CASE STUDY
Facility Upgrade at Vegetable Production Sites
Morrisons are the UK’s 2nd largest fresh food manufacturer with 18 sites across the country. To ensure they continue to offer fresh food at great value, they sought to develop efficient and labour reducing facilities at their root vegetable production site in Flaxby.
The Challenge
Morrisons were looking to up-grade a former potato store to increase capacity. Protolan were required to procure, install and commission a new carrot washing, grading & sorting line to fulfil requirements.Delivering Success
To ensure the successful installation of all equipment, phased plans were put in place to allow for safe and efficient installation. During the project it was imperative that the site remained fully operational for all line relocations and construction work. Throughout the project, Protolan drove effective communication with the site team and project team and utilised steering group format for out of scope decision making. We worked closely with contractors and encouraged them to work together efficiently to achieve client expectations. Elements of the project included: • Site clearance and sale of redundant equipment • Relocation of several existing lines • Up-grade to the building including new walls, drainage, services and steelwork • Effective segregation of ‘dirty’ and ‘washed’ carrots through efficient design • Optical grading to remove quality rejects and size sorting • New high humidity store for sorted product storage Morrisons required that all work was in place and functional for peak Christmas volume, which was achieved.Services Employed
Project Engineering
Project Management
“Having worked alongside Protolan previously installing a liquids bottling line, we chose James and his team to assist because we knew we could rely on their knowledge and expertise to deliver the right result. The hygiene and changeover process improvement project was delivered professionally and on time. I would not hesitate to recommend Protolan and will definitely use them again in the future should the need occur.”
- Richard Greathead, Chief Executive
Nutrition Group PLC
“The Protolan team have been an important part in the success of our recent, complex projects. They are a dedicated partner who are responsive, client-conscious and own a wealth of food manufacturing knowledge. Protolan’s project team worked closely with our internal team to deliver a multifaceted project, providing innovative solutions to ensure best practice across the factory. They show great diligence and flexibility when faced with project challenges. I look forward to a continued relationship with Richard and his team and would not hesitate to recommend them.”
- Gary McEvoy (General Manager)
Bakkavor Texas
“I have worked with Protolan over numerous years and am more than happy to recommend them to deliver our projects. They understand our business and are skilled in utilising their extensive food manufacturing expertise to support our complex needs. They have the foresight to identify possible issues and give solutions that are effective, offering genuine insight for our business. The Protolan team provide an experienced, knowledgeable and straight-talking resource. It is a pleasure to work with them.”
- Simon Wood (Chief Engineer)
Hotel Chocolat
“Protolan show great understanding of the food industry. They have the leadership, food expertise and project management skills to understand our challenges and familiarise themselves with our business objectives. Their concise communication provided us with a clear view of the issues and challenges of the project, providing us with a tangible project plan and a successful scheme.”
- Sally Mitchell
Saladworks
“Having worked with Protolan on several major projects, I am always impressed by their expertise within the food industry and positive attitude. They fully integrated into our team and that of the wider business, understood our challenges and delivered a tangible plan guided by solid project management and engineering practices. They have been a pleasure to work with and we will continue to work with them on future projects.”
- Jason Kelly (Head of Operations - Core Produce)
Morrisons
"Having worked with Protolan on previous projects, Revolution Foods had no hesitation to engage them to collaborate with us on a new project in challenging times.
Protolan work with us in complete partnership, ensuring they understand the scope of our requirements and the challenges involved. Thorough, responsive, and professional, Protolan ultimately brought our project to a successful conclusion.
I would have no reservation in recommending Protolan."
- Jose Morales Senior
Director of Operations Revolution Foods