Thermocold

What Thermocold does

Thermocold KFD AS is a privately held Norwegian manufacturer of prefabricated cold rooms and wine storage solutions, founded in 1986 and headquartered in Borgenhaugen, Sarpsborg. The company designs and builds proprietary cooling units (EC, TC, TL, and FLEX series) featuring inverter-controlled compressors and super-insulated enclosures, and assembles them into standard and custom-built cold rooms (up to 20 m³) and wine rooms, wine walls, and wine cellars (up to 100 m³). Its technology stack combines mechanical refrigeration with environmentally friendly refrigerants, Danfoss electronic thermostats, and a unique locking system that enables flat-pack shipment and quick on-site assembly without specialized tools.

The company serves both private customers (residential kitchens, pantries, and wine collectors) and a professional/B2B market including retail shops, hospitals, schools, fish reception centers, research institutions, hotels and restaurants, flower businesses, municipalities/churches (coffin coolers), and hunting teams. Pricing is unit-based for standard SKUs ranging from roughly 17,364 NOK for the smallest cooling unit to 173,757 NOK for the Wine Wall Panorama, with custom installations priced by quote. Distribution is hybrid: a direct Shopify e-commerce storefront plus a 70+ dealer and service-partner network covering every Norwegian county, with select partners in Denmark and Sweden. Manufacturing is domestic, and the company positions itself as Norway's only domestic producer of cooling units and cold rooms and the largest Norwegian manufacturer of wine units, wine walls, wine rooms, and wine cellars.

The business has no external institutional investors, no funding rounds, and no public listing. Operations are supported by a stated 11–50 employees across admin, production, sales, and procurement, with an additional work-inclusion scheme (in collaboration with NAV and the Delta Group) that has employed 33 people since 2012. The company holds CE, UKCA, IEC CB Scheme, and RCM (Australia) conformity marks and offers a 5-year product warranty. Recent strategic activity centers on launching the EC series cooling platform (2022) and a new WineCube freestanding wine-room line scheduled for March 2026.

Name

Thermocold

Legal name

Thermocold KFD AS

Website

https://thermocold.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Thermocold KFD AS is a privately held Norwegian manufacturer of prefabricated cold rooms, wine rooms, and proprietary cooling units, founded in 1986 and serving both private households and professional customers (hospitality, healthcare, retail, municipalities) across Norway and select Nordic partners via direct e-commerce and a 70+ dealer network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Refrigeration Equipment

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)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Chillers & Cooling Plant Equipment (IMAHAKAE)

Keywords

• Commercial refrigeration equipment
• Cold storage rooms
• Wine storage solutions
• Cooling units manufacturing
• Custom cold rooms

Headquarters

HQ city

Sarpsborg

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Cold Room Products: Sale of prefabricated cold rooms including standard models (Standard cold room 1-7) and custom-made cold rooms. Units range from 44,025 NOK to 103,356 NOK for standard rooms.
2. Cooling Units: Sale of proprietary cooling units (EC, TC, TL, FLEX series) ranging from 17,364 NOK to 23,304 NOK. Split units and components also available.
3. Wine Rooms and Wine Walls: Standard wine rooms from 80,899 NOK to 166,286 NOK. Wine walls (Slim Line 600, Wine Wall 700, Panorama) ranging from 93,030 NOK to 173,757 NOK.
4. Wine and Climate Coolers: Wine cooling units including EC 15 Wine (24,975 NOK) and WineMaster series (43,027 NOK to 133,009 NOK) for larger wine rooms.
5. Accessories and Spare Parts: Sale of accessories including shelves, bottle holders, LED lights, ventilation grilles, winter operation kits, and spare parts for all product lines.
6. Professional/ Custom Solutions: Custom-made cold rooms and wine rooms for professional market including flower rooms, coffin coolers, hunting rooms, lab/research rooms, and waste cooling rooms.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Thermocold KFD AS designs, manufactures and sells prefabricated and custom-made cold rooms, refrigerated corners, wine rooms, wine walls and wine cellars, together with proprietary cooling units (EC, TC, TL and FLEX series) and French WineMaster climate coolers. Offerings target both private households (kitchen-integrated cold rooms and home wine storage) and professional customers (hospitals, retail, fish reception, hotels, municipalities, flower businesses, hunting teams, laboratories) in Norway and the Nordic region.

