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01 · Doha, Qatar · Since 2008 · Group since 1946

We engineer the cold.

Refrigeration, HVAC, building envelope and warehousing for Qatar’s food, health, logistics and landmark projects. Designed, supplied, installed and kept running by one team.

Chilled water +6…+12 °CCold rooms 0…+5 °CFreezers −18…−25 °CBlast & ammonia to −40 °C
1946
Farjallah group founded
5K+
Projects completed
10K+
Clients
20+
Group companies
7
Countries
500+
Employees
Inside Qatar’s landmarks →Al Bayt StadiumHamad Medical CityDoha Metro Red LineSidra HospitalMall of QatarKhalifa StadiumAl Udeid Air BaseIKEA QatarGWC Ras Laffan

Fly-through

Walk through a facility we build.

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  1. 01At the dockDock levellers, shelters, rapid and sectional doors that seal the cold in.
  2. 02In the cold roomInsulated panels, cold-storage doors, evaporators and hygienic finishes.
  3. 03In the plant roomCentral power racks, condensers, ice banks and industrial ammonia chillers.
  4. 04Across the buildingAir conditioning, air handling, ventilation, fire-rated and acoustic envelope.
  5. 05For its whole lifeSpare parts on the shelf in Doha and maintenance teams on call 24/7.

Illustrative 3D model, not a specific project

02 · How we build a cold store

Eight phases. One team.

One contractor accountable from survey to service. A cold store fails at its weakest link: a floor that heaves, a joint that leaks, a system charged before it was tested. This is the order we build in, and what you receive at each step.

02 COLD ROOM 0…+5 °C FREEZER −25 °C 01 DOCK DOOR
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Phase 01 / 08

Survey & brief

What we do

  • Site survey: access, floor, power supply, drainage and space for plant
  • Product, temperature and humidity ranges; daily intake and door traffic
  • Hygiene, fire and authority requirements, including Qatar Civil Defence

You receive

A documented brief and survey record that the design is built on

Phase 02 / 08

Heat load & design

What we do

  • Heat load: transmission through the envelope, air infiltration at the doors, product pull-down, people, lights, fans and defrost
  • System selection: condensing units, central racks or ammonia, with redundancy where the stock demands it
  • Panel thickness, doors, airflow and racking laid out together

You receive

Load calculation, equipment schedule, shop drawings and a fixed programme

Phase 03 / 08

Floor & slab

What we do

  • Underfloor heating or ventilation beneath freezer rooms to stop frost heave
  • Vapour barrier and insulated floor, levelled for racking and forklifts
  • Floor rail set out to the survey, so walls rise square

You receive

A floor that stays flat for the life of the building

Phase 04 / 08

Insulated envelope

What we do

  • Kingspan or Boxcold panels cut to the survey and locked with cam-lock joints
  • Every joint sealed; hygienic coving where food or pharma is stored
  • Polidoor cold storage doors with heated frames on freezers, strip curtains and dock seals

You receive

A sealed, square envelope, checked before any refrigeration goes in

Phase 05 / 08

Refrigeration & air

What we do

  • Evaporators placed for even airflow across the stock
  • Condensing units or central racks in the plant room, Danfoss controls and valves
  • Copper brazed with nitrogen flowing, then insulated with Thermobreak

You receive

A complete system, installed to the approved drawings

Phase 06 / 08

Pressure test & charge

What we do

  • Standing pressure test with dry nitrogen to the manufacturer's test pressure
  • Deep evacuation, then a vacuum decay check for leaks and moisture
  • Refrigerant charged and weighed in only after both pass

You receive

Signed pressure and vacuum test records

Phase 07 / 08

Commissioning & pull-down

What we do

  • Controllers, defrost cycles, set points and alarms configured and tested
  • Pull-down test with the room empty and the doors closed, then a hold test
  • Temperature mapping and qualification support for pharma and healthcare stores

You receive

A commissioning record showing the room at temperature

Phase 08 / 08

Handover & 24/7 care

What we do

  • As-built drawings, operation and maintenance manuals and warranties
  • Training for your operators on controls, alarms and door discipline
  • Planned maintenance, spare parts from our Doha counter, emergency line 24/7

You receive

One number to call for the life of the facility

Typical sequence for a design-and-build cold store; each project follows its own approved programme.

04 · Where are you starting?

Any size of cold.

Restaurants · retail · clinics
One cold room
Modular walk-in rooms with monoblock or silent condensing units, installed in days.
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Food processing · pharma · logistics
A complete facility
Design-and-build cold stores: panels, plant, docks, racking and HVAC under one contract.
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Retail chains · distributors · GCC operators
A regional network
One standard across Qatar, UAE and KSA, backed by group companies in each market.
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Food processingPharma & healthcareLogistics & 3PLStadiums & venuesRetail & hospitalityDefence & infrastructure

06 · How we deliver

One team from drawing to decade.

