what we do...
is an innovative, award-winning technology company focused on improving energy and temperature performance in retail refrigeration. We work in partnership with Williams Advanced Engineering in our design, modelling and testing of new technology, and with our retail clients in delivery of bespoke solutions for commercialisation.
We pioneered shelf-edge technology for the retail sector in 2013. Our patented Aerofoil is the only shelf-edge product to marry class-leading performance with a customer-friendly, single profiled blade and ticket-strip. It's why the UK’s top three and best-known grocers have specified Aerofoils over other shelf-edge technology.
Our Vortex technology works in harmony with the Aerofoil by addressing other inefficiencies in the flow of cold air in and around the cabinet. Vortex boosts energy and temperature performance to levels comparable with glass doors, yet without the cost and maintenance overheads.
We are the only company to offer our shelf-edge technology independently of OEMs, which means our retail clients have complete freedom of choice in their selection of cabinets with Aerofoils already integrated.
aerofoil and vortex technologies...
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reduce cold air spill and cold-aisle syndrome
- improve energy efficiency by as much as 56%
- improve product temperatures, reducing food waste
- can be retro-fitted in situ or specified for new-build
- provide a barrier-free and cheaper alternative to glass doors
- are made using 100% recycled aluminium
what everyone's saying...
We selected Aerofoil Energy following our independent laboratory trials, which demonstrated that Aerofoils significantly outperformed alternative shelf-edge technology.
Ian Moore - Head of Store Development
Sainsbury's annual electricity bill is in the hundreds of millions of pounds, and refrigeration accounts for about half of that. Fitting the aerofoils is reducing the chain's refrigeration costs by up to 15%
Paul Crewe - Sainsbury's Head of Sustainability
Like all the Walmart family, we're committed to lowering our energy use... The rollout of Aerofoils will significantly help us in achieving this target, as well as improving the shopping experience for our customers
Brian Churchyard - Senior Manager for Construction Design Standards, Asda
Fitting Aerofoils across our retail estate will make a major contribution to our corporate responsibility programme, most importantly by lowering our energy consumption and related emissions, but also by improving product quality and reducing product waste.
Clare Meehan - Head of Stores and Supply Chain Finance, WHSmith
...we were impressed by the robustness and customer-friendly aesthetics [of Aerofoils], in addition to their energy performance
Derek Wilson - Operations Director, Impact Shopfitting
Aerofoils are central to our sustainability agenda for the UK and internationally. The technology also brings improvements to product temperatures, which will help us reduce shrinkage and food waste, another key component of our environmental strategy.
Sukh Tiwana - Group Commercial Director, SSP
Supermarket chains potentially save around £100 million a year... Around 260 million kg of CO2 are saved annually... On the global stage, this UK product has the potential to make a massive impact in terms of energy usage and lower carbon footprint
Dr. Dame Sue Ion DBE FREng FRS - Chair, MacRobert Award Judging Panel
By lowering our energy consumption, Aerofoils will make a significant contribution to our target reduction in gross emissions of 30% by 2020. Aerofoils are therefore a major component in our corporate environmental strategy.
David Greenshields - Development Project Manager, ScotMid Cooperative
Aerofoils help the airflow around Formula One cars and improve their performance - and that's exactly how they help the fridges in our stores... by keeping the cold air in.
John Skelton - Sainsbury's Head of Refrigeration
our latest news...
Aerofoil Energy completes M&S roll-out
In January 2019, M&S awarded a contract to Aerofoil Energy for the supply of Aerofoil Shelf-Edge Technology for installation in fridges across its food retail estate...
Aerofoils - 2019 Refrigeration Product of the Year
Aerofoil Energy were delighted to receive the Refrigeration Product of the Year at the 2019 RAC Cooling Awards, along with a special commendation in the Low Carbon category...
Tesco and Aerofoil Energy to revolutionise supermarket refrigeration
Tesco is joining forces with UK technology company Aerofoil Energy to transform the performance of refrigeration cabinets in its stores...