Interstate Cold Storage (ICS), announces Don Chambers has been promoted to director of operations. Chambers’ primary responsibilities will include managing and overseeing the daily functions within all five of the company’s locations across the Midwest.
(more…)New equipment purchase for ICS. Interstate Cold Storage (ICS), a premier provider of temperature-controlled warehousing solutions, is taking a substantial step to enhance operational efficiency by integrating two state-of-the-art reach trucks into its Columbus II facility in Columbus, Ohio. According to Charles Betts, ICS national sales manager, these new additions will streamline and optimize warehousing and logistics processes.
(more…)Here at Interstate Cold Storage, we recognize that our company would be nothing without our team of employees working behind the scenes. As a family-owned company, we think it is important to highlight the talented personnel that has made our company what it is today. This quarter’s employee spotlight is Norm Guy, the Warehouse Supervisor at our Fort Wayne West location.
(more…)In the third of our multipart series, we will continue discussing the impacts of the pandemic from a 3PL cold storage company’s vantage point. In this post, we will be covering the pandemic and safety changes in the 3PL cold storage industry.
(more…)Recognition should go where recognition is deserved and in this case, it goes to Russell R. Borstelman. Russ just celebrated his 33rd year with Interstate Cold Storage. As you may have read in Russ's profile, Russell has held management positions at all levels of the company. During his 30+ years with the company, Russ's contributions and leadership has helped to position Interstate as an industry leader.
Russ is married to his wife Carol (a Registered Nurse working in Infection Control) and they have three children, Kurt who works for a large medical company in Dayton, OH, Ross who is employed with a large insurance company in Columbus, OH and daughter Jill who teaches high school English in Fort Myers, FL.
Jill and her husband Clay were the first to bring grandchildren into the family with daughter Kate and will soon welcome Russell's first grandson.
Russ's hobbies include flying WW II vintage military aircraft for the Commemorative Air Force and the Hooligans Flight Team on the air show circuit.
Russ has said that he enjoys working for the company so much because it is family owned and he has been treated very well over the years by the family. Congratulations to Russell Borstelman.
Interstate Cold Storage was awarded three regions of the Indiana Department of Education school lunch program. Covering two thirds of the state of Indiana , Interstate Cold Storage will be distributing USDA commodities to over 800 schools. Interstate is pleased to be partnered with the State of Indiana and to provide safe and nutritional meals to the school systems.
