On a dairy farm, the bulk tank is the operation. Every degree of pre-cooling, every minute of warm-milk holding, every BC Milk Board temperature log matters - and the equipment behind it has to run on the coldest morning, in the dustiest barn, the day a heat wave hits, every time. For 56 years, Fraser Valley dairy producers have trusted Alpine to design, install, and service the refrigeration their milk cheque depends on.
Whether you're running a 6,000L bulk tank in Chilliwack, an instant cooler and plate chiller in Abbotsford, or a robotic milking parlour with heat-recovery into the parlour's hot-water system, we build refrigeration that doesn't quit during milking.
We've serviced dairy operations from 60-cow tie-stalls to 800-cow free-stalls with robotic milkers and on-farm processing. Bulk tank pre-coolers, double-stack plate coolers, ice-builder systems, refrigeration heat recovery (RHR), parlour wash water - we've designed, installed, and rebuilt all of it across decades of Fraser Valley producers.
Milk quality depends on rapid cooling from 37°C down to the critical 3°C within strict time limits - and every install we do is built to hit those BC Milk Marketing Board targets, with accurate temperature recording and clean-in-place compatibility. We provide the documentation your milk grader wants on a routine farm inspection.
Over $2 million in ready-to-go parts across our service fleet and Chilliwack warehouse - meaning we complete most dairy refrigeration repairs on the first visit. Compressors for Mueller and DeLaval bulk tanks, plate cooler gaskets, expansion valves, contactors, sensors, and refrigerant for legacy and modern systems.
Cows don't reschedule. If the bulk tank fails 30 minutes before pickup or your plate cooler quits at 5am, our dispatch line connects straight to an on-call refrigeration technician - no answering service, 2-hour average response across the Valley.
Your bulk tank doesn't know the difference between 7am and Christmas morning - and neither do we. Alpine's emergency response team arrives fast with fully-stocked service vehicles, and we work on all major dairy refrigeration brands - Mueller, DeLaval, Paul Mueller, Boumatic, GEA, Westfalia, Surge, Dari-Kool, and more.
A properly-sized plate cooler is the single best refrigeration upgrade most dairies can make. By using well water (10-14°C) as a pre-cooling medium, milk arrives at the bulk tank already close to setpoint - cutting your bulk tank's workload by up to 50% and saving thousands in energy costs annually. We design, install, plumb, and service plate coolers in single- and double-stack configurations across the Valley.
Every milking, your bulk tank and plate cooler are rejecting thousands of BTUs of perfectly good heat to the outdoors. A refrigeration heat recovery system captures that heat and pre-heats your parlour and CIP wash water - for free - dramatically reducing propane or electrical heating costs while improving overall system efficiency. We design and install code-compliant RHR systems with double-wall vented heat exchangers across the Valley.
A failed compressor is a milk-dumping event waiting to happen. Our installation crew has been working on Copeland, Bitzer, Tecumseh, and the OEM compressors on Mueller and DeLaval tanks since long before most farms had robots. We rebuild, replace, or upgrade - whatever makes the most sense for the equipment and your operation.
A neglected bulk tank, a marginal plate cooler, or a heat exchanger leaking refrigerant into your wash water - all of it costs money and risks your milk cheque. Get an Alpine technician on the farm before it costs you.
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Freshly painted across our Chilliwack shop, the mural is a new Fraser Valley landmark, and a fitting one. Local artist Jack Hendsbee brought the mountain to life, and it will feature in the Chilliwack Mural Festival. The peak has been our namesake since 1969, and it is the standard we bring to every install, service call, and 2 AM emergency. We back the local community the way it has backed us.
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