A complete range of industrial refrigeration consulting and engineering services.

Strong Refrigeration Consultants offers a complete range of industrial refrigeration consulting and engineering services. Our flexible approach allows us to work with a wide range of clients on any type of project: feasibility studies, new builds, system expansions, equipment replacement and upgrades. We scale our services to meet your project needs.

 

We specialize in natural refrigerants (ammonia and carbon dioxide), synthetic refrigerants, industrial refrigeration systems and supporting systems for refrigeration plants, including machine room HVAC, refrigerant detection systems, over-pressure and safety relief systems, emergency stops and controls, and refrigeration system controls.

 

Refrigeration systems are complex.

Today’s refrigeration systems are complex, and so are the mandated codes and standards that govern their design. Designing systems that are safe, efficient, reliable and code compliant takes specialized knowledge and experience—and Strong Refrigeration Consultants has both. Our team has over 90 years of combined experience in the refrigeration industry.

Use our expertise to save time and money on your refrigeration system upgrade, expansion, rebuild or new build. We’ll help you design a system that meets your capital, operating, energy and maintenance needs.

Engineering for New Builds, System Expansions, Equipment Replacement

Strong Refrigeration Consultants works with a wide range of clients—large food processors using blast and IQF freezers, to construction and mining operations freezing the ground, to local arenas and curling clubs. As an independent third party, we provide owners with designs that fit your specific needs, using the best technology available within your budget.

Our custom refrigeration plant design can save owners money upfront by allowing you to solicit bids from multiple vendors on an even playing field. This "apples to apples" comparison allows you to select the vendor that offers the best value. Custom plant design will also save you money over the long term by meeting ongoing maintenance, reliability and operating goals.

We provide full engineering and drafting services, including AutoCAD drafting for plant layouts, piping layouts, piping isometrics, P&ID drawings and 3D Modelling.

 

System Optimization

The refrigeration system is typically the largest single user of power in any cold storage, food processing or recreational facility with artificial ice. That’s why it’s critical to design and build efficiency into your system. Operating efficiency can help owners realize cost savings, reduce power consumption and meet sustainability goals. We can help with system optimization through energy audits, debottlenecking and design optimization.

Drawings

Increasingly, regulators are requiring facilities to have up-to-date piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&ID) for their facilities. Up-to-date P&IDs are also critical for the development of safe operating procedures (SOPs) and Process Safety Management (PSM) programs. Regardless of how old your facility is or how out of date your drawings are, we will produce an accurate set of up to date drawings using our templates or other standard you specify.

Onsite Services

We offer a full suite of onsite services, including site/construction inspections, commissioning and advanced troubleshooting.

Tender Facilitation

We can help facilitate the bid/tender process. Services include tender specification development, tender administration, tender evaluation, construction administration and inspection services.

Safety and Regulatory Compliance

Code compliance is a critically important yet complicated aspect of refrigeration system safety. Proper interpretation of the codes and standards applicable to refrigeration systems—especially ammonia refrigeration systems—can be challenging for engineering firms, owners and even regulators.

Strong Refrigeration Consultants has years of experience navigating applicable codes and standards. Our services include:

  • Code compliance audits for existing plants

  • Consulting for Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) and Process Safety Management (PSM) systems applicable to refrigeration plants

  • Consulting for Hazard and Operability Studies (HAZOPS)

  • Code consulting for owners and other engineering firms