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Europe cold storage:91 sites, 2.7 million sqm building area.
As of 22 October 2026, Real Assets tracks 91 Europe cold storage sites, 91 of them placed on a map. Building area is reported for 90 of 91 sites, adding up to 2.7 million sqm. United Kingdom has the most sites (18, 20% of those tracked).
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- STEF SA
- Lineage Logistics
- Americold Realty Trust
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Where the sites are, and who runs them
United Kingdom leads with 18 sites, and STEF SA runs the most (23). Top rankings are shown below; unlock the workspace for the full site-by-site table.
Countries
- United Kingdom18 · 20%
- Netherlands17 · 19%
- France15 · 16%
- Italy7 · 8%
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Real Assets reads company pages, filings, news and listings, and records figures with a link to the page that published them.
91 of 91 cold storage sites here have a source link; the rest are listed without one until we find it. Counts are sites we have recorded, not a full census, so they grow as coverage grows. Data updated 22 October 2026.
Questions
How many Europe cold storage sites does Real Assets track?
91 sites as of 22 October 2026, with 91 placed on a map and 9 sourced figures and 27 recorded deals. Coverage: 91 of 91 sites carry a source link and 91 of 91 are on a map. This counts the sites we have recorded, not every cold storage site in Europe, and it grows as coverage grows.
Which country has the most cold storage sites?
United Kingdom, with 18 of the 91 sites tracked (20%). Next: Netherlands (17), France (15), Italy (7), Poland (7). Coverage: counts are sites tracked, not a census; countries that rank lower are in the workspace.
Are cold storage sites concentrated in a few countries?
The three countries with the most sites, United Kingdom, Netherlands, France, hold 50 of the 91 sites tracked (55%). Coverage: this is the spread of the sites we track, which may differ from the spread of all cold storage sites in Europe.
Who has the most cold storage sites in Europe?
By sites tracked: STEF SA (23), Lineage Logistics (18), Americold Realty Trust (15), Nichirei Corporation (9), NewCold Advanced Cold Logistics (7). This ranks by sites tracked, not by building area, so a ranking by capacity or area can put the same names in a different order. Coverage: the 5 named hold 72 of 91 sites tracked; a site is listed under the operator its source names, and where none is named it is not attributed.
How much building area do these sites hold?
Operating: 2.6 million sqm. Planned or under construction: 87,000 sqm. Operating means a site that is open; planned means announced, planned or under construction. The two are different statuses and are never added together. Coverage: building area is reported for 90 of 91 sites; a site with no reported figure adds nothing.
How much building area is in United Kingdom?
In United Kingdom, building area is 565,015 sqm operating. The split by site is as of 20 October 2026. Coverage: reported for 18 of 18 sites in United Kingdom; the rest add nothing.
Which operators have the most cold storage sites in United Kingdom?
By sites tracked in United Kingdom: Lineage Logistics (6), Magnavale (3), Americold Realty Trust (2), Constellation Cold Logistics S.à r.l. (2). The split by site is as of 20 October 2026. Coverage: sites in United Kingdom whose source names no operator are not attributed to anyone here.
Where are STEF SA's cold storage sites?
STEF SA has 23 sites tracked: 19 operating and 4 planned or under construction. Largest countries: France (11), Italy (5), Netherlands (2), Belgium (1), Portugal (1). The split by site is as of 20 October 2026. Coverage: STEF SA is the largest operator by sites tracked, and these are the sites we have recorded under its name, not necessarily everything it runs.
How many cold storage deals has Real Assets recorded?
27 deals in Europe, each with its date and a link to the page that reported it. The full list is in the workspace after sign-in. Coverage: these are deals reported by the pages we read, not every transaction in the market.
Where does the data come from?
Figures link to the page that published them; 91 of 91 sites here carry a source link. Publishers behind this market's data include STEF, Lineage, Americold. How a source line reads, and what is left out, is on the methods page. Coverage: a site without a source link is listed as recorded and its figures are not shown as sourced.
When was this cold storage data last updated?
The public figures on this page are as of 22 October 2026. They change as sites, sources and deals are added. Coverage: this is the date of the latest public export of counts, not of every record in the workspace.
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