Commercial Refrigeration Service

Commercial refrigeration services install, repair, and maintain commercial refrigeration and freezer systems - walk-in coolers and freezers, reach-in refrigerators, display cases, and ice machines for restaurants, grocery stores, and food service.

Critical equipment for food businesses.

Service calls range from $150-$500 while installations cost $5,000-$50,000+ with 30-50% margins.

Servicing 100-200 commercial refrigeration accounts generates $200,000-$600,000 annually with 30-50% margins combining service and installation.

Target clients include restaurants and commercial kitchens, grocery stores and markets, convenience stores, hotels and hospitality, food processing facilities, and healthcare food service.

Services include refrigeration system installation, walk-in cooler and freezer installation, refrigeration repair and maintenance, ice machine service, preventive maintenance contracts, and emergency 24/7 service.

Success requires EPA 608 refrigeration certification, commercial refrigeration technical expertise, diagnostic and troubleshooting skills, relationships with refrigeration equipment suppliers, potentially 24/7 emergency service, and building service contract base for recurring revenue.

Many commercial refrigeration services focus on either installation or service/repair, offer preventive maintenance contracts, provide 24/7 emergency service at premium rates, work with restaurant equipment dealers, potentially specialize in equipment types (walk-ins, ice machines), and build recurring revenue through maintenance contracts with restaurants and stores.