When The Ringside Restaurant Remodeled They Called On Imperial Walk-InsPosted in Main by mmathews on 05/26 at 06:04 AM The Ringside restaurant, a Portland, Oregon institution since 1944, chose Imperial Manufacturing for new walk-in coolers and freezers during their recent remodel. Imperial designed and built four new walk-in coolers and freezers for the remodel that expanded the kitchen, added a new 40-seat dining room, added space for 10,000 bottles of wine, and refreshed the entire restaurant.
For more information on the walk-in coolers and freezers used in The Ringside remodel, contact your Imperial Manufacturing representative. Imperial Manufacturing Announces Jack Ryan As New Director Of Sales And Marketingby mmathews on 04/26 at 07:39 PM Imperial Manufacturing, manufacturer of custom walk-in coolers and freezers, announces Jack Ryan as the new Director of Sales and Marketing. Ryan has 15 years sales and management experience in walk-in coolers and freezers, making him an excellent selection for Imperial Manufacturing.
The move to the Portland, Oregon, headquarters of Imperial Manufacturing continues a lifelong cross-country shift for Ryan paralleling his career in the cooler and freezer business. He attended Boston College after growing up in Boston and then gradually moved west as his career grew. Ryan looks forward to his wife and two children joining him in Portland after the end of the school year. Imperial Manufacturing is a leader in quality engineered cold storage and insulated structures for food service, biotechnology, medical and building construction industries. Headquartered in Portland, Oregon, for more than 40 years, over 100 employee-owners of this 100% ESOP company manufacture Imperial walk-in coolers and freezers, and R-Plus doors. More information is available at http://www.imperialmfg.com or by calling (800) 238-4093. Imperial Manufacturing Names Stacey Sewell To Southern California Sales Officeby mmathews on 11/18 at 10:22 PM Imperial Manufacturing extends more personal sales contact into Southern California by welcoming Stacey Sewell into the Imperial sales department. Stacey has more than 15 years experience in the walk-in cooler and refrigeration business. She worked with restaurant chains, school and other cafeterias, casual- and fine-dining, and industrial refrigeration. Her first work was with a mid-west commercial walk-in cooler manufacturer. She quickly moved into sales and then served for 10 years as a national account manager at the company.
Known as a consultant to her clients, Stacey worked on many current chain prototypes and original stores. Brought in to help define kitchen walk-in cooler and freezer requirements, her additional experience in construction operations and timelines gives her clients a unique set of project development tools. Stacey’s office is in the Los Angeles area, where she lives, but she is building close ties to the Imperial headquarters through regular working visits. Imperial Manufacturing is a leader in quality engineered cold storage and insulated structures for food service, biotechnology, medical and building construction industries. Headquartered in Portland, Oregon, for over 35 years, Imperial Manufacturing has over 145 employees working in three product lines: walk-in coolers, R-Plus doors, and R-Plus Super Insulated Structures. More information is available from the Internet at http://www.imperialmfg.com or by calling (800) 238-4093. Three New Imperial Manufacturing Walk-in Cooler And Freezer Door Productsby mmathews on 11/18 at 02:06 PM Imperial Manufacturing recently introduced three new products for walk-in coolers and freezers, and cold storage facilities. A new adjustable hinge is now available for walk-in coolers and freezers, and there are two new powered door operators for horizontal cold storage doors. The Imperial Manufacturing adjustable hinge makes it easy and quick to field adjust a walk-in cooler or freezer door. This adjustable hinge provides both vertical and horizontal adjustment of 5/16” over 360 degrees. Both original installations and long term maintenance adjustments benefit from the ability to keep the door and hinge attached to the walk-in cooler or freezer while making the adjustments. The new ICC-5 Cold Storage Door Operator adds a new level of ease to installation and programming, and combines this ease with Imperial Manufacturing’s reputation rugged design and reliable operation. The controller ships pre-mounted to the header and is pre-wired using quick-disconnect cables, which eliminates all the guessing in the field. Field connections take place at the circuit breaker and the programming can be quickly tested with the test button and temporary power before the electrician completes the wiring. An economy door operator solution to controlling powered cold storage door operations is now available through Imperial Manufacturing’s ruggedized modification and use of the LiftMaster Model T door operator. Upgrading the bearings and other components gives the LiftMaster Model T the ability to safely move up to a 10x10-foot horizontal cold storage door. The easy programming and economy price combine with the ability to get nationwide service from experienced commercial door companies and deliver an unbeatable package for many cold storage door uses. These three new products are just the latest evidence of Imperial manufacturing design and manufacturing creativity. Visit the Imperial Manufacturing web site for additional information on the best walk-in coolers and freezers available today. Imperial Manufacturing is a leader in quality engineered cold storage and insulated structures for food service, biotechnology, medical and building construction industries. Headquartered in Portland, Oregon, for over 35 years, Imperial Manufacturing has over 145 employees working in three product lines: walk-in coolers, R-Plus doors, and R-Plus Super Insulated Structures. More information is available from the Internet at http://www.imperialmfg.com or by calling (800) 238-4093. Imperial Announces Jim Coffey As Director Of Sales & Marketingby mmathews on 08/04 at 03:54 PM Portland, OR - Imperial Manufacturing announces Jim Coffey has joined the company as Director of Sales and Marketing, effective August 1, 2009. Coffey has over 20 years experience in cold storage, where Imperial is a major player, and brings his extensive knowledge of the foodservice and food retail community to Imperial’s quality manufacturing and services for walk-in coolers and freezers.
