New Walk-In Coolers, Supplied and Installed
Buying the box is the easy part. Sizing it for the kitchen you will have in three years is what we are actually for.
Fully licensed & EPA-certified · Serving New Jersey, New York & Pennsylvania
We supply and install new walk-in coolers across New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania — and because we also maintain them, we have no interest in selling you something that will be a nuisance to service.
Repair or replace?
This is the conversation most suppliers skip. A failed compressor on an otherwise sound ten-year-old box may well be worth repairing. A box with failing insulation, a rotten floor and a third compressor failure is not, and no repair will change that. We give you both figures and the reasoning, then you decide.
What we look at before quoting
- Heat load — product volume, entry temperature, door traffic, ambient
- Available space, access route and how the panels will get in
- Where the condenser can go and how far the pipe run is
- Power available, and whether it needs upgrading
- Drainage route and fall
- How the box will be used in three years, not just this month
- Whether an existing unit is genuinely worth repairing instead
Common questions
How much does a new walk-in cooler cost?
It depends almost entirely on size, load and site access, so any figure quoted without a site visit is guesswork. We quote itemised, so you can see equipment and labour separately and compare it fairly against anyone else.
How long from order to working cooler?
Lead time is usually driven by equipment delivery rather than our schedule. We give you the dates with the quote and tell you if they change.
Do you take the old one away?
Yes, removal and disposal can be included — including recovering refrigerant properly, which is a legal requirement rather than an optional extra.
Who maintains it afterwards?
We do, if you want us to. See walk-in cooler maintenance.
Do you cover my area?
We work across New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. See areas served, or call and ask — we would rather tell you straight away than have you wait.
Where we work
We cover New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania, including Elizabeth, Jersey City, Northern New Jersey and Eastern New Jersey. Check our service areas, or just call — if we cannot get to you in time we will say so rather than waste your afternoon.
Being straight about repair versus replace
Most suppliers are not well placed to tell you to keep your old cooler, because they make nothing if you do. We maintain equipment as well as sell it, so we have no particular interest either way — and the honest answer genuinely does vary.
Usually worth repairing
A sound box with good panels and floor, where a component has failed — fan motor, defrost heater, gasket, contactor, even a first compressor failure on a well-maintained unit.
A repair here buys years, not months.
Usually worth replacing
Failing insulation, a damaged or wet floor, repeated compressor failures, or an obsolete refrigerant with no sensible path forward.
Repairs on these do not hold, and the running cost stays high regardless.
Genuinely a judgement call
An older box in reasonable condition facing a large single repair.
We give you both figures and what each buys, then you decide with the full picture.
What drives the price
- Internal volume and panel thickness
- Operating temperature and the heat load it has to handle
- Self-contained or remote condensing unit
- Door type, number of doors, and any glass
- Shelving, flooring and internal fit-out
- Site access — whether panels can simply be carried in
- Electrical work, drainage and any builder’s work needed
- Removal and disposal of the old unit, including refrigerant recovery
Why we quote itemised
A single total tells you nothing and makes comparison impossible. Our quotes separate equipment from labour from any builder’s work, so you can see exactly what you are paying for, challenge any part of it, and compare it fairly with another contractor’s. If someone quotes you a lower single number, an itemised quote is how you find out what they left out.
Disposal is not optional
Refrigerant must be recovered by a certified technician before an old unit is scrapped — that is a legal requirement, not good practice. We handle it as part of the job and you get the documentation.
Self-contained or remote condensing?
This is the decision with the longest tail. Self-contained puts the refrigeration on the box: cheaper, faster to install, and it dumps its heat into the room it stands in. A remote unit costs more up front, needs pipework, and is quieter, cooler and generally longer-lived because it sits somewhere with proper airflow. In a hot kitchen the remote option frequently pays for itself in reduced load on everything else in the room.
Glass doors, shelving and fit-out
- Glass doors for display, solid for efficiency — glass costs more to run
- Shelving material and spacing, which decides how usable the volume really is
- Floor type: insulated floor, or a sealed existing slab where appropriate
- Ramps or recessed floors if trolleys come in and out
- Lighting, and whether it adds meaningful heat
- Strip curtains or air curtains for high-traffic doors
- Temperature monitoring and alarms, especially for high-value stock
Lead times and planning
Most delay comes from equipment delivery rather than our availability, so the earlier you start the conversation the more choice you have. If you are working to a refit date or an opening, tell us at the first call and we will be honest about whether it is achievable rather than optimistic and then apologetic.
After it is installed
New equipment still needs its first-year attention — coils get dirty, doors settle, and the defrost settings that were right on day one may want adjusting once the box is being used as it will actually be used. We maintain what we supply, and the first service is where most of those small corrections happen.
Replacing or adding a cooler?
We will tell you honestly whether repairing what you have is the better call.