For information on our food and consumer products capability, please contact Craig Chapman.
Food and consumer products
Providing competitive world-class consultancy, engineering and project management to the food, drink and consumer industries
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We understand the pressures and aspirations of our clients and tailor the way we work to those needs.
The current environment means that companies must deliver good short term profits whilst maintaining a high level of customer satisfaction. In doing so, they need to balance conflicting issues.
Some of these are:
- product quality and integrity
- HSE legislation
- flexibility to respond to market demands
- production efficiency
- distribution efficiency
- integrating customer, staff and supply chain satisfaction
- overall cost control.
Many of our staff have worked in such industries, they understand the problems and have the tools as well as the enthusiasm to help.
Our multi-disciplined staff are keen to offer a full range of services from a wide range of consultancy advice to a full engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) commissioning and validation service. Our services are infinitely flexible and are tailored to each of our clients’ specific requirements and resources.
Our track record includes assignments from a few thousand pounds-worth of advice through term contracts and small modifications to projects in excess of £50M capital value in the following areas:
- beverages and soft drinks
- baked products
- canned foods
- cereal products
- chilled foods
- chocolate and confectionery
- dairy products
- dressings and sauces
- frozen foods and ready meals
- meat and poultry products
- pet foods
- salad packs
- snack foods
- spirits.
In undertaking work for our clients we bring the highest level of health, safety and regulatory capability and can help with:
- CDM, safety audits and safety reviews
- process risk analysis (HAZOP, HAZAN, HACCP)
- planning and Building regulations
- validation (FDA and MHRA).
Good Manufacturing Practice is integral to the way we work whilst at all times looking for the most cost effective solutions. This includes the key elements of:
- layout
- containment
- production equipment
- piping design and layout
- materials of construction
- logistics of materials and personnel
- control of environmental conditions
- clean-in-place and sanitation systems
- potential hazards
- traceability
- process design validated by simulations
- cost of goods analysis.
See our project experience.
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