What FRIGO TRADING does

Frigo Trading, a brand of the French private limited company CONTAINERLAND.FR SAS (RCS Lyon 518 169 685), rents and sells mobile cold storage solutions to enterprises across France. Founded in 2009 by an expert in refrigerated vehicle manufacturing and operated as a family business since 2011, the company is headquartered in Neuville-sur-Saône in the Lyon metropolitan area. Its core offering is a fleet of approximately 250 refrigerated containers (reefers) in standard 10, 20, 40, and 45-foot sizes, four cold room models with 4 to 33 pallet capacities (11 to 86 m³ volumes), and modular custom cold warehouses assembled from multiple containers to exceed 100 m² with multi-temperature compartments. Refrigeration covers a -30°C to +30°C range, and the Naturaline product line uses R744 (CO2) natural refrigerant with a GWP of 1 to deliver 28% lower carbon emissions versus synthetic refrigerants and to comply with EU F-GAS 2022 regulation.

Name

FRIGO TRADING

Legal name

CONTAINERLAND.FR SAS

Website

https://frigo-trading.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cold Storage Equipment Rental & Sales

NAICS

Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage (493120), Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage (49312)

SIC

Public Warehousing & Storage (4220)

akta.pro primary industry

Reefer Container (Port/Intermodal) Cold Storage & Plug-In Yards (TLALABAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Food & Beverage Cold Storage (Fresh/Chilled) (TLALABAA), Reefer Container Yards (Plug-in/Monitoring) (TLALAJAE)

Keywords

• Refrigerated container rental
• Cold storage solutions
• Cold room sales
• Mobile cold warehouse
• Temperature-controlled logistics

Headquarters

HQ city

Neuville-sur-Saône

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Container Refrigeration Rental: Short-term, medium-term, and long-term rental of refrigerated containers and cold rooms. Rental includes delivery, installation, maintenance, and removal services.
2. Container and Cold Room Sales: Sale of new or reconditioned refrigerated containers, cold rooms, and custom cold warehouses. Delivery and installation included. New equipment warranted 1 year, used equipment warranted 3 months.
3. Custom Cold Warehouse Design and Installation: Design, assembly, and installation of modular cold storage facilities tailored to specific site requirements, including multi-temperature solutions and docking systems.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

FRIGO TRADING rents and sells refrigerated containers (reefers) in 10, 20, 40, and 45-foot sizes, along with cold rooms in 4, 10, 22, and 33-pallet capacities, available for both temporary and permanent cold storage needs. The company also designs and assembles custom modular cold warehouses exceeding 100m² by combining multiple containers on-site with multi-temperature zones, delivered and installed across France.

Product overview

Frigo Trading is a French company (brand of CONTAINERLAND.FR SAS) specializing in mobile cold storage solutions for rent and purchase. The core product portfolio includes four types of refrigerated containers (reefers) in standard sizes: 10, 20, 40, and 45 feet, available in standard and Naturaline (CO2 refrigerant) variants. Complementing this are four cold room models (4, 10, 22, and 33 pallet capacities) offering volumes from 11 to 86 m³. For larger requirements, the company designs and assembles custom cold warehouses combining multiple modules with multi-temperature compartments. The offering also includes comprehensive accessories and options (alarms, video surveillance, LED lighting, access ramps, doors, electrical outlets, PVC strip curtains, micro-perforated floors, dock leveling, and pallet handling equipment) available for both purchase and rental. Solutions serve diverse sectors including retail, pharmaceuticals, food processing, logistics, industry, and events, operating in positive (+1°C to +15°C) and negative (-18°C to -30°C) temperature ranges.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Containerland: A related brand offering raw containers (containers bruts) through containerland.fr. Frigo Trading is a brand of CONTAINERLAND.FR.

