The CRS Group

What The CRS Group does

The CRS Group (legal entity: CRS Rent A Fridge Limited) is an Ireland-headquartered private limited company founded around 1994 that provides portable temperature-controlled storage solutions across the UK, Ireland, and selected international markets including Australia and continental Europe. Its portfolio spans refrigerated containers (10ft to 45ft, graded D through A+), portable blast freezers, Mega Cold Stores combining multiple containers for up to 60-pallet capacity, walk-in cold rooms built to HACCP and cGXP standards, ultra-low temperature freezers reaching -70°C, and heated storage up to +60°C. Underlying technology is compression refrigeration using HFC-134a gas, with cloud-based temperature monitoring via Rmoni and recording via Euroscan, and dual independent refrigeration systems on Mega and pharmaceutical units providing built-in redundancy for regulated and sensitive loads. The company also operates a specialist pharmaceutical cold-storage sub-brand (crspharmasolutions.ie) targeting vaccines, blood products, and other validated temperature-sensitive medicines.

The CRS Group serves a diversified set of customers ranging from sole traders to large multinational corporates across food and beverage, dairy, meat, fish and seafood, bakery, catering, fruit and vegetables, retail, pharmaceutical, government and defense, events, and heritage/conservation sectors. Named enterprise customers include Unilever, Bidvest/Panalpina Logistics, British Corner Shop, Shellfish Ireland, Cavistons Food Emporium, Beckworth Emporium, Berryman, Scouting Ireland, the Irish Defence Forces, and Conservation Letterfrack. The company holds ISO 9001, HACCP, F-Gas, CHAS, and Good Distribution Practice certifications relevant to its pharmaceutical and food safety positioning.

The business model combines recurring equipment hire (6-36 month flexible terms, monthly billing), equipment lease, outright purchase (new, refurbished, and first-use units across multiple grades), and service/maintenance contracts with a 24/7 on-call service team operating 365 days a year. GTM is sales-led via direct phone sales in Ireland and the UK, online enquiry, and direct site delivery from four depots (Summerhill and Kildalkey in Ireland; Maulden/Bedfordshire and Ellesmere Port in the UK). Distribution is anchored on an OEM partnership ecosystem including Carrier Transicold, Thermo King, Klinge Corporation, and Zanotti.

Name

The CRS Group

Legal name

CRS Rent A Fridge Limited

Website

https://crs.ie

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

The CRS Group (CRS Rent A Fridge Limited) provides portable temperature-controlled storage — refrigerated containers, blast freezers, mega cold stores, and pharma cold rooms — for hire, lease, and purchase across the UK, Ireland, and selected international markets, serving food, seafood, pharmaceutical, defense, and heritage customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cold Storage Services

NAICS

Ventilation, Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing (33341), Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing (333415), Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage (493120)

SIC

Air-Cond & Warm Air Heatg Equip & Comm & Indl Refrig Equip (3585), Refrigeration & Service Industry Machinery (3580)

akta.pro primary industry

Cooling Systems & Thermal Management (CRAC/CRAH, Chillers, Liquid Cooling) (HDABAKAD)

Keywords

• Portable cold storage
• Refrigerated containers
• Blast freezers
• Cold chain solutions
• Industrial refrigeration rental

Headquarters

HQ city

Summerhill

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Equipment Rental/Hire: Portable cold storage units available for hire with periods from six months upwards. Flexible hire terms with no minimum contract requirement for some units. Customers can rent refrigerated containers, blast freezers, and cold stores.
2. Equipment Purchase: Direct sale of cold storage equipment including new, refurbished, and first-use units. Available in various grades (D, C, B, A, A+) to suit different budgets and requirements.
3. Equipment Lease: Lease options available for businesses looking to acquire cold storage without large upfront capital investment.
4. Service and Maintenance: 24-hour callout services, maintenance contracts, and on-site support for equipment. Professional service team available 365 days per year.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

The CRS Group provides portable temperature-controlled cold storage solutions, including refrigerated containers (10ft–45ft across Grades D to A+), portable blast freezers, Mega Cold Stores, Cold Rooms, and heated storage units. Units are delivered directly to customer sites and are available for hire, lease, or purchase, supported by a 24/7 service team and cloud-based temperature monitoring for compliance.

