How to Create Zones in a Climate Controlled Warehouse Storage Facility

The need for temperature controlled warehouse solutions is growing across a range of industries. Products such as food, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and horticultural goods often require specific conditions during storage. A climate-controlled warehouse can be divided into zones that maintain different temperatures to meet these varied needs.

Many facilities implement warehouse temperature control systems to manage these zones efficiently. This is especially important when introducing new product lines or services that require different storage conditions. Businesses also rely on climate controlled warehouse storage when using third-party logistics providers that handle goods for multiple clients, each with unique temperature requirements.

Multi-temperature storage zones for warehouses

Creating a tightly sealed enclosure allows only a specific area within the warehouse to be kept at the required condition—whether ambient, air-conditioned, refrigerated, or frozen—rather than conditioning the entire space. This approach supports climate controlled facilities designed for hot and cold zones, helping to maintain a consistent temperature range across multiple storage environments.

Dividing a warehouse into smaller, controlled areas also increases storage capacity and provides a more flexible controlled storage solution. It reduces energy use, lowers operational costs, and supports more efficient storage and distribution. By adapting to specific environmental conditions, businesses can manage multiple temperature zones within a single site instead of relying on several locations.

Common reasons temperature-controlled environments are required:

• Enables different types of products to be stored in one facility at varying temperatures, supporting compliance with regulations. For example, frozen food at -18°C and chilled meat at 4°C—both perishable goods with strict handling requirements.
• Reduces energy use and cost by regulating temperature only in required areas, helping maintain stable temperature and humidity levels.
• Supports a separate, comfortable workspace for employees away from colder zones.
• Accommodates multiple operational processes within one site, streamlining workflow.
• Creates a safe, temperature and humidity-controlled area for storing and handling pharmaceuticals and other sensitive goods.
• Prevents fluctuations in temperature that can create hot or cold spots and negatively affect sensitive goods or reduce shelf life.

Use a semi-permanent fabric partition wall to create temperature controlled zones

While traditional wall construction is a possible solution, it tends to be costly, complicated, and disruptive, often affecting productivity for extended periods. 

Flexiwall, our adaptable fabric partition wall, is an ideal accompaniment to your temperature-controlled warehouse setup. Not only is the wall fitted precisely to the building’s profile, the partition is constructed using a unique v-overlap method and can be manufactured from materials with thermal properties, further enhancing the efficiency of the partition. 

Increased insulation and condensation prevention is also an important factor when looking to create a temperature-controlled area, something which metal partitions struggle with. Flexiwall fabric panels are non-conductive, which means minimum condensation build-up.

Other key benefits of Flexiwall for temperature control include:

• Quick installation – this saves on business downtime
• Installs to any height and width – we can work with even the most awkward spaces
• Clean installation – the partition creates less dust and mess than other types such as timber stud or masonry
• Minimal floor space is required – install in tight spaces, between racking etc. to make the most of usable space
• Relocatable – while semi-permanent and proven to last over 20 years, Flexiwall can be moved if storage needs change, supporting a flexible controlled storage solution.
• Access options – Westgate Global can incorporate access options such as curtain doors, PVC strip doors, and fast-action roller doors, to provide an integrated solution
• Branding – Flexiwall can be designed with corporate logos and colours

Flexiwall supports the creation of effective temperature-controlled zones without major disruption. It helps maintain a consistent temperature range, protects against fluctuations in temperature, and adapts to varying environmental conditions—making it suitable for storing food, creating separate workspaces, or managing different product requirements in one facility.

See how our customers have created temperature-controlled environments with Flexiwall

Take a look at the work we completed for Great Bear, to control temperature and tainting between storage of chocolate and soup products. NFT also used Flexiwall to enable them to operate part of their existing warehouse at a colder temperature.