About
Established in 2016, Coldman Logistics is one of the leading cold chain warehousing and distribution companies in India. Coldman offers end-to-end solutions across a variety of industries with leveraging technology for operational competitiveness as well as effectiveness by quickly responding to changes in the marketplace. The company provides an array of warehousing, distribution, port-centric logistics, and turnkey solutions for food processing and integrated value-added services designed to be efficient and lower supply chain costs.
Considering at the current situation, the company is ramping up services with offering large-scale cold chain storage and distribution requirements as COVID-19 vaccine starts transiting from plants, given the fact that it operates the largest multi-product and multi-temperature cold storage network— along with providing competitive rates for freight handling, warehousing and storage, and transport throughout India. The company also adheres to the highest technical and ethical standards thereby creating a safe and healthy environment that provides fulfilment and satisfaction to customers and employees.
Services offerings
Modern-day warehousing
Coldman provides a comprehensive range of customised warehousing solutions scalable to clients/product specific needs. The company offers six different temperature zones ranging from -30°C to +30°C across its facilities spread strategically throughout various locations in India. The multi-temperature capabilities meet the most stringent requirements for handling the full complement of temperature-controlled products. Storage capacity consists of fully automated high-rise cold stores with double deep racking structures operated by modern material handling equipment which can lift material up to 11 meters height with all industrial safety features including driver cage, anti-skid mechanism, reverse alarm, tillable forks and camera assisted fork lifting.
Customers can track inventory and plan orders based on online real-time inventory data available through mobile app and web portal.
Salient Features:
- 24×7 service
- 100% power (diesel generator) backup
- State-of-the-art robotic forklifts
- Exclusive pharma zones
- 6-variant temperature zones
- FSSAI compliant warehouses
Effective distribution
Coldman provides logistic services in the field of customised cold chain solutions — primary and secondary refrigerated transportation across India — dedicated reefer fleet as well as trip-based operational fleet managed by specialist teams of experts from the cold supply chain industry. The logistics services are carried out in collaboration with the cold stores and also individually with the clients. The company offers greater flexibility and faster response to changing business economics. Its technology, people and fleet are tailored towards addressing transport solutions considering clients’ overwhelming requirements. Fleet managers work closely with clients in developing the best transportation strategies offering full truck load, dedicated, multi-temperature vehicle requirement and milk run. Coldman provides a comprehensive supply chain visibility for the temperature and vehicle movement using telematics with efficient pre-trip, on-trip and post-trip controls to track location and remotely control vehicle temperature.
Modern distribution faces a unique challenge of multiple deliveries within the city limits at right temperature and at right time. Coldman’s tertiary distribution vehicles are designed to ensure that the last delivery is also delivered at the desired temperature.
Salient Features:
- Dedicated reefer fleet
- Last-mile supplies
- Airport drops
- FSSAI compliant trucks
- Multi-temperature trucks
- Tamper proof GPS vehicle tracker
Optimised port-centric logistics
Port-centric logistics is the process of unloading, storing and distributing cargo from the ports or Container Freight Stations (CFSs) and Inland Container Depots (ICDs). Rather than incurring additional costs to bring containers to inland warehouses and distribution centres, Coldman’s customers can benefit from reduced costs, resulting in a more efficient supply chain, reduced carbon footprint and cost-effective logistics and distribution solutions. Ideal for the swift transfer of goods from quayside/Customs to warehouses; customers can save on money by avoiding expensive rent and demurrage charges.
Salient Features:
- Logistical optimisation
- Multimodal transportation
- Custom clearance
- End-to-end supply chain visibility
- Custom bonded warehousing
- Transhipment solutions
Customised food storage
The food processing area is a customer-centric business solution offered by Coldman. Coldman ensures the highest standards of storage and distribution practices in compliance with WHO guidelines and FDA norms. The company uses environment friendly refrigerant, ‘FREON R404a’ as refrigerant gas. To cater to product’s specific needs at temperatures ranging -280C, desired chambers are outlined with Ante Room at -50C. Customers can co-create a basket of options.
Salient Features:
- Farm to Fork
- Farm to Shelf
- Ingredient to ready to cook products
- Ingredient to ready to consume products
- Pre-washed and bagged fresh produce
- Pre-washed, pre-cut and sanitised fresh produce
- Food services operator support
End-to-end traceability from Source to Consumption point
Technology is at the very core of modern-day operations, especially for cold store warehousing where working conditions are even more challenging at sub-zero levels. Coldman provides real-time access to customers on inventory and temperature visibility through business intelligence applications. At warehouses, the company had implemented fire alert and IoT-based integrated door security and monitoring system to ensure safety and energy conservation. Reefer trucks are equipped with telematics devices for real-time monitoring of fleet and pre-alert on any future maintenance issues, ensuring minimum downtime. The trucks are fitted with GPS tracking system integrated with temperature sensors for real-time monitoring of temperature through a dedicated 24×7 control tower.
Salient Features:
- e-POD system
- Electronic data interchange
- Mobile App based real-time access.
- Cloud-based transport and fleet management system
- Automated alerts (SMS/mail) for transactions/reports
- Complete ERP Solutions covering all business processes like warehouse management
Cool and growing under Pressure…
With a few refrigerated trucks and one temperature-controlled warehouse at the beginning, the company has become the second largest cold chain player in the country in less than five years. The company’s reach today extends from Pune in the West to Guwahati in the Northeast and from Sonepat in the North to Sri City (Andhra Pradesh) in the South. The company is planning to add 50,000 pallets capacity in the next two years.
Superiority of Coldman an attractive position for healthcare
Coldman’s core value proposition for pharma is protecting the integrity of temperature-sensitive products, and monitoring the ingredients from supplier to end consumer, while building a clear line of sight at every stage. Pharma logistics requires high-quality infrastructure, technology and skill sets to handle operations due to stringent compliance norms, standards and regulations, and Coldman meets them all.
The company’s team has the necessary expertise and experience in handling such highly-critical products, having developed sensitivity to patterns of meaningful information. Companies often look for customised solutions through strategy alignment from beginning of the relationship until closure– to conceptualising, designing and offering BTS solutions, incorporating delta for flexibility. This is where Coldman has a distinct edge over other players who usually deliver off-the-shelf solutions.