Product overview

The CRS Group provides portable temperature-controlled cold storage solutions available for hire or purchase. The core product portfolio centers on Refrigerated Containers (in 10ft, 20ft, 40ft, and 45ft sizes across five grade tiers from Grade D basic to Grade A+ premium), Portable Blast Freezers (in multiple sizes and specialized variants including Ultra-Low Temperature, Pharma grade, and Preconditioning units), Mega Cold Stores (combining multiple containers for large-scale storage up to 60 pallets), Cold Rooms (walk-in units meeting HACCP/cGXP standards), and Widespan Cold Stores (39-pallet capacity wide-format units). Additional offerings include Pharmaceutical Cold Storage with dual refrigeration redundancy, Heated Storage Solutions up to +60°C, and various Specialist Storage Solutions including Quick Thaw Units, Dry Aging Refrigerators, and Climate Controlled Containers. All units can be delivered directly to customer sites and are available in hire/rental or purchase configurations with flexible payment plans.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Refrigerated Containers

Quantifiable outcome

• Fish shelf life extended from 2 days to 6 months using blast freezing
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments11 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Carrier TransicoldcoreTechnology or IntegrationCarrier Transicold is listed as a partner on the CRS website, providing refrigeration technology for cold storage units. Carrier is a leading manufacturer of transport refrigeration solutions.
• Thermo KingcoreTechnology or IntegrationThermo King is listed as a partner, providing refrigeration units for CRS cold storage solutions. Magnum cooling units from Thermo King were installed for Shellfish Ireland case study.
• Klinge CorporationcoreTechnology or IntegrationKlinge Corporation is a partner providing specialized refrigeration equipment. CRS works with Klinge Corporation to provide Quick Thaw Units (QTUs) for tempering applications.
• ZanotticoreTechnology or IntegrationZanotti is a major partner providing commercial refrigeration products. CRS offers a full range of Zanotti products including Uniblock AS-R monoblok units, static cold storage units, and portable refrigeration. Zanotti has over 50 years experience serving 70+ countries.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Coolworld Rentals: Dutch-headquartered pan-European portable refrigeration and cold storage rental company with a near-identical business model (hire of refrigerated containers, blast freezers, and cold rooms). Notably, the CRS website references Coolworld branding, indicating direct overlap in fleet and customer segment.
• Mobile Cold Storage (MCS Hire): UK-based competitor specializing in hire of portable refrigerated containers and cold storage units, serving food service, events, and retail customers with a sales-led model similar to CRS.
• Coldkit: UK cold room and modular cold storage manufacturer and hirer, listed as a CRS service partner. Overlaps with CRS in walk-in cold rooms and modular storage for food and pharma customers.
• Polar Refrigeration Hire: UK portable refrigeration hire specialist offering temporary and long-term cold storage solutions to food, beverage, and events clients. Directly comparable in product, customer base, and UK regional delivery model.

Broad incumbents

• Aggreko: Global temporary power and temperature-control rental giant with a substantial portable cooling business. Operates at vastly larger scale and broader geography, but overlaps directly with CRS in mobile/temp cold storage and pharma-grade solutions.
• Americold: Global public cold storage REIT with thousands of temperature-controlled warehouses. Serves similar end-customers (food producers, retailers) but via fixed infrastructure, making it an adjacent rather than direct competitor.
• Lineage Logistics: World's largest temperature-controlled warehousing operator with extensive European footprint. Adjacent rather than direct — competes in cold storage but via fixed facilities rather than portable equipment.
• Carrier Transicold: Global OEM of transport refrigeration and a CRS technology partner, with its own rental and service network. Provides the core refrigeration technology CRS integrates, but also competes as a vertically integrated supplier.
• Thermo King: Global transport refrigeration OEM and CRS partner (Magnum cooling units deployed at Shellfish Ireland). Operates its own dealer/rental network that competes with CRS in the portable cold storage space.
• NewCold: European automated cold storage provider with deep food retailer relationships. Competes for the same end-customers (food manufacturers, retailers) as CRS but via a high-density warehousing model rather than portable equipment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CRSColdStorage
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/ColdStorageCRS
• Facebookfacebook.com/CRSColdStorageIreland
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/crs-group-ltd

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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