Our Story
Founded in 1984 by design engineers George Young and Ian Wood, Adande soon became regarded as a leading engineering consultancy for industrial ventilation, refrigeration and air conditioning for the oil and gas industry.
Chefs working offshore were experiencing significant problems with their refrigeration and keeping food fresh. Catering for staff that were working rotating shift patterns meant kitchen refrigeration was used around the clock with the fridges continually being opened. This frequency of opening caused the cold refrigerated air to fall out and humidity to build up inside the units. The food inevitably spoiled causing the operators to ask Adande for help. So, George and Ian, loving a challenge and starting with a ‘ blank sheet ’ of paper, began work on a new refrigeration design that would essentially ‘Hold the Cold’. Soon after, the Adande Refrigerated drawer was born.
Our Technology
The first unique UK innovation in over 70 years, our patented ‘Hold the Cold’ technology functions like no other fridge or freezer in the commercial refrigeration industry.
Totally unique to Adande, the insulated drawer inside the unit ensures cold air is retained each time the drawer is opened. Unlike conventionally made refrigeration units, where fans blow cold air around the cabinet, with Adande, cold air gently cascades down onto and around the food in the insulated drawer – we call this ‘low velocity cooling’. This design allows chefs to prolong the shelf life of their ingredients and products by preventing food dehydration.
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