The need to create cold storage facilities arose in the 1800s in England. The first cold storage was an "ice pack" in which food was stored.

Now a cold storage is a space or building created with special conditions to ensure a certain temperature. These warehouses look like any other warehouse. But the internal environment, especially the storage conditions of goods, vary greatly. Some cold storage facilities have such extreme and harsh temperature conditions that special equipment is required to stay indoors.

Cold storage warehouses differ from conventional warehouses in one more feature. The cold storage requires additional maintenance and control over the heat exchange.

Goods that are dangerous to store under normal conditions are stored in cold storage.

And what kind of goods are stored in cold storage?

• Food products
These warehouses hold everything you purchase at the market and keep chilled till you get home. In these warehouses, products including dairy, meat, vegetables, ice cream, and other perishables need particular storage conditions.

• Flowers and plants
The cold stores also have special sections for plants. When you order a plant or bouquet from an online store, it is usually stored in these warehouses.

• Works of art
In recent years, the number of shipments of works of art has increased in the world. Their storage in special conditions has become an important task. Nowadays, many sculptures, statues, canvases consist of natural colors and special raw materials. For such special products, strict temperature control is important.

• Pharmaceutical products
Most pharmaceutical products need to be stored in cold storage. Medicines and food additives require special temperature control for storage.

Temperature symbols in cold storage vary. This is due to the fact that the storage conditions of any two products can be very different. Vegetables may require 12 degrees Celsius, and ice cream -23.3 degrees.

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