About Lyonara Cold Stores

First established in 2001 by John Butler and Tony Butler, Lyonara has become Ireland’s leading provider of warehousing to the chilled/frozen goods sector, distributing both nationally and internationally. With strategic depot locations in Portlaoise, Roscrea and Mallow, and a team of dedicated staff, we offer Irish businesses high-quality chilled storage solutions. Storage facilities are located over 5 Acres with a capacity for more than 32,000 temperature-controlled pallets.

Lyonara has a large workforce of trained and experienced personnel that operates within stringent food safety standards. The management team have extensive experience and have formed business relationships with the leading Food and Dairy suppliers in Ireland and Europe.

Each location operates multi-temperature warehouses that meet the most stringent testing requirements for food storage. Specialist services include Blast Freezing, Tempering and chilled/frozen storage. These services are combined with industry-leading stock management systems, cross-docking capabilities and consolidated groupage picking.

A strategic partnership with Adare Transport has enabled Lyonara to provide clients with a combined offering of storage and transportation of frozen goods. With an extensive modern fleet of trucks, Adare Transport offers customers complete chilled and frozen food logistics services from collection to delivery. The temperature of goods is monitored throughout the transportation and storage stages to ensure that the highest product quality is always maintained.

Flexible, convenient, professional

and secure multi-temperature
storage and warehousing

Very high level of service

that is customer focused,
and cost effective

Fully Accredited storage

and transportation facilities
for Meat and Dairy Goods.

A strategic partnership with Adare Transport has enabled Lyonara to provide clients with a combined offering of storage and transportation of frozen goods.  With a modern extensive fleet of trucks, Adare Transport offer customers complete chilled and frozen food logistic services from collection to delivery. The temperature of goods is monitored throughout the transportation and storage stages to ensure that product quality is maintained.

Adare Transport

Adare Transport is a specialist international refrigerated transport company with depots in Roscrea and Portlaoise. Established in 1994 by John Butler, the company has grown to be a specialist in the transport of refrigerated food both in and out of Ireland.

Adare Transport is a BRC standard accredited company serving the meat and dairy industry throughout Ireland with a modern fleet of 22 trucks and forty fridge trailers.

  • Data Driven 

  • Results Orientated

  • Research Led 

A combination of our experienced drivers, logistical management expertise, operating to international BRC standards backed with a modern fleet ensures our customers have the complete chilled and frozen food logistics service from collection to delivery.

Meet Our Team

The senior leadership team of Lyonara Cold Stores have a wealth of experience within Ireland and abroad in the development and implementation of temperature-controlled storage and transportation requirements.

John ButlerCompany Director
As Company Director, John manages the day to day operations of the company.
Tony ButlerCompany Director
As Company Director, Tony manages the day to day operations of the company.
Philip KeeshanGroup Operations Manager
As Group Operations Manager, Philip is responsible for managing activities that are part of the operations process including performance improvement, and operations strategy.