THE SAME SPIRIT THAT BUILT A NATION

BUILT INTO EVERY THERMO-KOOL WALK-IN
THERMO-KOOL TIMELINE
The pride of our master craftsmen has been handed down through the years, allowing us to build and maintain our reputation for quality and customer service.
1960: The Beginning
The Beginning
Established in Laurel, MS, the company opened its doors under the name Mid-South Industries, Inc. Shortly after, we adopted the name “Thermo-Kool” in order to present a more memorable name within the industry.
1975
1975
With only fifteen years into the industry, Thermo-Kool soon realized it was outgrowing its humble beginnings. The company soon moved to its new, modern manufacturing facility in North Laurel Industrial Park. This spacious, ten-acre plant allowed us to meet the level of production demanded by our ever-increasing sales volume.
2000
2000
Our new comptroller office opened in our downtown area. This facility housed the company’s accounting, data processing, and credit department.
2017
2017
To accommodate our increased production, and to better meet the needs and expectations of our customers, it became a necessity and a privilege for us to expand our factory location in order to not only facilitate higher production, but to integrate new, more modern equipment so that we can continue to produce a superior, quality product.
2019
2019
Two years later, Thermo-Kool purchased a office directly in the center of our historic, downtown area. This facility houses the company’s accounting, sales, and scheduling department.
2026: Present Day
The Present & Future
Today, our products are used by many of the best-known restaurants and institutions in the United States. Thermo-Kool strives to continually offer new product advancements and the highest-quality consulting and design services to our customers.
The Beginning
Established in Laurel, MS, the company opened its doors under the name Mid-South Industries, Inc. Shortly after, we adopted the name “Thermo-Kool” in order to present a more memorable name within the industry.
1975
With only fifteen years into the industry, Thermo-Kool soon realized it was outgrowing its humble beginnings. The company soon moved to its new, modern manufacturing facility in North Laurel Industrial Park. This spacious, ten-acre plant allowed us to meet the level of production demanded by our ever-increasing sales volume.
2000
Our new comptroller office opened in our downtown area. This facility housed the company’s accounting, data processing, and credit department.
2017
To accommodate our increased production, and to better meet the needs and expectations of our customers, it became a necessity and a privilege for us to expand our factory location in order to not only facilitate higher production, but to integrate new, more modern equipment so that we can continue to produce a superior, quality product.
2019
Two years later, Thermo-Kool purchased a office directly in the center of our historic, downtown area. This facility houses the company’s accounting, sales, and scheduling department.
The Present & Future
Today, our products are used by many of the best-known restaurants and institutions in the United States. Thermo-Kool strives to continually offer new product advancements and the highest-quality consulting and design services to our customers.
Celebrating 250 Years of American Manufacturing

American Innovation
Every Thermo-Kool walk-in starts as a problem worth solving. For more than six decades, that's meant engineering features other manufacturers don't — like the airlock relief valve — and building each unit to fit your operation instead of a catalog. Innovation here isn't a slogan. It's how we've worked since 1960.

Skilled Manufacturing Workforce
Our walk-ins are built by hand in Laurel, Mississippi, by people who've spent careers learning the work — welders, fabricators, engineers. The same craftsmanship goes into every unit, because the people building it stand behind it.

Domestic Production
Thermo-Kool is built in America. Every walk-in, freezer, and blast chiller is manufactured at our facility in Laurel, Mississippi. Domestic production means tighter quality control, shorter lead times, and a real person you can reach when you need one.

Investment in U.S. Manufacturing
We keep investing in American manufacturing because it's where we started and where we intend to stay. From factory expansions to modern equipment to the next generation of skilled workers, Thermo-Kool reinvests in U.S. production and the community that's grown alongside it.

Build America, Buy America
For institutional and government projects, where your equipment is made matters as much as how it performs. Build America, Buy America requirements are reshaping how schools, hospitals, and public facilities source what they install.
Thermo-Kool walk-ins are manufactured in the United States, designed, fabricated, and finished in Laurel, Mississippi. For facility directors and operators navigating domestic-sourcing requirements, that's one less thing to verify and one more reason to specify Thermo-Kool.
Design Your Walk-In Online

Easily Customizable.
Customize and design your walk-in cooler to perfectly fit your business needs—all from the convenience of your browser—using the new Thermo-Kool 3D Walk-In Configurator.
Let's Build What's Next
Whether you're planning a school project, healthcare facility, restaurant, or institutional kitchen, Thermo-Kool is ready to help design the right cold storage solution.