PML Seafrigo

What PML Seafrigo does

PML Seafrigo (legal entity PML Ltd) is a UK-headquartered, temperature-controlled logistics and cold chain management specialist serving importers, exporters, growers, and retailers of perishable goods across more than 32 countries. Founded in 2003 by Mike Parr as Perishable Movements Ltd, the company operates four primary UK sites (Heathrow HQ with a 64,000 sq ft BRC AA+ accredited bonded warehouse, the £6m Kent hub at Lympne covering 220,000 sq ft, a Spalding facility operated as a joint venture with FreshLinc, and a Portsmouth satellite depot), plus an East Africa division headquartered in Nairobi. Since 2023, PML has operated as a subsidiary of Seafrigo Group under the name PML Seafrigo UK & Ireland.

The company's core product is an integrated cold chain platform combining multi-modal freight forwarding (chartered Boeing 787 air freight from Nairobi to Heathrow twice weekly, scheduled chilled LCL service to the USA, sea freight, and road transport), temperature-controlled warehouse services (frozen storage of 249 pallets, blast chilling of 68 pallets, vacuum cooling using Weber Next Gen EU8 EP technology that extends shelf life 2-7x, bonded storage), HMRC/DEFRA approved Border Control Post services at Kent and Spalding, and value-added services including pick-and-pack, relabelling, and order management. Technical differentiation rests on the vacuum cooling equipment (US$300,000 Nairobi installation), dual-temperature Krone Cool Liner trailers, BRC Global Standard for Food Safety AA+ certification, and remote Border Control Post approvals that enable faster customs transit post-Brexit.

Revenue is generated through quote-based B2B contracts spanning four streams: air freight (transaction fees), warehouse and storage services (managed services), customs clearance and Border Control Post services (professional services), and transport/logistics (transaction fees including SNAP Parking driver welfare services). Go-to-market is sales-led via a direct B2B sales team (Sales Director Nick Finbow, Sales Manager Karl Gerding, plus Business Development Managers including a Europe-focused hire), with industry events (IFE 2025, International Cheese & Dairy Awards), trade press, and a website-based quick quote system supporting lead generation. The customer base is anchored by long-tenured enterprise contracts (e.g., Blue Skies with an 8-year relationship including on-site box-making integration at Heathrow) and serves the fresh produce industry as primary vertical, with adjacent exposure to pharmaceuticals and flowers/plants.

Name

PML Seafrigo

Legal name

PML Ltd

Website

https://pml-ltd.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

PML Seafrigo is a UK-headquartered temperature-controlled logistics specialist serving perishable goods importers, exporters, growers, and retailers across 32+ countries. Operating as a Seafrigo Group subsidiary since 2023, it provides multi-modal freight forwarding, cold storage, vacuum cooling, and HMRC/DEFRA approved customs clearance.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cold Chain Logistics Services

NAICS

Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage (493120), Scheduled Freight Air Transportation (481112), Nonscheduled Air Transportation (4812)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731)

akta.pro primary industry

Temperature-Controlled Intermodal & Cross-Border Reefer Transport (TLADAHAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Temperature-Controlled Air Freight (Cool Chain) (TLACAMAF), Temperature-Controlled Road Freight (Reefer Trucking & Cross-Border) (TLACAMAH), Reefer/Temperature-Controlled Ocean Forwarding (TLACABAI)

Keywords

• Cold chain logistics
• Perishable goods transport
• Temperature-controlled storage
• Freight forwarding services
• Customs clearance services

Headquarters

HQ city

Feltham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Air Freight Services: Chartered and commercial air freight services for perishable goods. Scheduled chilled LCL service to USA. Transport by road and sea also offered.
2. Warehouse and Storage Services: Temperature-controlled warehouse services including frozen storage (249 pallet capacity), blast chilling (68 pallet capacity), chilled storage, bonded warehouse, and vacuum cooling. Pick, pack, and re-labelling services.
3. Customs Clearance and Border Control Services: HMRC/DEFRA approved Border Control Post services enabling faster transit through customs. Cold chain management and inspection facilities.
4. Transport and Logistics Services: Road freight, lorry fleet operations, port logistics. Includes last-mile delivery and transshipment solutions. Driver welfare services (SNAP Parking).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

PML Seafrigo provides temperature-controlled logistics and supply chain solutions for perishable goods, offering freight forwarding by air, sea, and road alongside temperature-controlled warehouse services (chilled, frozen, blast chilling, vacuum cooling), HMRC/DEFRA approved Border Control Post customs clearance, and value-added services including packing, picking, relabelling, and order management. Operations span four UK sites (Heathrow, Kent, Spalding, Portsmouth) and East Africa (Nairobi), serving food producers, growers, retailers, and freight forwarders across 32+ countries.

