Cool Direct - Your Link to a Secure Cool Chain
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Welcome to Cool Direct

We’re delighted you’ve taken the time to visit our website and explore our range of industry-leading cold chain packaging solutions. Since 2006, we’ve proudly supported the food and pharmaceutical sectors with innovative, reliable, and cost-effective packaging designed to keep temperature-sensitive products safe, fresh, and compliant from start to finish.

At Cool Direct, quality and performance come first. All our products are designed, manufactured, and shipped from modern facilities in the UK and EU, ensuring consistent quality and rapid delivery across Europe. Whether you need off-the-shelf packaging available for immediate dispatch or a fully customized solution tailored to your specific requirements, our expert design and production teams are ready to bring your vision to life.
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We invite you to explore our product selection and see why so many businesses trust Cool Direct as their cold chain packaging partner of choice. If you have any questions or would like to discuss how we can support your next project, our friendly team is always here to help — don’t hesitate to get in touch.
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Coolseal Seafood Boxes

​Deliver your seafood with confidence in our 100% recyclable, purpose-designed packaging; engineered to keep fresh seafood protected from shore to store. Lightweight and flat-packed for maximum space efficiency, each box is moisture-resistant, durable for palletising, and fully printable to showcase your brand in vibrant detail. Competitively priced and built for performance, it’s the smart, sustainable choice for seafood processors, exporters, and wholesalers looking to elevate product presentation while reducing environmental impact.
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Gel Packs

Keep your perishable products safely chilled with our high-performance gel packs—ideal for fresh and frozen foods, as well as sensitive medical items like vaccines and blood samples. Made from recyclable materials, these packs offer an eco-friendly cooling solution without compromising reliability. Choose from a range of sizes and opt for standard 0º gel or customised PCM formulations to achieve precise temperature control. Fully printable, they also provide a sleek way to showcase your brand while ensuring your goods arrive in perfect condition.
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Ice Packs

Keep your products perfectly chilled with our 100% recyclable ice packs, engineered for performance and sustainability. The rigid bottle design retains its shape when frozen, making it ideal for packing into tight or structured spaces. Crafted from durable, high-strength materials, these ice packs deliver long-lasting reliability trip after trip. Available in a wide range of sizes and fill options—including standard 0º gel or customised PCM formulations—you can tailor cooling performance to your exact needs. A smart, eco-friendly solution for consistent temperature control across food, medical, and logistics applications.
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Absorbent Pads

Keep your products fresher for longer with our ultra-thin, high-absorbency pads designed to capture unwanted moisture and juices. Ideal for retail-packed meat and fish, these pads help maintain product quality, enhance presentation, and extend shelf life. Available in a wide range of sizes and colour options, they integrate seamlessly into any packaging format. For exporters, our large super-absorbent pads provide powerful moisture control for seafood shipments, ensuring superior freshness throughout transit. A smart, reliable solution for maintaining product integrity from pack to plate.
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Data Loggers

Ensure complete visibility and confidence in your cold-chain performance with our advanced data loggers. Designed to monitor key conditions—including temperature, humidity, GPS location, light, and shock—they provide accurate insights into the status of perishable goods during transit. Perfect for food, pharmaceuticals, and other sensitive products, our range spans from simple single-use temperature loggers to sophisticated real-time devices for continuous tracking. With reliable data at your fingertips, you can safeguard product quality, meet compliance requirements, and optimise every step of your supply chain.
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Eco Insulated Courier Box

Deliver freshness the sustainable way with our high-performance insulated shipping box, made entirely from 100% recyclable materials. Engineered for 24–48 hour ambient deliveries, it maintains a stable internal temperature of 0º–8ºC for up to 48 hours when paired with our gel packs—ensuring your products arrive in peak condition. Strong, reliable, and easy to assemble, it’s the ideal solution for wholesalers such as fishmongers and butchers, as well as ecommerce food retailers offering home delivery. Choose a packaging system that protects your goods, your brand, and the environment.
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From pharmaceuticals to fresh produce, countless industries depend on a robust and secure cold chain to preserve product integrity and ensure safe delivery. The customers we serve most often come from the following industries:​
SEAFOOD
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MEAT & POULTRY
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DAIRY
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PHARMA MEDICAL
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CHEMICALS
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LOGISTICS
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Perfect for use with our prawns.
"Here at Glenmar Shellfish we find the Coolseal box perfect for use with our prawns. It provides an excellent presentation and protects the product inside."
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Diarmuid O'Donovan

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Glenmar Shellfish

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100% recyclable by any waste company.
"We feel better knowing all our packaging is not only strong and robust but 100% recyclable by any waste company."
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David Smith

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It ticks all the boxes.
​"At Nolan Seafoods we want to be seen as a leading processor, and the Coolseal boxes allow us to stay ahead of the game especially with regards to the environment. Because Coolseal is 100% recyclable it ticks all the boxes."
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Doug Rennie

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Nolan Seafoods

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Chilled to the right temperature.
"It is extremely important that our fresh seafood is kept chilled to the right temperature all the way to our customers, so selecting the correct gel pack is important. Thank you Cool Direct for providing us with the right solution."
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Pat Lynch

Director
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Dundalk Bay Seafoods

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Quality product and service.
"We have been supplied Gel Packs from Cool Direct for several years now, and will continue to do so, due to the high quality of their product and service."
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Jacob Kongsbak

Managing Director
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Second to none.
"Cool Direct’s absorbent pads are hugely important when it comes to the safe delivery of our shellfish to our clients. Their value, quality and service is second to none.."
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Alasdair Hughson​

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Keltic Seafare

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  • Industries
    • Seafood
    • Meat & Poultry
    • Dairy
    • Pharma Medical
    • Chemicals
    • Transport & Logistics
  • Packaging
    • Coolseal Seafood Box >
      • The Fish Box Men
    • Eco Courier Box
  • Coolants
    • Gel Packs
    • Ice Packs
    • Cooling Plates
    • Phase Change Material (PCM)
  • Temperature Monitoring
    • Data Loggers
    • Route Delivery System
    • Inbound Delivery System
    • Software >
      • FlashTrak
      • Maritime Service
  • Absorbents
    • Bulksorb Fish Pads
    • Unidry Food Pads
    • Dryline Food Pads
    • Eco Fruit Pads
  • Contact Us
    • News