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Constellation is a key player in the Irish cold storage industry, supporting local food production and export.

Our facilities in Dublin and Cork are strategically located in close proximity to the cities’ major ports. We also offer a number of specialised of value-added services and tailored solutions tailored services upon customer request. Learn more about our services.

Constellation holds several Irish quality certifications and accreditations, displayed at the bottom of this page.

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Our Team

Our Irish leadership team are committed to providing excellent service for all of your value-added logistics needs in Ireland. The team has significant expertise in cold storage and will work with you to find the best solution for your requirements.

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Thomas Hughes

UK & Ireland Managing Director

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Sonia Ireland

Finance Director

Ben Price

Ben Price

Commercial Director

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Thomas Hughes

UK & Ireland Managing Director

Vicky Stonehouse

Vicky Stonehouse

Head of Human Resources

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Andrew Collinson

Head of Engineering & Maintenance UK & Ireland

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Ben Kirby

UK & Ireland IT Manager

Lee Adkins

Lee Adkins

Head of HSQE UK & Ireland

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Our Heritage in Ireland

Constellation entered the Irish market in 2023 through the acquisitions of VF Cold Stores and Colso Coldstorage; both firms have a long history in the market

Colso Coldstorage originated as Southern Fruit Distributors, founded by Jim Collins. This was a fruit and vegetable importing and wholesale business based out of Maylor’s Street in Cork City. Jim’s son, also Jim, moved the business out to its current location in Togher in the mid-1970s. The company continued to build warehouses and started storing milk powder for The Irish Dairy Board in the late 1970s. The first cold store/room was built in 1980.

The demand for cold storage within Ireland grew within the 1980s as the dairy and beef industries relied on the EU intervention system for their markets. The trend has changed since them and Colso adapted its multiple rooms many times over the years to facilitate changing customer requirements. 

VF Cold Stores opened in 1988, founded by Vincent Flanagan. He started his cold storage career in Monaghan but recognising the growth in the sector and demand for frozen foods Vincent entered the market in Dublin leasing a small frozen storage facility initially before developing VF Coldstores in Jamestown Industrial Park Dublin. The business started with a single customer and grew from there over the years, supporting the major food producers in Ireland whilst establishing long standing relationships still in place today.

Strong customer service and the proximity of both companies to key ports helped the firms to find early successes. After a period of consistent growth, both companies served major Irish dairy and meat producers as long-term customers. The continued demand and growth with customers saw the gradual expansion and investment in the Colso site, and the opening of a second cold store by VF in 2007.

Since the acquisition of both firms by Constellation in 2023, a strong pipeline of investment plans has been developed, which will enable the continued rapid growth of the business to meet our customers’ ambitions.

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Accreditations

In Ireland, we hold several accreditations including:

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To see all of our accreditations across the Group, please visit Our Accreditations page

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Value-added services

We provide a wide range of value-added logistics services, as well as tailored and bespoke solutions to support our customers. Please contact us to discuss your requirements.

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Freezing and Tempering

We have pioneered tempering and freezing technologies across the network for many years.

We provide high-capacity blast freezing services in specifically designed tunnels to minimise crystallisation and ensure superior product quality and safety.

We also offer cutting-edge, accelerated tempering for butter and other commodities, ensuring your product is safely defrosted.

We can provide these services for a variety of different product types, including standard palletised or boxed product, or specialised products such as hanging meat or unpackaged products.

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Case and Unit Picking

We provide case and individual unit picking services to customers across multiple sectors.

This includes advanced voice picking, which ensures orders are ready quickly whilst eliminating errors.

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Unpacking, Repacking and Shrink Wrapping

We provide a wide range of specialised unpacking and repacking services.

These include automated butter unpacking, ‘clean room’ fresh meat repacking and a comprehensive labelling service. Bag types and packaging materials are used according to the product and customer’s supply chain.

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Stuffing, Stripping / Handballing and Transloading

Many of our customers benefit from our efficient container loading and unloading services, providing a fast and high-quality interface for imports and exports.

We can also assist with the customs warehousing of your product. Additionally, we assist customers with cross-docking / transloading of containers and trailers.

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Transport

We offer comprehensive full load and groupage temperature-controlled transport services across our network.

We have a dedicated fleet of over 100 modern trucks and temperature-controlled trailers to help with all your temperature-controlled transport needs, from single-pallet to full truckload. Additionally, we offer specialised transport services, such as multi-temperature and hanging meat.

We also partner with industry-leading logistics providers to ensure our storage facilities seamlessly integrate into the supply chains of our customers. We are preferred partners for numerous trucking companies, ocean carriers, and 3PL providers.

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Quality Control Services

Quality, product integrity and supply chain traceability are essential in food supply chains.

We can either accommodate third party quality inspectors or provide this service in-house, for or on behalf of customers.

 

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Import and Export Services

We support our customers with the expertise to ensure their products are imported and exported without disruption.

This includes a variety of service offerings, with in-house and external personnel.

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Bespoke Customer Infrastructure Solutions

We pride ourselves on our customer-centric approach and welcome the opportunity to partner with customers to meet their unique coldchain needs.

Our European- and country-based resources include a variety of experienced professionals, systems, tools and partnerships to develop customised solutions with the implementation of necessary steps, such as design, modelling, testing and implementation.

Our financial strength and capabilities also allow us to deploy the necessary capital for projects both small and large.

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