As part of directing the sales and marketing at Imperial, Coffey will participate in developing new offerings for customers, continue the growth of nationally-based business opportunities, and open doors to expanded cold storage installation use. Imperial Manufacturing is a leader in quality engineered cold storage and insulated structures for food service, biotechnology, medical and building construction industries. Headquartered in Portland, Oregon, for over 35 years, Imperial Manufacturing has over 145 employees working in three product lines: walk-in coolers, R-Plus doors, and R-Plus Super Insulated Structures. More information is available from the Internet at http://www.imperialmfg.com or by calling (800) 238-4093. Burgerville Makes Green Newsby mmathews on 06/25 at 09:43 PM Burgerville, one of our customers, was recently covered in the blog “The Green Bin”. Along with discussing Burgerville’s recycling operations and focus on “Fresh. Local. Sustainable.” food items, The Green Bin also covered how Burgerville makes an effort to use environmentally-friendly energy sources.
It’s important to Burgerville to continue their environmentally-aware standards and walk-in coolers are no place to stop. Refrigeration counts for more than $1 brillion in expenses just in the U.S. According to the Energy Star program, simple upgrades to more energy-efficient components could save roughly 25% of the energy costs and also be the environmental equivalent to removing 475,000 cars from the road in the first year. We are proud to contribute to the efforts Burgerville makes in being an environmentally conscious company and we are happy to have Imperial walk-in coolers be a part of those efforts. You can read more about changes that bring greater energy efficiency to refrigeration on the rest of our web site and through an award-winning article we wrote for Foodservice Consultants Society International. Carl’s Jr. Opens Green Flagship Restaurantby mmathews on 03/14 at 12:05 AM Imperial Manufacturing is proud to be recognized as an energy-efficiency leader by being chosen for Carl’s Jr. new energy-efficient restaurants. CKE Restaurants Unveils Company-Wide Environmental Initiatives
Carpinteria, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Carl’s Jr.® today announced the opening of its new flagship restaurant in Carpinteria, Calif. Located two miles from the corporate headquarters of parent company CKE Restaurants, Inc., the new Carl’s Jr. location is an environmentally friendly unit where sustainability, conservation and energy efficiency will be measured and evaluated for potential company-wide implementation at both Carl’s Jr. restaurants and at sister-chain Hardee’s®. Some of the conservation efforts are already in use at both brands. To honor the greening of the company, CKE Restaurants’ CEO Andrew F. Puzder will be joined by local dignitaries at a ribbon-cutting celebration held at the new Carl’s Jr., located at 4610 Carpinteria Ave., today at 10:30 a.m. PST. “CKE Restaurants is an innovator V from our menu, to our service, to our marketing and our restaurants,” said Puzder. “With our ongoing emphasis on corporate environmental initiatives, we are demonstrating that we can be both a good neighbor and a financially sound business. Our current company-wide environmental initiatives are either cost neutral or result in a cost savings benefit, providing for a better planet while also contributing to the bottom line. The launch of our first green Carl’s Jr. restaurant, while not cost-neutral, will help us view our eco-friendly options in action.” Green features of the new Carl’s Jr. flagship restaurant include: * Highly efficient ENERGY STAR rated equipment that has been tested and proven to use less energy than traditional or competitive brands; “Our commitment to the environment with this green restaurant is more than just lip service, it is a point of pride throughout the company and can be held up as an example for other businesses, that sustainability should be a top priority,” said Puzder. “For the restaurant in Carpinteria, we reused the existing shell of a former restaurant to reduce our construction footprint and even went so far as to install a hawk perch for a local bird that took up residence on the roof during construction.” The new Carl’s Jr. flagship restaurant employs 50 full- and part-time staff. Company-wide environmental initiatives are guided by a corporate Green Team under the direction of Chip Seigel, senior vice president, general counsel at CKE. The Green Team ensures that both the Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s brands, corporate offices and franchisees, are collaborating on environmental projects and sharing their successes along the path to sustainability. “We have a long-term goal of zero waste in our corporate facilities and in our restaurants,” said