Product overview

Thermocold is a Norwegian manufacturer of cold rooms and wine storage solutions operating as a single unified product portfolio. The core offerings divide into two main categories: Cooling Products (cold rooms, refrigerated corners, professional cold storage, and cooling units) and Wine Products (wine walls, wine rooms, wine cellars, and wine coolers). The cooling unit lineup includes EC Series (latest generation with super-insulated design), TC Series (best-selling traditional units), TL Series (original design), and FLEX replacement units. Wine products utilize Thermocold's own EC 15 Wine units and French WineMaster climate coolers for larger installations. Professional offerings encompass flower rooms, coffin coolers, hunting rooms, lab/research rooms, and freezer rooms. Accessories include doors, shelving, lighting, ventilation, and winter operation kits. Products are distributed through dealers and service partners across Norway, with direct-to-customer assembly options.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Standard Cold Rooms Prefabricated cold storage rooms available in seven standard sizes (Standard Cold Room 1-7, from 44,025 NOK to 103,356 NOK), suitable as freestanding units or integrated into kitchens. Shipped flat-packed with easy assembly using included square wrench and Thermocold's unique locking system.
• Refrigerated Corners Corner-shaped cold storage units designed to fit into kitchen spaces, available in kit form with various compatible cooling unit options. Designed for private households needing partial-room cold storage rather than a full enclosed cold room.
• Professional Cold Storage (Custom Cold Rooms) Custom-made cold rooms for businesses, public enterprises and organizations. Includes flower rooms, coffin coolers/mortuary rooms for municipalities and churches, hunting rooms, lab/research/medicine rooms for hospitals and pharmacies, and waste cooling rooms. Sold via quote-based process including needs mapping, design, solution selection and assembly phases.
• Hunting Cold Storage Rooms Cold rooms designed for storing and tenderizing meat, suitable for hunting teams and associations. Available in 2400L and 3700L capacities, from 69,714 NOK.
• EC Series Cooling Units Latest generation of proprietary Thermocold cooling units with completely new design and super-insulated unit box for reduced running time and power consumption. EC5 model includes inverter-controlled compressor for the market's lowest power consumption. Available in EC5, EC6 and EC10 sizes (18,649-19,434 NOK).
• TC Series Cooling Units Traditional best-selling cooling units for cold rooms and cold corners, evolved from the original TL design with reduced power consumption and environmentally friendly refrigerant gas. Available in TC06 (17,364 NOK) and TC10 (18,369 NOK) sizes, plus TCP06 Polar variant.
• TL Series Cooling Units Original Thermocold cooling units including TL16 (22,120 NOK) for cold rooms up to 17 m3. Also available in split configurations (wall and ceiling evaporators) with winter operation variants.
• FLEX Cooling Units Pure replacement cooling units designed to fit various light openings from other manufacturers, with slightly different specifications than standard TL/TC/EC units. TL 16 FLEX priced at 23,304 NOK.
• Split Cooling Units Two-part refrigeration units placing the cooling part inside the cold room and compressor part outside or in a basement. Available in wall and ceiling evaporator configurations with winter operation variants, priced 6,618-21,140 NOK.
• Walk-in Wine Rooms Traditional wine rooms intended for both longer and proper wine storage. Available in Small (117,441 NOK), Medium (80,899 NOK from March 2026) and Large (127,263-166,286 NOK) sizes with insulated walls, finished shelving systems and glass doors.
• Wine Walls (Slim Line 600, 700 and Panorama) Wine wall lineup comprising Slim Line 600 (slim and elegant using EF5 Wine unit, up to 5 m3, 93,030-106,476 NOK), Wine Wall 700 (with TC15 Wine unit, up to 15 m3, 97,950-127,518 NOK) and Wine Wall Panorama (panoramic visibility from three sides, room-divider function, 131,116-173,757 NOK). For kitchens, living rooms, bars and restaurants in freestanding or integrated versions.
• Wine Cellars Large wine rooms designed for storing larger quantities of wine under optimal conditions, delivered with French WineMaster quality units for installations up to 100 m3 capacity.
• WineTrap (Vintrappen) Specially adapted wine storage solution designed for installation under staircases, utilizing challenging spaces with sloping configurations.
• WineCube Freestanding wine room designed for maximum exposure of a wine collection, able to stand in the middle of a room as a standalone piece of furniture. Launching March 2026 in WineCube 2000 and WineCube 2600 models.
• WineMaster Climate Coolers French-made WineMaster climate coolers for large wine rooms up to 100 m3 capacity. Includes C25 (from 43,027 NOK), C50 (from 63,245 NOK), SP100 (from 96,739 NOK), WINESP40 PRO2 (from 133,009 NOK), plus IN50X, WINEOUT25X and WINEARM15X ceiling-mounted models. Maintains consistent temperature for wine storage.
• EC 15 Wine Cooling Unit Compact wine cooling unit designed for wine rooms from 5-15 m3, priced at 24,975 NOK. Maintains consistent temperature of 12-14 degrees with proper humidity (60-75%) for optimal wine storage.
• Cold Room Doors External and surface-mounted cold room doors in sizes such as 630x1900mm, available in standard, glass, and integrated furniture-board versions for Thermocold cold rooms.

