Case study · Restaurants & cafés
The Big Cat Sanctuary, Smarden
Walk-in cold room Kent — Two large walk-in cold rooms for a world-renowned conservation centre, a 6m x 6m chiller and 6m x 8m freezer built into a new-build facility for specialist food storage.
Client
The Big Cat Sanctuary
Location
Smarden, Kent
Project value
Under £50k
Build time
1 week
The brief
Walk-in cold room Kent: Cold storage for a conservation centre
The Big Cat Sanctuary in Smarden is a conservation facility caring for some of the world's most endangered big cats. Following our work at its sister site in Herefordshire, we were asked to provide specialist cold storage for a new Centre of Excellence.
The centre needed two large walk-in units, a 6m x 6m chiller and a 6m x 8m freezer, to safely store specialist food for more than 50 rare big cats with specific dietary needs. As a new-build project, it had to be coordinated with the construction team from an early stage so the cold rooms integrated cleanly into the wider facility.
What we did
A turnkey refrigeration install
Cold room and freezer construction
Full panel construction of both the chiller and freezer rooms using high-performance insulated panels for energy efficiency and stable temperature control, designed to meet strict hygiene and animal-welfare standards.
Refrigeration and commissioning
We installed all refrigeration pipework, controls and electrical connections using JE Hall evaporators and condensers, then carried out full system commissioning and performance testing so both rooms ran correctly from day one. EAIS nylon-coated wire racking and Altro Stronghold slip-resistant flooring completed the fit-out.
Delivered in a week, working alongside the site and construction teams throughout. A repeat instruction after our earlier work for the sanctuary's Herefordshire site.
Equipment specified
Specified for reliable cold storage
- JE Hall: evaporators and condensers
- Bespoke panels: insulated cold room and freezer room
- EAIS: nylon-coated wire racking
- Altro Stronghold: slip-resistant flooring
Gallery
Inside the finished cold rooms
The outcome
A reliable cold chain for animal care
The sanctuary can now store and manage food stocks safely for more than 50 rare big cats, with a dependable cold chain built into its new conservation centre. Both rooms were constructed, installed and commissioned in a single week.
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