Seigel. “The Green Team has been working on environmental issues throughout the company for several years and we’re pleased to announce some of those initiatives. Most importantly, we’ve worked hard to ensure our green initiatives were more than just a band-aid approach to efficiency and conservation, but rather a systematic review and implementation of these programs.” Some of the CKE’s company-wide initiatives include: * Electronic communications - Paperless delivery of documents for annual shareholder information, Board of Directors meetings; Web-based, paperless operations and training manuals; electronic document delivery for contracting, as well as all internal communications; electronic delivery of paystubs to corporate employees; A list of CKE Restaurants’ ongoing environmental initiatives, as well as a full overview of the Carpinteria flagship’s green features can be found at http://www.pitchfeed.com/ckerestaurantsinc/538. Headquartered in Carpinteria, Calif., CKE Restaurants, Inc. is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “CKR.” As of the third fiscal quarter ended November 3, 2008, CKE Restaurants, Inc., through its subsidiaries, had a total of 3,110 franchised, licensed or company-operated restaurants in 42 states and in 14 countries, including 1,185 Carl’s Jr. restaurants and 1,912 Hardee’s restaurants. Source: CKE Restaurants, Inc. CKE opens ‘green’ Carl’s Jr. unitby mmathews on 02/12 at 07:07 AM By Elissa Elan - CARPINTERIA, Calif. (Feb. 11, 2009) Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s parent CKE Restaurants Inc. said Tuesday it has opened a “green” Carl’s Jr. restaurant near its headquarters here that it will use to evaluate conservation and energy-efficient efforts to determine whether they could be implemented across all its brands.
The store was constructed from the shell of a former restaurant in order to reduce the construction footprint, officials said. “With our ongoing emphasis on corporate environmental initiatives, we are demonstrating that we can be both a good neighbor and a financially sound business,” said Andrew F. Puzder, the chain’s chief executive. “Our current companywide environmental initiatives are either cost neutral or result in a cost savings benefit, providing for a better planet while also contributing to the bottom line.” CKE has implemented such companywide environmental initiatives as electronic waste recycling, the recycling and conversion of fryer oil into bio-fuel, and compact fluorescent lamp, or CFL, lighting replacement at all corporate-owned restaurants. Puzder contended that CKE’s commitment to the environment “is more than just lip service, it is a point of pride throughout the company and can be held up as an example for other businesses that sustainability should be a top priority.” CKE operates or franchises 1,185 Carl’s Jr. units and 1,912 Hardee’s locations. Contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) Imperial Manufacturing Now 100% Employee Owned ESOPby mmathews on 01/06 at 01:10 AM Imperial joins 11,500 other American ESOPs. Imperial Manufacturing became 100% employee owned on December 18, 2008. Management announced that the Employee Stock Owners Plan or ESOP purchased the remaining 49% of stock held by founder Al Zell and family on the 18th. ESOPs cover roughly 10% of all U.S. employees (~10 million people) and are in various levels of employee ownership. Imperial Manufacturing joins the 2500 other 100% ESOP-owned companies. Top ESOP companies include Proctor and Gamble Co., The Sherwin-Williams Company, and Anheuser-Busch Companies, among other familiar names. All employees begin receiving Imperial stock after one year of service. As employee / owners each individual is highly motivated to provide high quality products and services to customers. Recent research indicates as much as an 8.8% sales advantage over non-ESOP competitors. Imperial has already benefited from fewer process and manufacturing errors, improved labor efficiencies and most importantly an excellent change in culture. Imperial Meets EISA With 245fa Blowing Agentby mmathews on 12/09 at 11:03 PM Imperial Manufacturing changed to 245fa blowing agent used in polyurethane foam production, meeting EISA requirements. On June 1, 2008, Imperial joined leading walk in cooler / freezer manufacturers in providing the highest R value panels available. Imperial 4h panels exceed federal 2009 freezer standards and Imperialfs unique 3-1/2h panel exceed federal 2009 cooler standards! These standards went into effect January 1, 2009 as required by the US Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA). We cover all this information and more in our
Posted in Main by mmathews on 04/10 at 05:37 AM Founder and Chairman of Imperial, Al Zell gives Imperial employees the ultimate compliment by selling business to employees via ESOP plan.
