Refrigeration Design And Service

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Bespoke Refrigeration Design

Our team of experienced engineers will support you through the entire project from start to finish from the initial design of your refrigeration system to installation. All our projects we undertake across commercial and industrial sectors are bespoke, so you are able to tell us what requirements you need, and we will work with you using our own experience and knowledge to provide you with a solution that meets your business needs.

We aim to deliver with minimal disruption a bespoke refrigeration design for you. Once completed, we have an amazingly friendly team to ensure you receive assistance with any maintenance and aftercare needs you may have.

Our refrigeration system designs are proven to offer excellent efficiency ratings with energy savings of up to 20% on replacing HFC’s with C02.

If you would like to talk to a member of our DD Cooling team about our refrigeration systems design service. Why not give us a call on 01772 780806 or email us at enquiries@ddcooling.co.uk and we will get back to you.

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Importance Of A Professional Refrigeration System Design

Energy Efficiency in Refrigeration Design:

  • Proper insulation selection and installation to minimise heat transfer
  • Use of energy-efficient compressors and motors
  • Implementation of variable speed drives to adjust cooling capacity as needed
  • Smart defrost cycles to reduce unnecessary energy consumption
  • Heat recovery systems to repurpose waste heat
  • Strategic placement of components to optimise airflow and reduce workload

Ensuring Compliance with Regulations:

  • Adherence to food safety standards (e.g., HACCP guidelines)
  • Compliance with environmental regulations on refrigerant use (e.g., phasing out of HFCs)
  • Meeting energy efficiency standards set by governmental bodies
  • Proper documentation and record-keeping systems for audits
  • Regular monitoring and reporting capabilities built into the system

Importance of Customisation in Refrigeration Systems:

  • Tailoring temperature zones for different products (e.g. dairy vs. produce)
  • Designing layout to match specific workflow needs of the business
  • Accommodating unique architectural features of the facility
  • Incorporating specialised features for specific industries (e.g. blast freezing for seafood)
  • Scalability options for growing business

How Proper Design Contributes to Safety:

  • Adequate ventilation to prevent build-up of potentially harmful gases
  • Proper placement of emergency shut-off valves and controls
  • Non-slip flooring in cold storage areas to prevent accidents
  • Adequate lighting for safe navigation and product inspection
  • Alarm systems for temperature fluctuations or system malfunctions
  • Backup power systems to maintain critical operations during outages

Role of System Integration in Modern Refrigeration Design

  • Integration with building management systems for centralised control
  • Real-time monitoring and remote diagnostics capabilities
  • Data logging for performance analysis and predictive maintenance
  • Integration with inventory management systems
  • Compatibility with IoT devices for enhanced control and monitoring
  • User-friendly interfaces for staff to easily manage and monitor systems
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Refrigeration Systems Design

Our Expertise

All of our design engineers have been trained in-house to ensure you receive the best service possible. We use the very latest AutoCad and 3D drawing design software available on the market specifically used for refrigeration design.

This allows DD Cooling to add significant value to our customers by ensuring precision, enhancing collaboration, improving efficiency, allowing for customisation, ensuring compliance, and providing clear visualisations. These advantages lead to better-performing systems, lower costs, and higher customer satisfaction from businesses located throughout the UK.

Industry Sectors

Specialised Industries

We cover the following industry sectors across the UK:

  • Milk Cooling & Storage
  • Shop Display Counters
  • Cellar Coolers
  • Fruit & Veg Chillers
  • Meat & Fish
  • Chillers
  • Dairy Chillers
  • Commercial & Industrial Freezers
  • Breweries
  • Glycol Chillers
  • And many more
Bespoke Refrigeration Design - FAQS

What does your bespoke refrigeration design service include?

Our bespoke design service covers every step, from initial consultation to system design and installation. We customise solutions to meet specific business needs, focusing on energy efficiency and minimal disruption during implementation.

How do you ensure energy efficiency in your refrigeration designs?

We incorporate energy-efficient compressors, smart defrost cycles, and variable speed drives, which can reduce energy consumption by up to 20%. Additionally, we optimise system layouts to improve airflow and reduce operational strain.

What industries do you specialise in for refrigeration design?

We serve a wide range of industries, including food processing, retail, breweries, pharmaceuticals and more. Our systems are tailored to the specific cooling requirements of each sector.

How do you ensure compliance with refrigeration regulations?

We adhere to industry standards like HACCP for food safety and meet all environmental regulations, including those governing refrigerant usage, ensuring systems are up to date and compliant with legal requirements.

Can you design refrigeration systems for large-scale industrial projects?

Yes, we design systems for both commercial and industrial projects. Our team can handle large-scale installations and complex requirements such as blast freezing or glycol cooling systems.

Testimonials Roger Coulston, Ribble Farm Fare

We buy fresh fruit and vegetables from farmers to supply the wholesale market and offer services to restaurants and schools by preparing the vegetables ahead of delivery. Therefore, efficient refrigeration is integral to our business model, and DD Cooling supports us with everything we need. They help us to save running costs year on year and provide an efficient service that we can rely on.

Roger Coulston, Ribble Farm Fare
Testimonials Austin Anderton, Brendan Anderton Butchers

Our business supplies the catering industry and we operate a central factory which distributes to customers directly, as well as two of our own retail shops in Longridge and Clitheroe. We pride ourselves on the quality of the meat we provide for customers and the service from DD Cooling is an integral part of our business offering. They have also allowed us to generate maximum efficiency and cost savings with the cooling of our produce and have provided design, building and maintenance of bespoke cold stores right the way through to improving and maintaining dated refrigeration equipment.

Austin Anderton, Brendan Anderton Butchers
Testimonials Trudy Webster, Dawn Dew Salads

We are a specialist salad crest grower and supply a range of grocers and supermarket operators. DD Cooling is 20 miles away but their personal service outweighs those we’ve experienced with other, closer suppliers. We know we get honest advice and have grown to know the teams which we love! DD Cooling has built specialist growing rooms for our delicate produce and maintains our on-site refrigeration.

Trudy Webster, Dawn Dew Salads
Testimonials The Flower Bowl

Here at the flower bowl, we have a state of the art co2 refrigeration system. This system is integral to our business, when there’s a fault with it many of the services we provide are unable to continue. Since the system was installed it has had various technical issues. After lots of back and forth, we decided to go out and see if another company would be able to help us diagnose and rectify these issues. Along came DD Cooling who came highly recommended. Over time they have been able to get the system operating fully and make it reliable, this hasn’t been an easy task. It has been time-consuming and I’m sure head-scratching at times. Now the system has been made reliable they continue to service and maintain the equipment to an excellent standard.

The Flower Bowl
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