Product overview

PML Seafrigo is a logistics and supply chain solutions provider specializing in the transfer of perishable goods. The company offers an integrated suite of services comprising freight forwarding (air, sea, and road transport), warehouse services (temperature-controlled storage including chilled, frozen, blast chilling, and vacuum cooling), customs clearance through HMRC/DEFRA approved Border Control Posts, and value-added services such as packing, picking, relabeling, and order management. The core offering centers on maintaining the cold chain for temperature-sensitive cargo across multiple UK locations (Heathrow, Kent, Spalding, Portsmouth) and Africa operations. The freight services connect to warehouse operations at these sites, while the Border Control Post facilities enable streamlined customs clearance for imported goods.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PML Warehouse Services

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Mitchell CottsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 January 2023Partnership with Mitchell Cotts Air Cargo Terminal at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), Nairobi. Joint investment in vacuum cooler facility with landside and airside access. Enables customers to deliver, vacuum cool, store cold, and load directly to aircraft.
• Tulpin GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2022Strategic alliance for efficient transfer of perishable goods from Egypt to UK. Tulpin Group's customs agency/haulage company All-Trade/Ostendfresh collects freight from Ostend airport, delivers to Dover via Dunkirk/Calais. PML handles UK last-mile delivery and customs clearance at Kent Border Control Post. Up to 20 trailer movements per day during peak season.
• FreshLinccoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 December 2020Joint venture to operate HMRC/DEFRA approved Border Control Post and ERT bonded warehouse facility at Spalding. Completed ahead of Brexit. 70,000 sq ft site with purpose-built 10,000 sq ft warehouse. Enables speedier movement from ports and extended shelf life up to 48 hours.
• Kenya AirwayscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChartered air freight service from Nairobi to Heathrow using Kenya Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Twice weekly flights (Wednesday and Sunday). Enables timely and safe transportation of perishable goods from Kenyan producers to UK market.
• SNAP ParkingminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSNAP Parking facility at Kent transport hub. Intruck app enables drivers to book secure parking. Average increase of 20 trucks per night. Best-in-class washroom facilities, catering, 24-hour security, lorry wash and fuel pumps.
• Cold Chain FederationminorOthersOfficial member of Cold Chain Federation. Industry-leading federation aligned with PML's thoughts and visions for temperature-controlled logistics.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Culina Group: UK-headquartered ambient and temperature-controlled logistics operator with extensive warehousing and transport infrastructure. Comparable cold-chain capability plus much broader scale, fleet, and retail customer base.
• Seafrigo Group: Global temperature-controlled logistics provider for perishables (seafood, meat, produce, dairy) with operations across Europe, Africa, and the Americas. Parent of PML Seafrigo and direct like-for-like on cold-chain forwarding and warehousing at much greater scale.
• DHL Global Forwarding (Cold Chain / LifeConEx): World's largest forwarder with dedicated cold-chain and perishable logistics capabilities across air, ocean, and road. Overlap with PML on multi-modal cold-chain forwarding for food and pharma shippers.
• Kuehne+Nagel (KN FreshChain / Perishable Logistics): Global top-3 forwarder with a dedicated perishable/fresh-chain product spanning air, sea, and road reefer. Significantly larger but offers an overlapping service set that competes for the same enterprise customers.

Direct peers

• NFT Distribution: One of the UK's largest dedicated temperature-controlled distribution companies, operating refrigerated warehousing and transport for chilled and frozen food producers and retailers. Direct overlap with PML on reefer trucking, frozen/chilled storage, and food-producer clients.
• JDM Food Group: UK fresh-produce supply chain specialist spanning packing, storage, ripening, and distribution. Comparable on temperature-controlled warehousing, ripening, and fresh-produce-vertical focus even if not a direct forwarder.
• Langley Freight Services: Independent UK freight forwarder specialising in temperature-controlled and perishable cargo across air, road, and sea. Highly comparable on chartered air, reefer road forwarding, and produce-vertical focus.
• ACS&T (Acumen Cold Chain Solutions & Transport): UK-based temperature-controlled warehousing and frozen/chilled distribution specialist serving food manufacturers and retailers. Closest direct peer on the warehousing-plus-distribution model that anchors PML's Heathrow and Kent operations.
• Castle Freight: UK freight forwarder with strong temperature-controlled and fresh-produce heritage; operates chilled groupage and customs clearance services. Direct overlap on the perishable UK-EU freight-forwarding proposition.

Emerging players

• FreshLinc: UK temperature-controlled logistics provider and JV partner with PML at the Spalding Border Control Post. Direct overlap on fresh-produce transport, custom-built warehouses, and temperature-controlled distribution.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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