Industrial controlled environment projects can involve extensive project requirements with significant complexity and scale. From efficiency and quality to changing regulations and future growth, each factor plays a role in designing insulated panel solutions around the customer’s operational needs.
We sat down with Brandon Powers, Director of Sales, Scientific & Industrial, to hear insights from his 38 years with KPS Global and discuss how our industrial team approaches complex projects.
Planning for Long-Term Operational Needs
Efficiency continues to be a priority for industrial customers, particularly as companies look for ways to lower operating costs. At the same time, refrigeration and state code regulations changed over the past five years, making them an increasingly important consideration when designing and building new facilities.
At KPS Global, planning starts with listening to the customer and understanding their challenges, operational needs and long-term goals. As Brandon explains, “We like to build projects that not only think about now, but the future.” The goal is to develop a controlled environment solution that addresses the customer’s immediate needs while also considering how those needs may evolve over time.
Quality Matters at Every Stage
For industrial and scientific projects designed to perform overtime, “Quality can’t be substituted.” That applies to the quality of the design, product and installation, with each playing an important role in performance.
Powers has seen that longevity firsthand. After 38 years with KPS Global, he still sees walk-ins and controlled environment projects he installed in the mid-1980s. His experience reinforces the importance of manufacturing and installing insulated panels properly so they can continue performing for years as intended.
Insulated Panels as a Building Block
KPS Global is an insulated panel manufacturer at heart, and insulated panels continue to expand beyond traditional refrigerated applications.
Panels are increasingly being used as a building block for general construction. Their speed of installation, ability to be manufactured in large quantities, higher R-Values and inherent panel properties are contributing to their use in applications that may have traditionally relied on tilt-wall or stick-built construction.
Supporting Projects from Beginning to End
For KPS Global, supporting a customer goes beyond providing a quote. Our industrial team starts by listening to the customers’ needs and challenges, then works to develop a solution designed for the application and operation.
KPS Global manufactures multiple panel types and can provide structural and refrigeration engineering to support project requirements. For Powers, a successful partnership means the customer can look back and say, “KPS Global listened. KPS Global designed an appropriate solution. KPS Global didn’t oversell.”
That approach keeps the focus on understanding the customers’ needs, providing an appropriate cold storage solution and supporting operational success.
Watch the Full Interview
Hear more from Brandon Powers about industrial cold storage, insulated panels, long-term planning and how KPS Global approaches complex industrial projects to meet specifications.
