PROJECT |
INCORPORATING COLD CHAIN |
Image by Panel World |
Image by Panel World |
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16m high cold room leading into dispatch. |
16m high cold room before shelving installed. |
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The installation process was fraught with |
picker capable of reaching such heights |
Despite these hurdles, the project placed a |
-30 ° C when the ambient temperature can |
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challenges. One significant obstacle |
underscored the logistical complexities. |
strong emphasis on precision and energy |
reach + 30 ° C or more, creating a significant |
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was the considerable installation height, |
Adding to the complexity, heavy rainfall |
efficiency. The cold storage facilities were |
60 ° C temperature difference. |
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reaching up to 24 metres in some areas. |
rendered parts of the construction site |
designed with strict temperature monitoring |
Panel World ' s ability to meet the stringent |
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Muller highlights the difficulty in accessing |
inaccessible to delivery trucks. This |
systems and failover mechanisms to ensure |
B2( DIN 4102) fire rating requirement is |
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these heights, stating, " The roof had to |
necessitated the manual carrying of |
the integrity of the sensitive pharmaceutical |
believed to have been a key factor in |
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be suspended from the steel structure |
panels, some weighing up to 60kg, over |
and veterinary products. Phase one was |
securing the contract. Muller suggested |
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above, 24 metres high, and we were not |
distances of 60 to 80 metres. Muller |
designed for a consistent + 2 ° C, while a |
that their existing use of cyclopentane as |
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allowed to use a diesel scissor lift... we |
recounted, " The trucks could not reach |
dedicated freezer section required panels |
a blowing agent may have aligned with |
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could use only an electric one and there is |
there because the mud was too much. This |
capable of maintaining-30 ° C. To achieve |
chemical suppliers who had developed |
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but a single such lift in South Africa." The |
manual handling was further complicated |
these temperature differentials, Panel World |
specific systems for this type of application, |
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sensitivity of the stored medical supplies |
by COVID-19 safety regulations, requiring |
utilised 100 mm thick polyurethane panels |
potentially giving them an edge over |
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prohibited the use of diesel-powered |
workers to wear masks, which Muller noted |
for the + 2 ° C areas and a thicker 130 mm |
competitors using different blowing agents. |
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equipment within certain areas. The |
significantly impacted their breathing |
variant for the-30 ° C zones. Muller pointed |
Muller emphasises that while the panels |
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reliance on a single battery-powered cherry |
during physical exertion. |
out the increased challenge of maintaining |
themselves don ' t actively cool the rooms, |