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Built in Ilorin to keep things cold
We started in 2018 with two vans and a cold room, moving vaccines for a state immunisation programme. Today 42 vehicles and a 24-hour control room carry medicines, food and samples for over 300 customers. Example history.
Proof over promises
We do not ask customers to trust us. We send the readings.
Early and steady
Pickups from 5 am, so goods travel before the heat and the traffic.
Calm when it goes wrong
Every route has a plan for breakdowns, power cuts and closed roads, practised on drills.
The Ilorin hub
1,200 pallets, five temperatures
Our hub on the edge of GRA has cold rooms from -25 to 12 °C, a pharma-grade 2 to 8 °C room with its own airlock and an ambient-controlled store for samples and dry goods. Docks are sealed, so doors open onto the van, not onto the yard.
Power comes from the grid, a gas generator and a solar array with batteries, with 72 hours of diesel in reserve. Every room alarms to the control room and to the duty manager’s phone.
Our story
Eight years, briefly
Example milestones for this demo.
| Year | Milestone |
|---|---|
| 2018 | Two vans and one cold room, carrying vaccines across Kwara |
| 2019 | First daily run to Lagos, for a pharmaceutical distributor |
| 2021 | Live tracking for every consignment, and the 24-hour control room |
| 2023 | New hub in GRA with 1,200 pallet spaces and solar power |
| 2025 | Lake runs from New Bussa and scheduled routes to Kano and Port Harcourt |
| 2026 | 42 vehicles and more than 1,800 deliveries a month |
People
Drivers who know the cargo
Our 96 drivers, loaders and controllers are employed by us, not by agents. Drivers train for two weeks before their first run, including temperature handling, spill response, defensive driving and what to do at a checkpoint.
- Fixed hours and rest rules on long routes
- Two drivers on overnight runs
- Health insurance and pensions for every staff member
Questions
About us
Who owns Coldchain Express?
A group of Ilorin logistics and healthcare entrepreneurs, with a minority investor. Example details.
Can I visit the hub?
Yes, by appointment on weekdays, for customers and partners.
Do you work with government programmes?
Yes, for immunisation and food security programmes, under the same standards as private customers.
Ship something cold tomorrow morning
Quote in under a minute. Pickups from 5 am, so your goods are on the road before the heat and the traffic.