Maverik Country Stores Needed A Unique Walk-in Cooler Solution

Posted in Projects by mmathews on 01/17 at 01:53 AM

Maverik Country Stores, Moab, UT
Adding walk-in cooler capacity to an existing store sometimes calls for thinking outside the walls, something Kelly Irons, construction manager for Maverik Country Stores, was willing to consider when they needed a new
beer cooler installed in three weeks in their Moab store for the Moab Jeep Safari 2007*.

Imperial sales person John Sandall reviewed the remodel and discovered that there was not room inside the store for a cooler of the required size. So architect Jason Sandburg of Dixon & Associates specified that the cooler break through the store wall and be built partly-inside and partly-outside the store, a unique solution to handle the expanded size. Also, the store height kept the cooler from being built with an internal steel structure, so a support beam was installed to support the building structure at the wall opening and to support the cooler ceiling panels.

Then, a couple of weeks before the event, it was discovered that the store did not have 230V 3phase power available, so the refrigeration equipment had to be switched out to 230V 1phase. Heatcraft, an Imperial strategic alliance member, managed to get the proper equipment delivered on time, thanks to Shane Cleveland of F. E. Company.

The fairytale ending? Cobalt Refrigeration completed construction within the critical time requirements and beer sales rose 70% following the remodel. This design worked so well that two more Maverik stores are being remodeled for expansion using the same method.

* Maverik is very in tune with events and outdoor adventures of all types. They use outdoor adventure as the theme for their stores, and have their own reality show airing on the SLC KJZZ TV station.

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