Quantifiable outcome

• 5 year warranty on products
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• WineMaster (France)coreTechnology or IntegrationWineMaster is a French manufacturer of climate coolers for wine storage. Thermocold supplies WineMaster units adapted to large wine rooms, ranging from 25m3 to 100m3 capacity. The partnership enables Thermocold to offer professional-grade wine storage solutions for larger commercial wine rooms.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• WineMaster: French manufacturer of climate coolers for wine storage (the partner of Thermocold). Direct comparable in wine storage climate control, though Thermocold acts as WineMaster distributor for the Norwegian/Nordic market while WineMaster remains the technology manufacturer.
• Gram Commercial: Danish manufacturer of commercial refrigeration equipment including cold rooms, display cabinets, and professional cooling solutions. Closely comparable to Thermocold in product category (commercial/light-commercial refrigeration) and Nordic/European specialty manufacturer profile, though serving a broader international footprint.
• Vestfrost: Danish manufacturer of commercial and professional refrigeration equipment including cold rooms and wine storage coolers. Competes with Thermocold in the Nordic and European specialty refrigeration space, particularly in wine storage and cold room segments.

Others

• Danfoss: Danish supplier of refrigeration components including compressors, thermostats (e.g., Danfoss AK-CC 210 used in Thermocold products), and controls. Not a direct competitor but a key supplier/ecosystem participant enabling Thermocold's refrigeration product manufacturing.

Broad incumbents

• Carrier Commercial Refrigeration: Global leader in commercial and industrial refrigeration including cold room systems and refrigeration equipment for retail food, food service, and cold chain logistics. Comparable product category but vastly larger scale and integrated solutions capability.
• True Manufacturing: US-headquartered manufacturer of commercial refrigeration including reach-in, walk-in coolers, and commercial cold storage. Overlaps with Thermocold in commercial cold room and refrigeration equipment serving food service, retail, and institutional buyers.
• Liebherr: Swiss/German manufacturer of refrigerators and freezers including wine storage coolers. Directly comparable in wine storage product category and energy-efficient refrigeration technology, though at much larger consumer/commercial scale.
• Hoshizaki: Global leader in commercial kitchen equipment including commercial refrigeration, ice machines, and cold storage. Comparable to Thermocold in cold room/refrigeration category but operates at much larger scale across international markets with broader product portfolio.
• Viessmann: German manufacturer of refrigeration, HVAC, and cold room solutions with extensive European footprint. Overlaps with Thermocold in commercial/industrial cooling and cold storage, though focuses more on B2B/integrated solutions versus Thermocold's hybrid B2C/B2B model.

Emerging players

• Güntner: European manufacturer of heat exchangers and refrigeration components for commercial and industrial cooling applications. Tangentially comparable in commercial/industrial refrigeration technology, though operating at a larger industrial scale than Thermocold's cold room focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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