UK-based equipment manufacturer Starfrost is celebrating its 25th anniversary.
Starfrost’s 25th anniversary is the latest company milestone. 2009 saw Starfrost embarking on exciting new product developments and focusing on ground-breaking systems to reduce energy consumption.
Starfrost’s Managing Director Neil Winney says: “In the past year Starfrost has been breaking new ground, both in terms of our customer base and freezing and chilling system design. Twenty-five years down the line, customer focus and innovation remains the key to our success as we drive the business forward in 2010.”
He adds: “Our partnership with parent company Star Refrigeration has enabled us to develop ‘green’ systems focused on energy saving and significantly reducing lifecycle costs for food manufacturers. Our customers are increasingly looking to invest in more environmentally conscious freezing and chilling equipment.”
Starfrost is continuing its global sales coverage, with eight countries across four continents receiving its freezing and chilling equipment in the past 12 months. In the UK a new sales structure is also ensuring Starfrost’s home market receives first class sales and service support.
Starfrost has recently completed a multi-equipment installation project for frozen seafood in Russia and twin spiral freezers for seafood in Portugal.
Starfrost maintains its ability to work alongside any process equipment supplier, providing bespoke freezers and chillers. In addition, Starfrost is now able to offer machines from a new standard range of Spiral and In-line Tunnel systems.
In conjunction with Star Refrigeration, Starfrost is also working with a prominent UK food research institute on the world’s first transcritical carbon dioxide spiral freezing system. This novel project also utilises electro-magnetic wave technology called a Cells Alive System (CAS). The pioneering CAS technology allows delicate food products to be frozen, stored and thawed with no perceptible difference from their fresh state. Products including seafood and soft fruits will be typical applications for this technology.