Products and services

• Container Reefer 10 pieds Refrigerated container measuring 2.99m x 2.44m x 2.59m externally, with 12.45 m³ volume and capacity for 4 euro pallets, available for rent or purchase for businesses needing small-scale cold storage.
• Container Reefer 20 pieds Refrigerated container with temperature range of +/- 25°C using R134A/R404/R452 refrigerants and Carrier/Thermoking refrigeration units. Offers 28 m³ volume for 10 euro pallets, available for rent or purchase.
• Container Reefer 20 pieds Naturaline Eco-friendly refrigerated container using CO2 refrigerant (R744) with 28% carbon emission reduction versus synthetic refrigerants. Measures 6.06m x 2.44m x 2.59m externally, available for rent or purchase.
• Container Reefer 40 pieds Large refrigerated container with 67 m³ volume for cold storage of food and non-food products in positive or negative temperatures, available for rent or purchase.
• Container Reefer 40 pieds Naturaline Eco-friendly 40-foot refrigerated container using CO2 refrigerant (R744) with 28% carbon emission reduction. Offers 67 m³ volume for 22 euro pallets, available for rent or purchase.
• Container Reefer 45 pieds Naturaline Largest container model measuring 13.70m in length with +/- 25°C temperature range, CORTEN and INOX structure, compatible with Carrier/Thermoking refrigeration units. Offers 86 m³ volume, available for rent or purchase.
• Chambre froide 4 palettes Compact cold room with 11 m³ volume, 6 m² floor surface, and temperature range of -20°C to +15°C. External dimensions: 3.35m x 2.15m x 2.25m. Available for rent or purchase.
• Chambre froide 10 palettes Cold room with 25 m³ volume, 11 m² floor surface, and temperature range from 0°C to -22°C (positive and negative). External dimensions: 5.20m x 2.55m x 2.65m. Available for rent or purchase.
• Chambre froide 22 palettes Medium cold room with 56 m³ volume, 23 m² floor surface, temperature range of -22°C to +10°C with heating function. External dimensions: 9.75m x 2.60m x 2.70m. Available for rent or purchase.
• Chambre froide 33 palettes Large cold room with 86 m³ volume, 33 m² floor surface, 10.70m length, and temperature range of -22°C to +10°C. External dimensions: 13.70m x 2.68m x 2.93m. HACCP-compliant and available for rent or purchase.
• Entrepôts frigorifiques sur-mesure (Custom Cold Warehouses) Custom cold warehouse solutions combining multiple containers or cold rooms to create large-scale modular cold storage facilities exceeding 100m². Features multi-temperature compartments, dock leveling, and custom configurations for businesses with large or complex cold storage needs. Available for rent or purchase with delivery lead time of 4-6 weeks.
• Rental of Refrigerated Containers & Cold Rooms Short-term, medium-term, and long-term rental of refrigerated containers and cold rooms (under 3 months, 3-12 months, and over 12 months durations). Rental includes delivery, installation, maintenance, and removal services for businesses needing temporary or flexible cold storage capacity.
• Sales of New & Reconditioned Containers and Cold Rooms Sale of new or reconditioned refrigerated containers, cold rooms, and custom cold warehouses, with delivery and installation included. New equipment warranted 1 year; used equipment warranted 3 months.

Quantifiable outcome

• 28% carbon emission reduction with CO2 Naturaline containers compared to synthetic refrigerants
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments6 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

One partnership is on record.

• Bureau Veritas FrancecoreOthersBureau Veritas certification for refrigerant handling capacity. Frigo Trading holds Attestation de capacité n°5046747, certifying compliance with French regulations for manipulation, recovery, and destruction of refrigerants per articles R 543-75 to R 543-123 of the Environmental Code.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• ENGELVIN: French specialist in refrigerated transport and mobile cold-storage solutions. Comparable regional French player with overlapping B2B customer base in agri-food, pharma, and industry cold-chain.
• Bolloré Logistics: Major French-headquartered logistics group with temperature-controlled warehousing and transport services. Competes for the same French and pan-European cold-chain contracts served by Frigo Trading.

Others

• Thermo King (Trane Technologies): OEM of transport refrigeration units that Frigo Trading's container products rely on (Carrier/Thermo King units are standard). A key supplier and ecosystem participant shaping product specs and the move to low-GWP refrigerants.
• Carrier Refrigeration: Global HVAC and commercial refrigeration OEM whose equipment is integrated into Frigo Trading's reefer containers. Sets the technology roadmap (incl. CO2/Naturaline) that Frigo Trading's fleet depends on.

Direct peers

• ERMEWA (GCF Group): European leader in rail and intermodal container leasing, including reefer containers. A direct peer in reefer container fleet leasing and a potential competitor for large French enterprise customers.
• Frigorifique Hervé: French specialist in refrigerated container rental and sale with comparable product range and customer profile. Directly competes with Frigo Trading on reefer container and cold-room rentals across France.
• ALPHI (Carrier): French designer and manufacturer of cold rooms and modular cold storage solutions, now part of Carrier. Competes with Frigo Trading's cold room and custom warehouse lines for the same French B2B customers.

Broad incumbents

• STEF: France's largest temperature-controlled logistics provider operating owned cold warehouses and transport fleets. Overlaps with Frigo Trading on customer base (it is also a customer) and on cold-storage-as-a-service, though at much greater scale and with vertically integrated transport.
• Lineage Logistics: Global temperature-controlled warehouse operator with French footprint. Competes for the same large retail/wholesale and food-service cold-storage contracts that Frigo Trading serves via container rental.
• Krone: German manufacturer of refrigerated trailers and truck bodies with a strong European presence. Overlaps with Frigo Trading in temperature-controlled equipment for retail and logistics customers (Krone is also a Frigo Trading customer).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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