Global Ripening is the brainchild of company President and CVO Jim Still, the inventor of the current standards in pressurized ripening. He pioneered the Tarpless® design, as well as sealing individual pallets with bulb gaskets, use of dual-zone controls, ultrasonic humidifiers, structural steel pallet racking, and many other features.  Jim even coined the word "Tarpless® "

Upon retiring in 1997, Jim traveled the world, in search of new techniques and tools for better ripening. Taking the best of all that he had seen, and combining it in new ways never imagined before, he was able to create the all-new Controlled Atmosphere Ripening room design.

Please contact us for project-specific information and quotations. Our latest innovations and refinements will resonate with you, you will say to yourself “Of course, that makes sense, why would anyone want to do it any other way.”  Of course.

Founder's Resume

Contact Us

170 Foxcatcher Lane, Media, PA 19063 USA
Phone: 1-610-248-9800  /  eFax: 1-610-903-4248
Email: JimStill@GlobalRipening.com

Tarpless® is a registered trademark of Thermal Technologies, Inc. 

Note:  Our founder, Jim Still, pioneered Tarpless® ripening, and even coined the name Tarpless®.  Most ripening rooms in North America are now Tarpless®, as are many in the EU, Japan, and Asia.  Jim's original company, Thermal Technologies, which still sells the original Tarpless® system, can be found here www.ThermalTechnologies.com, still selling the same Tarpless® systems Jim designed 15 years ago. Isn't it time to invest in "Better than Tarpless®"?