SureChill recently expanded into larger premises at CBBC, moving its research and development section into the centre to unify it with the rest of the business. The firm works with the World Health Organisation and other NGOs sending its products to areas around the world where traditional power supplies are limited, or non-existent, in remote areas and in war and disaster zones.

Cardiff Bay Business Centre, owned and run by Tata Steel subsidiary UKSE is home to a range of businesses and offers high quality accommodation in office and workshops. “We are delighted that SureChill, who are long-standing tenants, have decided to expand within CBBC bringing all their UK operations together,” said Jake Walters of UKSE.

SureChill have supplied over 30,000 fridges to 75 countries which are used to store essential materials, such as vaccines, antibiotics, insulin and other medicines at safe temperatures, and the firm estimates that worldwide some 10 million children who might otherwise have been at risk have been safeguarded by their innovative technology.

Ceri Jones, SureChill Chief Commercial Officer, said the expansion at CBBC would bring efficiencies as the business continued to grow. “We now have offices in Kenya and Nigeria and are looking to recruit in those countries. We have also developed new products alongside our medical range aimed at the domestic and small business markets. These are proving very popular across Sub Saharan Africa where access to power is problematic.”

SureChill’s patented technology was pioneered by Ian Tansley, a well-known figure in the field of cooling, solar energy, and environmental science. His approach exploits the natural properties of water and ice as a coolant, rather than the standard method using gas compressors. A water ‘blanket’ in the fridge is cooled to the optimum temperature using the power available and this can maintain the temperature of the fridge for days on end, depending on conditions.

“They perform a superb service around the world bringing essential services to people in remote parts through their technological excellence and we are very pleased to work with them and have them as part of our community of businesses at CBBC,” added Mr Walters.

“We wish them every success with their growth plans and with the launch of their most recent products”.