Derry Group Ireland

What Derry Group Ireland does

Derry Group Ireland is a private, for-profit logistics company headquartered in Craigavon, Northern Ireland (United Kingdom), founded in 1999. The company specialises in the storage, order picking, and distribution of frozen products, operating a third-party cold-chain logistics model that serves food producers, manufacturers, and retailers requiring temperature-controlled warehousing and frozen-goods distribution across the UK and Ireland markets. Its operational scope spans ambient-to-frozen storage capacity, pick-and-pack fulfillment, and refrigerated distribution, with the company operating from a single disclosed site in Craigavon.

The firm operates with a headcount in the 101-250 range, indicating a mid-scale regional 3PL rather than a national full-stack operator. It remains founder-led, with Patrick Derry continuing as both founder and managing director, providing continuity of strategic direction across the company's operating life. No external investors, parent companies, or subsidiaries are disclosed in the available data, and there is no public capital structure on record.

The business model is anchored in fee-for-service logistics contracts — storage (per-pallet or per-cubic-foot), order picking (per-unit or per-order), and distribution (per-mile or per-drop) — typical of contract cold-chain 3PL operators. No customer logos, revenue figures, pricing details, certifications, or partnership information are disclosed in the supplied source material; the corporate website is referenced but the available content is limited to a loading/verification placeholder, leaving substantial informational gaps for any deeper strategic assessment.

Name

Derry Group Ireland

Website

https://derrygroupireland.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Derry Group Ireland is a Northern Ireland-based cold-chain logistics provider that specialises in the storage, order picking, and distribution of frozen products for food industry customers across the UK and Ireland, founded in 1999 and founder-led.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cold Chain Logistics

NAICS

Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage (493120), Packaged Frozen Food Merchant Wholesalers (42442)

SIC

Public Warehousing & Storage (4220)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTLALABAB

Frozen Food Cold Storage

Transportation & Logistics/Warehousing & Storage (Cold Chain, Fulfillment, Depots)/Cold Chain Warehousing & Refrigerated Storage

SECONDARYAFAOAFAC

Frozen Food Warehousing & Blast Freezing

Agriculture & Food Production/Post-Harvest Handling & Storage (Grain Elevators, Silos, Cold Storage)/Cold Storage Warehousing (Refrigerated & Frozen)

Keywords

• Frozen food logistics
• Cold chain distribution
• Frozen product storage
• Order picking services
• Temperature controlled warehousing

Headquarters

HQ city

Portadown

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D

Core offering

Derry Group Ireland provides temperature-controlled storage, order picking, and distribution services for frozen products on behalf of business customers. The company operates from a single facility in Craigavon and integrates warehousing, pick-and-pack, and outbound delivery into a single cold-chain service for food-sector clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Frozen Product Storage Temperature-controlled warehousing of frozen products on behalf of business customers, delivered from the company's Craigavon facility.
• Order Picking Pick-and-pack order assembly of frozen products for business customers, integrated with the company's frozen storage and distribution operations.
• Frozen Product Distribution Outbound delivery of frozen products from the company's Craigavon facility to business customers' specified destinations, completing the integrated cold-chain service.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights1 record

Direct peers

• Reed Boardall: One of the largest temperature-controlled warehousing and distribution businesses in the UK, specialising in frozen storage and food distribution. Highly comparable to Derry Group Ireland on geography, service mix, and customer base.
• Oakland International: UK and Ireland-based ambient and temperature-controlled 3PL offering contract packing, storage, and distribution for food manufacturers and retailers. Comparable as a regional specialist competing for similar cold-chain and multi-temperature food contracts.
• NFT Distribution: UK-owned temperature-controlled food distribution specialist offering nationwide chilled and frozen transport and warehousing. Comparable as a regional frozen 3PL serving UK food manufacturers and retailers.
• Lineage Logistics: Global cold-chain 3PL with extensive frozen-storage capacity and value-added services including order picking and transport. Highly comparable to Derry Group Ireland on service mix and end-customer profile.
• Kloosterboer: Netherlands-based family-owned frozen and temperature-controlled logistics specialist with extensive European operations. Closely comparable to Derry Group Ireland as a privately held, frozen-focused 3PL with order picking and distribution.
• AGRO Merchants Group: Cold-chain logistics provider with strong European footprint offering frozen and chilled storage plus value-added distribution services. Comparable as a mid-to-large specialised frozen 3PL serving food manufacturers and retailers.
• Americold: Largest publicly listed temperature-controlled warehousing operator globally, operating a network of cold-storage facilities. Directly comparable to Derry Group Ireland in core service (frozen storage and distribution) and target customer base (food manufacturers, retailers, foodservice).

Broad incumbents

• Nichirei Logistics: Large Asian-headquartered cold-chain operator with global refrigerated warehousing activities. Comparable as a broad incumbent in temperature-controlled storage and distribution serving food customers.
• Frialsa Frigoríficos: Latin America's largest cold-storage operator with growing international presence in frozen warehousing and logistics. Comparable as a large incumbent frozen 3PL serving multinational food customers.

Others

• Cold Chain Federation: UK industry body representing temperature-controlled logistics operators, including frozen storage and distribution providers. Relevant as an ecosystem participant and proxy for the competitive set in which Derry Group Ireland operates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/derry_transport
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/derry-refrigerated-transport-limited

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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