Perry found himself walking in a winter wonderland just inside the two door openings of the 61,000-square-foot freezer in Nash Finch's 600,000-square-foot Bridgeport warehouse. "It was just like Christmas every day in there," Perry said.
Snow was produced from summer humidity loads on the 40 degree F, 83-dock position facility. The moisture migrated into the -15 degree freezer due to problems with two rigid slab, biparting doors with an air curtain, and plastic strip barriers that were originally installed when the 25-year-old facility was built. The facility supplies a full line of grocery products to independent grocers throughout Michigan.