Vertical Cold Storage Expands Into Detroit Metro Area

Posted April 4, 2025

Kansas City-based Vertical Cold Storage has purchased its fifth acquisition in the past year adding a Michigan facility to its roster of cold storage facilities.

Vertical Cold, a temperature-controlled cold storage arm of real estate firm Platform Ventures, acquired Arctic Logistics, according to a release Wednesday. This latest purchase makes Vertical Cold the sixth-largest cold storage company in North America.

Terms were not disclosed in the release.

“With evolving complexities in U.S.-Canada trade, we’re committed to being a reliable cold chain partner for producers and buyers on both sides of the border,” Chief Commercial Officer at Vertical Cold Storage, Jim Henderson, said in the release. “I’m excited to work alongside the outstanding team in Detroit and apply my background in international trade to help our customers navigate this dynamic environment with seamless cold storage solutions.”

The facility, located at 4360 South Haggerty Road, Canton, MI, is 140,000 square feet and outfitted with 19 dock doors and over 20,000 pallet positions. It was first erected in 1993 and last expanded in 1999.

In January, Vertical Cold Storage announced it had opened its 312,000-square-foot multi-modal distribution site in Kansas City. Later that month, the company also announced its expansion into the Georgia market with the acquisition of a 350,000-square-foot frozen distribution center near the Port of Savannah.