In February, United States Cold Storage ("USCS") broke ground for an 8.56 million-cubic-foot extension to its Tulare North warehouse at Tulare, California. The US$75.7 million expansion will include two new refrigerated rooms capable of storage down to -20°F and will bring total capacity to more than 25.1 million cubic feet and approximately 97,500 pallet positions – the largest single footprint in the USCS network. The new addition is expected to go into operation by February 2025, with Phase 1, a conventional storage space spanning 3.08 million cubic feet, planned for completion this November.
The second, 5.48 million-cubic-foot room, will feature USCS's latest industry-leading storage and retrieval automation, including its proprietary case-picking systems. One of two USCS facilities at Tulare, the Tulare North warehouse offers a range of storage temperature requirements, from ambient to frozen, as well as import and export services, rail handling and product re-pack services, allowing USCS to customise its services for different customers and stages of production.
