Service
Packhouse Design & Full Installation
We design and build complete packhouses — intake, sorting, grading, packing, cold chain and dispatch — as a single turnkey contract. One team carries the project from throughput modelling and drawings through fabrication, installation and commissioning.
Scope
What's included
- Throughput and flow modelling based on your peak-season tonnage
- Full facility layout drawings, elevations and services routing
- Refrigeration load calculations and plantroom design
- Insulated panel envelope, doors, dock levellers and strip curtains
- Compressor racks, condensers, evaporators and control systems
- Electrical reticulation, DB boards and PLC integration
- Drainage, hygiene washdown zones and food-safe finishes
- Commissioning, staff handover and as-built documentation
Why it matters
Benefits
One contract, one accountable team
No coordination gaps between builder, refrigeration contractor and electrician — Reyds carries the whole scope.
Designed around your crop and season
Layouts are modelled on real peak-week volumes so intake never bottlenecks against pre-cooling capacity.
Export-ready compliance
Food-safe finishes, traceable materials and temperature logging built in from the drawing stage.
Phased-growth ready
Plantrooms and panel envelopes are sized so a second cold room or line can be added without redesigning the building.
Technical
Specifications
| Facility footprint | 150 m² to 8 000 m² |
|---|---|
| Panel envelope | 50–200 mm PIR / PUR / EPS insulated panel |
| Refrigerant options | R404A, R507, R449A, ammonia (NH₃) on request |
| Temperature zones | +15 °C ambient pack to −25 °C blast freeze |
| Controls | PLC with remote monitoring and alarm escalation |
| Typical build time | 8–20 weeks depending on scope |
Where it's used
Typical applications
- Citrus and subtropical fruit packhouses
- Table grape and deciduous fruit cold chains
- Macadamia and nut processing facilities
- Vegetable wash, pack and hydro-cool lines
- Meat, poultry and abattoir cold sides
- Pharmaceutical and vaccine distribution hubs
FAQ
Packhouse Design & Full Installation questions
Do you handle the building structure as well as the refrigeration?
Yes. Reyds delivers turnkey — steelwork, insulated envelope, refrigeration, electrical and controls under one contract, with a single project manager.
How long does a packhouse project take?
A mid-size packhouse typically runs 8–20 weeks from signed drawings to commissioning. We plan installation windows around your harvest calendar.
Can you upgrade an existing packhouse instead of building new?
Often the fastest route. We audit your current envelope and plant, then retrofit capacity, insulation or controls where the real constraint sits.
Popular locations for this service
- Packhouse Design Pretoria North
- Packhouse Design Pretoria
- Packhouse Design Johannesburg
- Packhouse Design Kempton Park
- Packhouse Design Germiston
- Packhouse Design Polokwane
- Packhouse Design Tzaneen
- Packhouse Design Louis Trichardt
- Packhouse Design Thohoyandou
- Packhouse Design Hoedspruit
- Packhouse Design Groblersdal
- Packhouse Design Nelspruit
- Packhouse Construction Pretoria North
- Packhouse Construction Pretoria
- Packhouse Construction Johannesburg
- Packhouse Construction Kempton Park
- Packhouse Construction Germiston
- Packhouse Construction Polokwane
- Packhouse Construction Tzaneen
- Packhouse Construction Louis Trichardt
- Packhouse Construction Thohoyandou
- Packhouse Construction Hoedspruit
- Packhouse Construction Groblersdal
- Packhouse Construction Nelspruit
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- Cold Storage Facilities Tzaneen
- Cold Storage Facilities Louis Trichardt
- Cold Storage Facilities Thohoyandou
- Cold Storage Facilities Hoedspruit
- Cold Storage Facilities Groblersdal
- Cold Storage Facilities Nelspruit
Get started
Get a quote for packhouse design & full installation
Tell us what you need cooled and where. We respond with a scoped quote, and for emergencies we dispatch straight away.
- Phone / WhatsApp
- 069 268 0988
- info@reyds.co.za
- Workshop
- 386 Eeufees Street, Pretoria North, Gauteng
- Hours
- Mon–Fri 07:00–17:00, Sat 08:00–13:00. 24/7 emergency breakdown line.