ICE

NZ’s Most Trusted Ice Supplier for Over 50 Years

Coolit Ice is proud to help your family and friends have the coolest time at your parties, barbeques, beach days, camping holidays and Christmas – our biggest day of the year.

As Auckland’s leading ice manufacturer and distributor for over 50 years, Coolit Ice is a trusted household name and a brand associated with quality, purity and reliability.

We pride ourselves on exceeding all food safety standards. Our water is triple filtered and ozonated in our plant. Our processes meet the highest standards and are audited annually to ensure compliance with international safety standards.

We deliver the purest quality ice to meet the demand and expectations of our customers.

NZ Owned

From retail and manufacturing to the individual public, Coolit Ice is the supplier of choice for ice. We have:

  • Largest up to date ice plant in New Zealand.

  • State of the art storage facilities and specialized trucks – for quick turnaround in peak times.

  • Unrivalled expertise – over 50 years.

  • Highest Food Safety Program accreditations – meets tough conditions by the food industry, audited FSP, MPI registered.

  • Ultra reliable service to take care of customers every need, all year round.

  • Maximum purity – using micro filters and ozone sanitising

  • Full automation – no physical contact – no contamination.

  • Long term commitment to customer service and technology.

Note: Ozone is a naturally occurring gas that is commercially produced by passing air through an electric spark.

History

1972

Start of Coolit Ice from premises in Khyber Pass Road

1977

The plant was relocated to its present site at 115 Harris Road, East Tamaki.

1983

The plant underwent its first major upgrade with the automation of the ice manufacturing/handling and bagging.

1988

Changed the refrigerant that completes the freezing process from CFC compounds to Ammonia.

1989

In our quest to be more environmentally friendly, we now use ozone to sanitize our water.

1990

Installation of most up-to-date ice machine from USA, the Vogt P31AL Tube Ice Machine.

2002

Implement unique numbering of our bagged ice for full tracking of ice from manufacturing to sales.

2007

Installation of four Salted Flake Ice Machines capable of producing 25 tonnes/day.

2019

The company changed hands and became New Ice Company Ltd

2024

New Cooling Tower installed

2025

New 20 tonne flake machine and 20 tonne party ice machines installed.

Quality Assurance

Coolit Ice is a proud member of the Packaged Ice Association of Australasia (PIAA), a trade association representing manufacturers and distributors of packaged ice and manufacturers of ice making equipment and supplies.

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