The ESOP (and participating employees) now own controlling interest in this 38 year old, Pacific Northwest, walk-in cooler/freezer manufacturing operation. Among the good news given to Imperial employees at the annual ESOP reporting meeting was notice that Imperial stock was at an all-time high. All managers and supervisors agree that the company is functioning much more efficiently as an employee-owned business. All employees know that their contributions count for the good of all. For more information on the Imperial ESOP contact jlsandall using the CONTACTS page.
by mmathews on 03/13 at 06:02 PM Portland, OR - May 30, 2008 - With gas prices on the rise it makes sense more than ever to contemplate alternative methods of transportation. Imperial Manufacturing is once again encouraging employees in two ways.
First, the Imperial Manufacturing Bicycle Challenge begins June 1st, running through August 31st. Employees are asked to bike to work and keep tally of total trips and mileage throughout the summer. “Green” Prizes and rewards will be presented at the end of the summer for individual efforts. Secondly, Imperial Manufacturing will be participating a second year in the Carefree Commuter Challenge, organized by the Westside Transportation Alliance (WTA). This challenge in the month of July advocates businesses in the metro Portland area to commute to work at least six times, via public transit, walking, bicycling, carpooling or even telecommuting. Last year 21 employees joined over 3500 metro area employees in the challenge, preventing nearly 45,000 gallons of gasoline being exhausted into the atmosphere. Further information is available from the WTA website. For information regarding the Imperial Challenge, contact Rex Plombon at rplombon (at) imperialmfg (dot) com. by mmathews on 03/12 at 09:02 PM Foodservice Equipment & Supplies reports that Economy Restaurant Fixtures has been acquired by Trimark USA, Inc.
After acquiring Gill Marketing/Gill Group and S.S. Kemp and Co. last summer (August 2007), TriMark has now acquired Economy Restaurant Fixtures. The acquisition includes Big Tray, the online ordering and replenishment web site. TriMark was ranked third largest restaurant equipment dealer in the U.S. in April 2007, by FE&S. With the acquisition of 12th ranked Economy Restaurant, TriMark has extended their reach across the U.S. Previous acquisitions Gill, ranked 11th, and S.S. Kemp, ranked 22nd, brought substantial growth in the business and government sectors, as well as contract capabilities. Read the entire announcement on the Foodservice Equipment and Supplies web site and look forward to their latest report on rankings in April 2008.
by mmathews on 02/21 at 05:30 PM Congratulations to Bargreen-Ellingson for being named Foodservice Equipment & Supplies (FE&S) magazine 2008 Dealer Of The Year.
Imperial Manufacturing works with Bargreen-Ellingson on many projects, some of which are reviewed on the Imperial web site as Case Studies. The Tacoma, Wash.-based dealership will receive the award during FE&Sf annual Dealer of the Year & Industry Awards Gala, which takes place May 17 at Chicago’s Four Seasons Hotel. You can read the entire award announcement at the FE&S web site. More information on how Imperial and Bargreen-Ellingson work together appears on the Imperial web site Blog , and more may appear under Success Stories and Testimonials. by mmathews on 02/01 at 05:53 PM Portland, OR - February 01, 2008 - In a continuing effort to be a front runner in energy efficiency Imperial Manufacturing has converted its production lighting system from metal halide lights to 4-lamp T5 high output high bay fluorescents. Imperial will see a return on investment of 87%, payback in 13 months, and percentage savings in kwh consumption of 61%. All in a effort to contribute to a decreased dependency on energy.
David Zell by mmathews on 10/31 at 07:32 PM Denver, CO - October 31, 2007 - Long a staple in the Pacific Northwest, Bargreen Ellingson has extended its presence into the Denver market with the opening of a three-person sales office in that city. Initially, the location will focus on contract sales.
