Project profile: Harrison Harvesting Cooler Insulation

By Emma Peterson. 

Nominated for an SPFA National Industry Excellence Award, this project balanced safety, precision and food-grade compliance. 

For the last four years, the Spray Polyeurathane Foam Alliance (SPFA) has highlighted incredible projects from around the industry through their National Industry Excellence Awards. These awards showcase the talent of SPFA members in a variety of different categories, including Building Enclosure Under 40,000 Square Feet, Building Enclosure Over 40,000 Square Feet, SPF Roof Under 40,000 Square Feet, SPF Roof Over 40,000 Square Feet, Specialty Applications, Elastomeric Roof Coatings, Concrete Lifting and Small Business. 

Today, we’re highlighting one of the projects that made it to the final two for the 2025 awards in the specialty applications category – Spray-Tec, Inc’s work on the Harrison Harvesting Cooler Insulation in Carlisle, Kentucky! Spray-Tec has been serving the Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio region since 1990 as a leader in spray-applied systems for commercial, industrial and institutional buildings.  

For this 21,000 square foot project, Spray-Tec's three installers (Carlos Garcia, Juan Loa, Gilberto Morales) had some unique factors to consider. Their job was to add insulation to the cooler, but as this was a food processing facility, it was key to make sure everything remained food safe. To do this, their team was careful to mask around the chiller's perimeter edges to prevent overspray and contamination. They also made sure to keep their work as contained as possible, while also making use of PPE, respirators and powerful ventilation systems to make sure the Harrison facility could stay operational.  

Overall, it took them 18 days on site to put down an E5320 Epoxy Primer, then install the Gaco Roof Foam and add a NoBurn Intumescent Coating on top. The result for the Harrison facility? They can rest easy now that they have a fully adhered insulation assembly. The use of spray foam not only eliminated seams that can be weak points in the air and vapor barrier (leading to condensation issues), but it also is helping Harrison ensure they are running in accordance with USDA regulations. 

Check out some more incredible projects that were highlighted in the 2025 National Industry Excellence Awards.

Image source: Spray-Tec, Inc