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First Atkins’ P1 billion cold storage at Cavite Technopark will be the largest storage for perishable goods in Southern Luzon
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The 14,000 metric ton cold storage, the company’s sixth such facility, will expand total combined capacity to 65,000MT
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The Naic, Cavite-based facility is expected to provide 100 jobs and help address food security
First Atkins Holdings Corp. (FAHC) broke ground in Cavite for the construction of a P1-billion cold storage, its sixth such facility and the largest storage for perishable goods in Southern Luzon that will help address food security.
The facility, which will rise on a one-hectare property at the Cavite Technopark in Naic, was recently launched in a ceremony attended by company and town officials. The technopark is operated by Ayala Logistics Holdings.
It will have a capacity of up to 14,000 metric tons, making it the largest in Southern Luzon and increasing the company’s total capacity to about 65,000 metric tons, the company said.
The company plans to build five more such facilities located in rich agricultural areas in the country over the next 10 years.
FAHC has five other cold storages in Meycauayan, Bulacan.
FAHC said it is partnering with the local Public Employment Service Office to create more than 100 jobs that it hopes will help propel growth in the local economy.
The company sees building more cold storages as the solution to food security, which has been an issue for a long time due to the scarcity of cold storages that can house highly perishable agricultural products.
FAHC, through subsidiary Atkins Import and Export Resources Inc., has been in the business of importing and distributing meat products since 2006.
The company said it is building a facility that will be powered by sustainable energy such as solar power. The facility is being undertaken by its subsidiary, First Atkins Power Gen Corp.
The proposed solar power facility is expected to generate at least one megawatts of electricity, which is about 50% of FAHC’s supply requirements. Once operational, the power plant is expected to reduce the company’s carbon footprint and cut its operating costs significantly.