While this marks the first time the company will have a physical presence in Denver, it’s not the first time Bargreen Ellingson’s done business there. “We have had projects down in Denver off and on for years that were handled by people from our other offices,” said Rick Ellingson, vice president of Bargreen Ellingson. “But we had an opportunity to pick up some people that live and have experience in that market, so this was a people-first kind of move. “The goal would be to move to our more traditional model, but that will come some years later,” Ellingson added. Randy Rutsay serves as general manager of the new Bargreen Ellingson office located at 12071 Tejon St.
by mmathews on 09/07 at 05:45 PM Portland, OR, August 22, 2007 - Continuing the trend toward a “green” company, Imperial Manufacturing participated in this year’s Carefree Commuter Challenge, organized by the Westside Transportation Alliance (WTA). The challenge prompted employees of 160 participating companies to bike, walk, commute, or use public transit to work - anything but driving alone.
A total of 21 employees joined the 3,500+ other Portland area employees, successfully c’ommuting to work a total of six times during the month of July. Great job to all those employees who participated! After the results were tallied, the 160 total companies contributed to saving 441 tons of carbon dioxide from entering the atmosphere by saving 44,864 gallons of gasoline. Under current pricing, that’s $127,818! Awards issued by the WTA to Imperial employees include Richard Schermerhorn (Mocha Roma Gift Certificate), Nicholas Stahl (Ben & Jerry’s Gift Certificate), April Skelton (Hot Lips Pizza Gift Certificate), and Rex Plombon (Ben & Jerry’‘s Gift Certificate). For information regarding the 2007 Carefree Commuter challenge, visit the website www.wta-tma.org. The event concentrates on raising awareness of alternative transportation, the increasing carbon emissions that lead to global warming, and personal fitness/wellness. Imperial Manufacturing is proud to have not only participated, but expand the challenge over the month of August with its own Bicycle Challenge. Posted in Main by imperial on 08/22 at 07:03 AM IMPERIAL TAKES THE WRAPS OFF OF THERMOSTEEL COLD STORAGE DOOR HARDWARE BACKING SYSTEM Portland, OR - In May of 2007 Imperial Manufacturing unveiled a new insulated steel door backing system for mounting refrigeration door hardware. The traditional manufacturing method for fabricating steel door backing for refrigeration hardware calls for the steel backing to be mounted behind the exterior finished metal skin on the door frame. The door hardware is then to be attached directly to the exposed side of the exterior finished metal skin and attached directly to the interior steel door backing.
Steel door backing is the strongest and most durable method to mount refrigeration door hardware. One drawback to the traditional steel door backing systems are that the steel backing promotes premature corrosion through electrolysis when used with certain exterior finished metal skins, such as aluminum for example. Another condition is created through the conduction created between the two metals contacting one another in cold storage/ambient air conditions. The conduction between these two metals will cause it to sweat and eventually stain and rust the finish metal on the door and frame. This is usually referred to as “telegraphing.” The ThermoSteel door hardware backing system incorporates the use of 1/2” thick Thermo-Lite ® insulated boardstock sandwiched between the cold storage door hardware and 10 gauge galvanized backing plates. The remainder of the cavity inside the door and frame sections are foamed in place with urethane foam. The Thermo-Lite® board acts as an isolator between ferrous and non-ferrous metals eliminating any chance for electrolysis to occur. The insulating value of the Thermo-Lite® inhibits conduction from cold transfer between the backing plates and the finished wall metals. This will eliminate any rust or corrosion from forming on the exterior finished wall metals. The Thermo-Lite® composite material is present throughout the entire door frame section and provides superior strength without the use of conductive materials attached directly to the door hardware. Posted in Main by imperial on 08/22 at 05:59 AM Yellowstone National Park gets a face lift behind the scenes. Xantera, with Yellowstone National Parks, contracted Bargreen Ellingson for new, replacement and remodel the existing storage coolers and freezers to be ready for the 2007 season.
Xantera, with Yellowstone National Parks, contracted Bargreen Ellingson for new, replacement and remodel the existing storage coolers and freezers to be ready for the 2007 season. Imperial Manufacturing shipped the boxes and refrigeration to the site in March to there installers from Pitman Enterprises and Bargreen’s refrigeration installer Tim’s Mechanical Plus. The project required approximately 4 weeks completing and cost was approximately $250,000 for Phase 1. Still to come is phase 2 and 3 for the 08 and 09 season. This will include replacing the remaining boxes at Canyon lodge, replacing the remaining boxes at Mammoth lodge and adding two new boxes. One interior and one exterior, keeping in mind this is Yellowstone National Park. Snow load is not a problem for Imperial Manufacturing. Posted in Main by imperial on 08/22 at 05:56 AM Imperial contracted WW Commercial Refrigeration in Los Angeles to install the coolers and the Heatcraft refrigeration equipment and they did an outstanding job. This was not an easy install as they were only allowed to work in certain sections of the stadium at specific times.
