Walk-in Cold Rooms & Freezers
Custom-built insulated cold rooms and walk-in freezers sized to your kitchen floor plan, from 2 m² to industrial scale.
Kitco designs and installs custom walk-in cold rooms and walk-in freezers to fit any existing kitchen or store floor plan, from compact 2 m² units to full industrial cold stores. Constructed from 75 to 100 mm polyurethane-insulated panels, they maintain stable temperatures from +5°C to -24°C and are fitted with CFC-free condensing units sized for the UAE's ambient temperature conditions.
| Custom size from 2 m² to 50+ m² | |
| 75 or 100 mm PU insulated panels | |
| Remote or integral condensing unit | |
| Floor-level or raised threshold | |
| Chiller & freezer zones combinable | |
| Anti-condensation heated door frame |
Why choose this product?
- Custom size from 2 m² to any industrial scale
- 75 or 100 mm PU panels for efficient insulation
- Remote condensing unit keeps noise out of the kitchen
- Combined chiller and freezer zones in one structure possible
- Anti-condensation heated door frame prevents ice build-up
- Rated for UAE +43°C ambient design conditions
Who uses this?
- Hotel main kitchen cold store
- Restaurant dry and wet storage
- Supermarket back-of-house
- Catering production facility
- Butchery and seafood cold room
Walk-in cold rooms and freezers are the large-capacity cold storage infrastructure that hotel food and beverage operations, industrial kitchens, food manufacturing facilities and large catering operations depend on for safe, efficient food storage across the UAE. Kitco designs and installs custom walk-in cold rooms and walk-in freezers from 2 m² to 50 m²+ across Dubai and the UAE, working to each client's available floor plan, ceiling height, temperature requirements and access configuration. In the UAE's extreme ambient environment — with summer temperatures regularly exceeding +45°C in Dubai's industrial and warehouse areas — correct insulation specification and condensing unit sizing are the critical factors separating a cold room that performs from one that struggles.
Walk-in Cold Room Insulation and Condensing Unit Sizing for UAE Ambient Conditions
Walk-in cold rooms in the UAE face a significantly greater thermal challenge than those in European climates: the temperature differential between +43°C ambient and +3°C cold room interior is 40°C — compared to 20–25°C differential in Northern Europe. This differential drives the choice of insulation thickness (100 mm PU panel for freezers, 75 mm for chilled rooms) and condensing unit capacity. Kitco specifies condensing units with a 20–25% safety margin above the calculated heat load, ensuring the unit does not operate at maximum capacity during UAE peak summer ambient temperatures. This margin prevents the compressor overheating that leads to refrigerant loss, compressor failure and food safety compliance risks that are common in under-specified cold rooms across Dubai.
Modular Panel Cold Room Assembly for Dubai Commercial Kitchen Installations
Kitco's walk-in cold rooms use a modular insulated panel system that assembles within existing kitchen and warehouse spaces without structural modification to the building. Panels connect with CFC-free polyurethane foam insulation and cam-lock joining systems that create an airtight, continuous thermal envelope from floor to ceiling. This modular approach means the cold room can be assembled through standard doorways and positioned within irregular floor plan spaces — valuable in Dubai's commercial kitchen market where many premises are leasehold within existing buildings. Where floor-level installation is required, raised-threshold floor panels preserve panel system integrity without creating a trip hazard. Full DM compliance documentation is provided with every walk-in cold room installation.
Kitco designs and installs walk-in cold rooms and freezers for hotels, restaurants, industrial kitchens and food manufacturers across the UAE. Every installation is custom-designed to your floor plan and operating requirements. Call +971 56 402 3048 or visit www.kitcouae.com/contact for a site survey.
Frequently Asked Questions — Walk-in Cold Rooms & Freezers
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