higher than the warehouse’s internal setpoint of 3–5 °C, helping to maintain stable internal conditions during loading and unloading activities.
The integrated door and Air Barrier solution has delivered clear operational and energy-efficient benefits. By minimising unwanted air exchange, the facility has reduced the thermal load placed on the refrigeration system, supporting lower energy consumption and more consistent temperature control as well as protecting the quality and integrity of temperature-sensitive produced stored within the warehouse.
Overall, our customer has expressed high satisfaction with the solution, which delivers a reliable, energy-efficient installation and provides a long-term operational value aligned with their cold-chain performance requirements.