Friday, January 11, 2008 VisMin's biggest cold storage complex opened
JUST before the end of 2007, the P300-million Igloo Storage Complex Corporation, another testament to General Santos City's economic boom, opened its doors through a simple inauguration ceremony on December 18, 2007 at its sprawling compound in Barangay Tambler.
One of the 40 existing business units under the RD Group of Companies, a wholly owned Filipino conglomerate based in the country's Tuna Capital, this state-of-the-art refrigerated warehousing complex is the biggest of its kind outside of Luzon, capable of storing 10,000 metric tons of frozen resources.
The facility was designed to handle fresh and processed fish, meat, poultry, fruits, vegetables and other finished frozen products in any of its 10 cold storage rooms, six of which could store up to 1,200 metric tons of materials.
Local government and business leaders including City Councilor Richard Atendido, representing Mayor Pedro Acharon Jr., suppliers and contractors of the company, and the top honchos and employees of the RD Group were among those who graced the inauguration rites.
In his message before a guided tour inside the complex, RD chair Rodrigo Rivera said aside from being equipped with an internationally accepted method of cold storage processes, Igloo upholds the commitment to comply with all statutory and regulatory requirements of food retailers and regulatory bodies including those from the European Union and the USFDA, among others.
It has also started to seek accreditation with other international relevant sectors such as Kosher Certifying Organizations, Earth Island Institute, ISO standard bodies and others applicable to its operations, he added.
For his part, Atendido thanked the RD Group of companies for continuing to support the local government in its goal to provide employment opportunities for the people, while vowing in his capacity as a member of the City Council to be more responsive to the needs of the city's investors. (CMO/Avel Manansala)
