Vertical Cold Storage enters Dallas market

Vertical Cold Storage has purchased Lone Star Cold Storage of Richardson, Texas. The terms of the transaction are not public.

“Lone Star Cold Storage has so many things going for it, including a top-rated team, ease of access to interstate highways without significant road traffic, a flexible building that can accommodate a wide variety of commodities including ice cream and proximity to more than two-thirds of the country's population within a two-days’ drive,” said Curt Mastbergen, president of Vertical Cold Storage.

The Richardson warehouse is 227,331 square feet with 5.6 million cubic feet of storage space, 17,982 pallet positions and 40 dock doors. The facility, which uses an energy-efficient and environmentally friendly ammonia refrigeration system that keeps cost down while providing the required temperature range, is partitioned into seven rooms, allowing for multiple temperature needs from -20 to 45 degrees. Services include blast freezing, case picking,