Our Journey - Constellation Cold Logistics

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Constellation is proud of the pioneering history of each of our member companies, and their heritage is celebrated within the platform.

Arcus identified an opportunity to consolidate and unite top-tier cold storage service providers in key European countries

The ten companies that have become part of the Constellation family to date are all highly reputable operators of high-quality assets with strong regional market positions and longstanding customer relationships

Significant work has been done to integrate the acquired businesses together into one company with common processes, governance, and organisational structure

  • Looking ahead

    Constellation continues to seek new investment opportunities both within and outside its existing network. The company is working to deliver new projects to further its position as the leading European cold logistics provider, whilst maintaining its commitment to excellence delivered by local market expertise.

    2024
    Ton Ci

    Capital Investment: Tønsberg, Norway

    2024 will see the go-live of our 13,000-pallet facility in Tønsberg, Norway. The facility will include best-in-class value-added service capability, including microwave tempering and plate freezing.

    Nijkerk Expansion

    Capital Investment: Nijkerk, Netherlands

    Constellation completed construction of a new 18,500 expansion project in Nijkerk, enabling further growth in the region. The project includes a solar array and sustainable modern construction.

    Oct2023

    Acquisitions: Colso Coldstorage and VF Cold Stores, Ireland

    Constellation acquires Colso and VF, entering the Irish market for the first time and providing key strategic locations close to two of Ireland’s major ports in Dublin and Cork.

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    Completion of rebranding of Constellation’s acquired companies

    Constellation completes the rebranding of all companies acquired to date, a significant step in becoming one company and One Team.

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    Capital Investment: Lichtenvoorde, Netherlands 

    Constellation invests in energy efficiency optimisation technology in the Netherlands, reducing the facility’s energy consumption by almost 5%.

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     Capital Investment: Solar panels

    Constellation continues its investment in solar generation, installing over 6MW solar in 2023 across the UK, Norway, and Belgium. This marks another step in reducing our emissions in line with our goal to reach net zero by 2050.

    2023

     Acquisition: ACS&T Logistics, UK

    Constellation strengthens its position in the UK market with the acquisition of ACS&T, providing an additional 97,000 pallet positions of capacity Grimsby and the Midlands.

    Ice2 Mouscron

    Capital Investment: Mouscron, Belgium

    Constellation completes construction of a new 28,500-pallet automated high-bay facility in Mouscron (ICE 2). The site boasts a solar array along with modern and energy-efficient plant and construction, minimising the site’s environmental footprint and contributing to the company’s net zero goals.

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    Capital Investment: Lommel, Belgium

    Constellation completes a €2.1m investment to improving the efficiency and resilience of the automated storage system at the Lommel site. The project creates cost savings and future-proofs the site for customer growth.

    Refrigeration plant Val-de-Meuse

    Capital Investment: Val-de-Meuse, France

    Constellation completes a €500k investment project to optimise the efficiency of the refrigeration plant at the French facility, achieving 40% energy savings.

     

    2022
    Lagemaat

    Acquisition: Vrieshuis Lagemaat, Netherlands

    Vrieshuis Lagemaat in Nijkerk, Netherlands, becomes Constellation’s seventh acquisition. This strengthens Constellation’s presence in the Dutch market, and provides strong customer relationships and state-of-the-art blast freezing capability.

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    Acquisition: Frigologix, Belgium

    Constellation expands its leading position in the Belgian market with the acquisition of Frigologix. The acquisition also provides a site in France, marking the beginning of Constellation’s expansion into the French market.

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     Acquisition: Göteborgs Fryshus, Sweden

    Constellation enters Sweden with the acquisition of Göteborgs Fryshus. The move adds two facilities in Gothenburg in a key strategic location close to a major port.

    2021
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     Acquisition: HSH Coldstores, UK

    Constellation’s growth continues with the acquisition of HSH in the UK, adding 81,000 pallet positions and a modern fleet of over 40 trucks.

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     Capital Investment: Rakkestad, Norway

    Constellation’s commitment to improving its consolidated companies shows clear, with the opening of a 14,400-pallet position expansion in Rakkestad. The project’s completion makes the facility Norway’s largest public coldstore.

    Glacio 2020

     Acquisitions: Glacio, Koel-en-Vrieshuis Lintelo, and Stockhabo

    Constellation acquires Glacio, Koel-en-Vrieshuis Lintelo and Stockhabo, leading cold storage providers in the Norwegian, Dutch, and Belgian markets respectively with strong customer relationships and best-in-class infrastructure.

    2020
    Ccl Flags

    Constellation is established by Arcus Infrastructure Partners, aiming to consolidate and unite top-tier cold storage service providers in key European countries.