Spalding Cold Store, part of the JS Davidson family, has recently achieved AA BRCGS certification in Storage and Distribution following a recent audit at its premises in Spalding, Lincolnshire.

The cold store’s latest AA rating enables it to once again showcase its capability in maintaining exceptional standards in food safety, hygiene, and operational excellence.

BRCGS Global Standard Storage and Distribution in particular recognises adherence to best practices in the handling, storage, and distribution of food and non-food products, giving customers the comfort of knowing that Spalding Cold Store operates to the highest industry standards and goes the extra mile to ensure product integrity.

For the Lincolnshire-based cold storage company, this accreditation is yet another positive milestone in the business’ recent history, with the certification coming a little under a year since it was acquired by Peterborough-based temperature control solutions specialist JS Davidson.

This marks the second consecutive BRCGS AA certification the company has secured since being acquired in May 2024.

The company was purchased as a part of a broader plan to double the size of JS Davidson within a four-year period.

Featuring 6,500 frozen pallet spaces, the site now plays a fundamental role in supporting scalable storage solutions tailored to the demands of its growing customer base.

John Davidson, Managing Director at JS Davidson and Spalding Cold Store commented: “The BRCGS certification is fundamental to everything that we do here. Not only does it enable us to serve our customers compliantly, giving them the comfort of knowing that reassurance that we follow best practice when it comes to the storage and distribution of their goods, but it also reinforces our own internal commitment to maintaining the highest operational standards possible.

“Quite simply, we couldn’t do what we do without it, so to be awarded an AA rating for the second time in a row under the JS Davidson banner is a significant milestone for us as a business. It’s a testament to the hard work, dedication, and high standards upheld by the entire team at Spalding Cold Store so thanks must go out to them and their role in helping us maintain the level of service that we pride ourselves on.

“It’s been a fantastic and exciting first year since the acquisition of the cold store business from GXO almost 12 months ago and we are very much looking forward to building on the foundations we’ve already put in place in the pursuit of further milestones such as this.”

Leading temperature-controlled solutions specialist JS Davidson has extended its range of services in order to deliver an all-encompassing one-stop-shop solution for its ever-growing customer base.

JS Davidson, which has two sites across Peterborough and Bourne, has expanded its offering in line with the company having recently rebranded from Chiltern Cold Storage to JS Davidson earlier this year.

The move to JS Davidson was made to not only reflect this new chapter, but also to highlight its growing status within its marketplace as a one-stop shop provider of distribution, ambient, chilled and frozen storage and supply chain solution services.

By listening to the needs of customers both existing and new to create a flexible and comprehensive offering, along with streamlining its operation through substantial, nvestment into key areas, the fast-expanding business has already reaped the rewards under the new era – having added a flurry of new customers to its customer portfolio over the past 12 months.

To mark the occasion, JS Davidson has also invested into a new-look website which will showcase the company’s latest range of services that have each been designed with the customer solely in mind.

John Davidson, Managing Director at JS Davidson commented: “We are delighted to have expanded our range of services for the benefit of our much-valued customers, which will now feature distribution, ambient, chilled and frozen storage and supply chain solution services.

“While our background has predominantly focused on cold storage, the company has since evolved, and our offering today is considerably more far reaching.”