Los Angeles, CA – TriMark Raygal of Irvine, CA was awarded the contract for the 1st of many phases in the renovation of the Dodgers Stadium in December of 2006. Rob Perry, the project manager for Raygal, George Perry, the principal foodservice consultant with Ricca Newmark Design in Greenwood Village, CO, and Rob Loucks from Imperial Mfg in Portland, OR all took to the task in late December 2006. The stadiums unique design, the stringent codes and seismic requirements for Los Angeles, 1,600 lbs of beer pump equipment and condensing units that were to sit atop each of the coolers and the time constraints all played significant roles in the challenges that lay head for this team of professionals. They began working very closely with the architect, HKS Architects, Inc in Dallas, TX and Miller Consulting Engineers in Portland, OR. The on site date was nearing and changes were still being made due to last minute field dimensions that were given. The design team at Imperial really stepped up to the plate, pardon the pun, when changes came in the day before this project was scheduled to be released to the production floor. They were able to make these last minute changes, clear it with the Engineers and still release it the next day. Imperial contracted WW Commercial Refrigeration in Los Angeles to install the coolers and the Heatcraft refrigeration equipment and they did an outstanding job. This was not an easy install as they were only allowed to work in certain sections of the stadium at specific times. Currently, Ricca Newmark is working on Phase IV of the renovations which includes new walk-in coolers and freezers for the field level concessions due to install before the Fall season kicks off. Posted in Main by imperial on 08/22 at 05:53 AM BASF needed to store flammable chemicals in a controlled environment. They approached Luwa Environmental Specialties for a solution. They in turn contacted Imperial Manufacturing to provide a warm room. Although the chemicals were to be stored at 40ºC the environmental chamber was to be outdoors in a high humidity area, so heat was needed on the doors to control condensation.
Since the chemicals being stored were flammable, the chamber needed to meet Class 1, Division 1 regulations and needed to be FM approved. It also needed to have blow out panels in the event of an accidental explosion. They also needed (1) emergency egress door and (2) 10’ x 10’ doors to allow forklift traffic, but they could not be sliding doors due to the potential to cause a spark. The required interior dimensions of the chamber were 31’ x 37’ 6” x 13’ at the lowest point, and the slab needed to have a slope for drainage of any spilled chemicals. |
The Peterson family, the current third generation owner/partners being Craig and Scott, wielded a soft touch when it came to refreshing the dining areas, but they pushed for big changes in the kitchen, starting with an additional 2500 square feet. That new space came in handy when Imperial designed and built three new walk-in coolers and a new freezer. Along with the spacious standard walk-in cooler using dry air to maintain product freshness, there is now a large walk-in cooler devoted to humidity-loving fresh produce. Another, smaller, walk-in cooler dry ages meat using a special air curtain when the door is opened to maintain a very controlled temperature and minimal air flow, this helps age the meat in a predictable way. The walk-in freezer is small by most standards, The Ringside focuses on fine dining where fresh foods are the rule.
Prior to joining Imperial Manufacturing, Ryan spent eight years with Hill Phoenix, a major manufacturer in supermarket display cases and coolers. The move to Imperial Manufacturing gives Ryan the opportunity to move into work with foodservice consultants, chain restaurants, and institutional foodservice, along with specialty restaurants and other specialized foodservice business.
Her recent experience in Southern California was as a construction industry project engineer where she coordinated all aspects of construction for the last two years. This latest experience gives her additional insight into the requirements of construction procedures and timelines. She is qualified in refrigeration load analysis and other design parameters required for producing proper conditions in walk-in cooler and freezer environments, such as meeting strict HAACP guidelines.
One portion of the story not covered by The Green Bin is how good Burgerville is at saving energy in the back of the house. Of course, Burgerville uses Imperial walk-in coolers in their back of the house operations and we work hard to make sure that these coolers are highly energy efficient. 
The environmentally friendly features at the new store, the company’s first green Carl’s Jr. unit, include Energy Star-rated equipment, solar reflective roofing material that cuts heat absorption, a rainwater reuse system, an electronically controlled energy management system, and a catalyst that converts charbroiler particulate into carbon dioxide and water, which reduces smoke, odors and emissions.
Brad Bidwell At Cold Room Solutions Talks About Imperial Meeting The Challenge
Our projects can be very challenging and require attention to detail. Imperial is able to meet our demanding….at a competitive price!
Brad Bidwell, Cold Room SolutionsNEWS