Engineering

Skilled engineers with the expertise to take on even the most complex engineering challenges.

Design, analysis, testing and project management by engineers who work across refrigeration, air conditioning, ventilation, renewable energy, storage systems and optimised logistics.

We use current software and tools for accuracy and efficiency, and put safety, sustainability and regulatory compliance into every design.

Every project is different, so we work closely with each client on a solution that fits, delivered on time and within budget.

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Contracting

A full contracting service that brings projects to life, on time and within budget.

Our refrigeration, air conditioning, storage and renewable energy contractors have a proven record of delivering quality projects on time and within budget.

We work across commercial, industrial and residential projects, with modern equipment and our own crews for installation, testing and commissioning.

Sustainability and compliance are part of every job we build.

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Maintenance

Reactive and preventive maintenance that keeps your equipment in top condition, 24/7.

Keeping your equipment running is critical to your business. Our technicians handle refrigeration plant, HVAC, generators and industrial equipment.

Preventive maintenance plans built around your schedule and budget avoid costly downtime and extend equipment life.

For emergencies, the maintenance line answers 24/7.

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Supply chain consultancy

Expert consultancy to optimise your supply chain and improve your bottom line.

Our consultants analyse your current supply chain, find where it can improve and build a strategy to optimise it: network design, inventory management, transport planning and more.

With more than 20 years in supply chain consultancy, our specialists bring lower costs, higher efficiency and better customer satisfaction.

We implement best practice, streamline processes and use technology to get results.

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07 · The Farjallah group

Local crews. Group strength.

FTC Qatar is the GCC hub of Farjallah Holding: over 20 companies building cold across the Middle East, Africa and Europe.

  • QatarFTC Qatar · BES Qatar · GCC HQ
  • United Arab EmiratesFTC M.E. · Dubai
  • Saudi ArabiaFTC Arabia
  • LebanonFTC · Iceberg · ACS · OLS
  • JordanLoreen Cooling Equipment
  • GreeceFTC Europe
  • Côte d’IvoireAfrigel Ouest

08 · Eighty years of cold

It started with a showcase.

01 / 10Hadath, Lebanon80 years ago

Iceberg, the mother company

Antoine Farjallah founds Iceberg, a metal-furniture workshop making refrigerated showcases for shops and groceries. Iceberg becomes the mother company of the group, and its name is still on the refrigeration units we install today.

02 / 10Sin el Fil, Lebanon51 years ago

From showcases to engineering

Issam and Georges Farjallah establish Farjallah Trading Company (FTC) as an electro-mechanical contractor specialised in refrigeration. The showcase maker becomes a company that designs, supplies and installs complete cooling systems.

03 / 10Doha, Qatar18 years ago

FTC comes to Qatar

FTC Qatar is established in partnership with Abu Issa Holding, bringing the group's refrigeration and HVAC experience to Qatar. Since then it has supplied stadiums, hospitals, the Doha Metro and some of the country's largest cold stores.

04 / 10Lebanon14 years ago

Ammonia, at industrial scale

Ammonia Cooling Solutions (ACS) is set up in Lebanon to engineer ammonia systems for the Middle Eastern and African markets. Ammonia is the refrigerant of choice for large industrial plants, with the lowest life-cycle cost of any chiller.

05 / 10Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire13 years ago

West Africa

Afrigel Ouest opens in Côte d'Ivoire to serve the African market, the group's base in West Africa.

06 / 10Doha, Qatar9 years ago

The building envelope

Building Envelope Solutions (BES) is established in Qatar, again in partnership with Abu Issa Holding. BES works from the same West Industrial Area address as FTC Qatar.

07 / 10Athens, Greece7 years ago

A base in Europe

FTC Europe opens in Greece, giving the group a company inside the European Union.

08 / 10Dubai, UAE6 years ago

FTC ME in the Emirates

FTC ME opens in the United Arab Emirates, the group's second company in the Gulf after Qatar.

09 / 10Doha, Qatar3 years ago

A headquarters of our own

FTC inaugurates its new company-owned GCC headquarters in Doha, at Building 16, Street 653, Zone 57, and marks 15 years in Qatar. The head office and spare parts counter work from here.

10 / 10Saudi Arabia2 years ago

Saudi Arabia

FTC Arabia opens in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, completing a Gulf network across Qatar, the UAE and KSA.

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Authorised partner of · 20

  • Kingspan
  • Daikin
  • Danfoss
  • Promat
  • STILL
  • Sodeca
  • Friga-Bohn
  • Boxcold
  • Thermobreak
  • Stow
  • Dantherm
  • Pyrotek
  • Prihoda
  • Hygibreak
  • Crane Composites
  • Loading Systems
  • Acousstop
  • ZGS Zhenshen Insulation
  • JinkoSolar
  • Sungrow

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09 · Request a quote

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