CEBA announces winners of 2025 Built By the Best Awards, recognizing excellence in cold storage construction
Key takeaways
- Demand for advanced cold storage facilities continues to rise, driven by automation, safety, and temperature precision.
- Global projects emphasize energy efficiency, digital modeling, and sustainable refrigeration in cold chain infrastructure.
- Innovation in warehouse design supports faster, safer logistics—benefiting fleets hauling temperature-sensitive goods.
The Controlled Environment Building Association (CEBA) recently announced the winners of its 2025 Built By the Best Awards, honoring achievements in controlled environment and cold storage construction. The company, which celebrates excellence in temperature-controlled facility design, presented the awards during its Annual Conference and Expo at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas.
In the Controlled Environment, Cold Storage & Distribution Warehouses category, Sadel Group earned top honors for its Magnavale Easton project in Grantham, United Kingdom. The fully automated high-bay frozen warehouse, maintained at -18°C, features 101,000 pallet positions and advanced automation for precision, efficiency, and safety. The facility incorporates dual monorail ASRS, 3,000 meters of conveyors across three floors, a bespoke control system, and a 3.5 MW two-stage refrigeration system for temperature control across multiple zones.
In the Special Works Projects category, Griffco Design/Build received the award for its Scout Cold Logistics project in Lancaster, Texas. The project delivered an 88,115-sq.-ft. box-in-box cold storage buildout within a larger 551,000-sq.-ft. warehouse for a global meal kit provider. The build includes multiple temperature zones, high/low-care areas, and digital twin modeling for enhanced design coordination. A custom smoke-and-heat system, efficient permitting management, and sustainability features, such as Freon-based refrigeration and structural reinforcements, were key project elements.
The complete list of award finalists and honorable mentions can be viewed here.
This piece was created with the assistance of generative AI tools and was edited by our content team for clarity and accuracy.