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Planning a Walk In Cooler Rental for Peak Season
Expert source: Joe O’Keefe, Vice President of Operations, Polar King Rentals Peak season comes like clockwork: that point in your annual or seasonal cycle when demand exceeds your on-site cold storage capacity. If you’re dreading the last-minute scramble to get the...
Polar King Names Chip’s Transport Depot of the Year
Polar King International, a leader in walk-in refrigerator and freezer solutions, proudly announces Chip’s Transport has been named Depot of the Year for the Polar King rental division. The Depot of the Year award honors a freight partner demonstrating exceptional...
How to Build a Walk In Cooler Rental Plan for Refrigeration Emergencies
What would happen if a refrigeration alarm in your facility were to go off? Would your staff calmly follow a defined emergency protocol? Or would the alarm start a scramble to find a repair tech and rental provider? Who would approve the expense? And does anyone know...
Emergency Cooler Rental: First Hours Guide
You can almost feel your heart stop when your walk in cooler fails. Whether your unit's alarms let you know immediately or your first sign is a change in temperature, the clock starts ticking on how long your product will stay viable, with each passing minute...
Peak Season Rental Units: How to Prepare for Seasonal Cold Storage Demand
For many businesses, peak season brings opportunity, and challenges. Whether you’re preparing for holiday sales, harvest season, summer events, or increased distribution demands, one thing remains constant: the need for reliable cold storage. Unfortunately, many...
Cold Storage Capacity for the World Cup and Other Large Events: How Much Refrigeration Do You Actually Need?
Whether you're planning cold storage for events like the FIFA World Cup, a PGA tournament, a multi-day music festival, or a large-scale catering operation, you face the same challenge: serving tens of thousands of guests as quickly and efficiently as possible, while...
Catering at Scale: How to Plan Cold Storage for the World Cup and Other Large Events
When there’s a failure at a large-scale catering event, it’s rarely on the service line. Failures at this scale typically occur during a “perfect storm” of logistics missteps that occur under pressure. When service windows compress, deliveries arrive out of sequence,...
Why Refrigerated Rentals Are Essential for Seasonal Demand and Renovation Projects
Businesses across the food, retail, and agriculture industries often face periods when their existing refrigeration capacity simply isn’t enough. Seasonal spikes in demand, facility renovations, or unexpected equipment failures can quickly create a need for additional...
Polar King Celebrates Joe O’Keefe and 20 Years of Operational Leadership
Polar King International, the industry leader in outdoor walk-in refrigeration and freezer solutions, is proud to announce Joe O’Keefe has reached 20 years with the company. Joe O’Keefe, the Polar King director of operations, is responsible for overseeing the...
Pharmaceutical Cold Storage: Walk In Cold Rooms vs. Cold Storage Warehousing
In pharmaceutical operations, cold storage decisions are about more than just compliance. The choices you make have a direct effect on the shelf life and waste of temperature-sensitive products and overall profitability of your operation. Storing all your Time and...