Food Processing

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Excellence in manufacturing and process design, peerless hygiene standards and a focus on ecologically and economically sustainable operation are essential elements of success in the food industry.

Community expectations and government regulation demand that the highest standards are set and maintained in the handling and production of food. Stakeholders in this industry are constantly under scrutiny and face complex challenges to meet these expectations.

Leveraging considerable experience in the design and operation of a wide range of food industries, GHD provides comprehensive services ranging from planning, design and project management of new facilities, to the engineering of new and expanded plant and equipment, EMS, waste minimisation, due diligence and environmental audits.

Our offering considers solutions for the baking, dairy, beverage, confectionary & snack foods, seafood, fruit & vegetable, meat, cold chain, FMCG, pharmaceutical, biotechnical markets and beyond.

Services

  • Planning and environmental approvals
  • Plant and process design
  • Manufacturing efficiency
  • Re-engineering of existing facilities
  • EMS
  • Waste minimisation
  • Due diligence
  • Environmental audits
  • Project management
  • Hygiene
  • Waste to energy
  • Water management
  • EPCM services

For further information, contact:

Eric Bugeja
T: +61 2 8898 8825
E: Eric Bugeja

Blue Tongue Brewery

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GHD was engaged to provide preliminary design and concept studies for a proposed Bluetongue brewery in Warnervale, Central Coast,  New South Wales.

Assisting in the development application, GHD conducted an environmental assessment involving a number of specialist studies of the proposed site in relation to:

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Brewery upgrade in Queensland

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The extension of the Carlton & United Brewery at Yatala in Queensland has more than doubled its production capacity.

The 3 million-hectalitre expansion of the brewery increased annual capacity to 5.5 million hectalitres. The GHD team provided structural, mechanical, civil, hydraulics, electrical, architectural, water process and chemical services, as well as project management contract administration.

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Kraft Cheese Manufacturing Facility Extension

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GHD was the lead designer and construction manager for the development of an existing food processing factory at Suttontown, Mount Gambier. The works included an extension to an existing chiller, and construction of a new pasteuriser building and covered loading/unloading bay.

GHD’s involvement included the design of all architectural, civil structural and building services for the new facilities. GHD also acted as construction manager for the majority of the new works.

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Lamb export processing plant

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A new high-capacity lamb processing plant at Punta Arenas in remote Patagonia is online in just 20 months.

At the start of the project, local client ,Carnes Agromar, engaged GHD/ProAnd*  to conduct the initial development study, complete the conceptual and detailed design, and providing all engineering services through to plant commissioning.

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Dad's Pies

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The iconic New Zealand gourmet pie maker, Dad’s Pies, which has experienced major domestic and export business growth, engaged GHD to provide whole-of-project services to upgrade production facilities at its Auckland plant. The project involved a trebling of production capacity and the incorporation of advanced process automation, to create an export compliance facility with the appropriate flows and efficiencies to meet future demand.

The GHD team designed the new process, assisted in selecting the plant and equipment, designed the new 3400sq m extension, and project managed construction and installation of services. The existing plant remained in production during project delivery.

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Processing plant for cheese maker

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GHD provided the process design, plant layouts, services systems and project management services for the expansion of the Fonterra Eltham plant in New Zealand. This boosts yearly production to 90,000 tonnes of cheese product.

Fonterra is the world’s largest diary exporter, exporting 95 percent of its diary products to consumers in more than 140 countries.

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Tassal Salmon

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Tassal Operations is the largest aquaculture company in Australia accounting for 70 percent of the Tasmanian salmon industry’s total production. In March 2007, Tassal engaged GHD on a five-year plan to significantly expand their production capabilities.

Our team has assisted Tassal with a strategic review of the company’s processing facilities and logistics, as well as providing engineering and project management services.

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Upgrade of abattoir effluent treatment system

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Cargill Beef Australia needed to upgrade its abattoir effluent treatment system to increase capacity, reduce risk of odour emissions and meet trade waste discharge requirements.  A GHD specialist team investigated the existing facilities and analysed all the data.

Cargill Beef Australia accepted a concept design for the system upgrade, biogas recovery, conditioning and cogeneration as a preferred option.

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Eric Bugeja

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Eric is a project manager experienced with large processing facilities. Accomplished in scoping, design management, costing, contract management and scheduling, he has on-site experience in construction management, including site coordination of contractors, site supervision and OH&S management.

Eric has a 12-year track record of assisting manufacturing enterprises with improving production efficiency, improving process and enhancing operations.

Position: Service Line Leader, Food Processing
Tel: +61 2 9239 7100

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