Most cold rooms are constructed in the same way, including cold room panels, refrigeration systems, and cold room doors.
But few people realise just how important the cold room door is – making it a surprise to learn that cold room doors are one of the most important components of a cold room because they:
- Allow access to your cold rooms
- Keep refrigerated cold air inside to extend the life of your stock
- Increase the energy efficiency of your cold room
So, which cold room door is right for you, and how can you make sure you choose a good quality door?
What To Look For In A Cold Room Door?
If you are looking to build or refurbish your cold room fridge or freezer, you will likely be bombarded with hundreds of cold room door choices across the industry.
But what should you be considering when shopping?
1 – The Type of Cold Room Door
Choosing the correct type of door means finding one that is appropriate for your specific requirements and your industry.
While it can be easy to get distracted by fancy extras, your first priority should be choosing the best cold room door for your business needs.
This means checking that your preferred cold room door is suitable for the temperatures you need and for cold room fridges or freezers.
Similarly, it can also mean being savvy – don’t pay more for fully insulated cold room doors when semi-insulated personnel doors for ambient areas will suffice!
2 – The Opening and Closing Mechanism of Each Door
Just as commercial doors can open and close in many ways, the variety of cold room door closing mechanisms are also worth considering.
If you are tight on space, hinged cold room doors can take up too much room and can restrict storage needs as they swing open and closed.
As such, sliding cold room doors may be the best solution for you, as they have no physical footprint within the cold room environment and can fully open, allowing for the movement of wide loads.
3 – The Manufacturer of the Cold Room Door
It is also worth noting the manufacturer of your preferred cold room door – though it may be tempting to stick solely to brands you have used previously.
Choosing high-quality manufacturers based on their designs and ethos can mean that you start to make better choices, not just for your business, but for the environment, too.
For this reason, manufacturers such as MTH are well worthy of consideration, as they demonstrate an awareness of the needs of their customers and the preservation of the world alongside quality craftsmanship and intelligent design.
Do Cold Room Doors Come In Many Types?
Cold room doors come in a variety of designs and have a range of mechanisms. These include:
Hinged cold room doors are suitable for both chillers and freezers, offering customisable access solutions for temperatures down to – 45°C. Suitable for use in food and drink manufacture, retail, warehousing, and logistics.
Also known as service doors, personnel doors are semi-insulated and are around 40mm in thickness. They primarily use traditional swing hinges and can be used in almost any ambient space, including offices, hygienic areas, and warehouses.
For establishments that want to keep floorspace clear for storage or production, sliding cold room doors use the walls of cold rooms to support the structure of the door. Suitable for temperatures down to – 45°C, sliding cold room doors can be used in both chiller and freezer spaces across many industries.
For chilled temperature ranges down to 0°C, MTH chiller cold room doors are specifically designed for stock and environments that need to be kept refrigerated. With a range of customisation options and RAL colour matching, chiller cold room doors can be used almost anywhere that needs to be kept cool.
- Freezer Cold Room Doors – Single and Double Hinged Doors
Designed specifically for negative temperatures as low as -18°C, choose between single and double-hinged freezer cold room doors – both of which come with heating cables on the blade and a blade thickness of 92mm.
Why Choose Cold Room Doors from MTCSS and MTH?
The cold room doors from MTCSS are produced in partnership with MTH, a leading cold room door manufacturer that are reliable, trustworthy, and have our customers best interests at heart.
All MTH products are designed as a result of continuous research and development processes – offering customers the best quality and increased availability, without paying over the odds, as well as a second-to-none customer service experience.
High-quality cold room doors should always be your focus for effective cold room construction or refurbishment.
Thanks to our partnership with MTH, MTCSS can offer a vast array of cold room door types, all of which are crafted to be as effective as possible and available at competitive prices.
For any cold room door installations, reach out to the team at MTCSS – you can call us on 01886 833 381 or email us at sales@mtcss.co.uk and our lovely team will be in touch to help and provide specific technical advice.
