Why this upright fridge earns its place
The Polar G-Series GD879 is a double-door slimline upright fridge built for kitchens that need serious chilled capacity but can't give up much floor space. It stands 2000mm tall and 1340mm wide but is only 710mm deep, so it hugs a wall or slots into a run of units while still holding 960 litres gross — 715 litres of net chilled storage. That puts a full bank of stock behind two doors instead of spread across several smaller cabinets.
Behind the stainless steel and aluminium body sits 60mm of insulation, fan-assisted and static cooling, and an R290 refrigerant (GWP 3) working the full -2 to +5°C band. It's a Climate Class 4 cabinet, rated to hold temperature in ambient conditions up to 32°C, so it keeps working through a hot service. A digital control panel makes temperature setting straightforward, the two doors are lockable and self-closing for security and efficiency, and heavy-duty castors let a stocked cabinet be rolled out for cleaning behind.
On energy, it carries a Class C label at a listed 642 kWh a year — around 1.76 kWh over 24 hours — with an energy efficiency index of 36%. Those are the numbers to run against your tariff when you weigh it against an older, thirstier cabinet. At 165kg gross and 8 shelves, plan the delivery route, working clearance and shelf layout around the stock the kitchen actually turns over.
