First Cold

First Cold are a 3rd Party Cold Storage provider with facilities in the Waikato and Taranaki. We opened our first store in Hamilton, New Zealand in October 2019, and our second store in Stratford Taranaki in July 2021. Our Hamilton facility provides storage for dry, chilled and frozen product offering temperature ranges from +20C to -25C. In addition to storage services First Cold offers blast freezing in its dedicated blast cell. First Cold Hamilton is a Transitional Facility accredited for importation of animal products and we have applied for an export RMP license. The Taranaki Facility was refurbished in 2021 and utilizes a modern efficient "green" operating CO2 Transcritical system and utilizing the latest technology to monitor and control the engine room. The store is fully fitted out with the latest in LED lighting and a redesigned ELA area designed to create a modern efficient store environment. First Cold Taranaki was the first 3PL Cold Store to be fitted with a CO Trans critical refrigeration system in New Zealand. First Cold staff are qualified as Transitional Facility Officers and Accredited Persons and have over 40 years experience running Cold Storage distribution facilities. Our Customer First focus is key to everything we do and is central to our aim to be the FIRST choice for New Zealands food producers, growers and distributors in COLD storage