Caernarfon Creameries - Go Over The Top To Deliver

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Specialist dairy product manufacturer, South Caernarfon Creameries Ltd of Pwllheli, recently awarded Astec Conveyors a £270k contract to design, manufacture, install and commission a complete conveying system to transfer blocks of cheese, vacuum packed in film or wrap around corrugated cases, from their hillside production plant down to a new purpose built cool store some 300 metres away. Because of the terrain, this was a challenging project as it necessitated products being transported externally through a totally enclosed conveyor system mounted on platforms and walkways, over the dairy building, avoiding site services, crossing a road and spanning a river, prior to feeding into the new cheese reception area.

Factory Manager of South Caernarfon Creameries, Mr. Paul Jones commented, "Previous to the new system, the fresh cheeses from production were transported by lorry to the opposite side of the factory site, involving internal transport, double handling and additional labour. Therefore, in order to improve efficiencies and provide optimum hygienic operating conditions, we approached a number of materials handling companies to tender for the project.

Astec Conveyors were chosen because they offered a complete package - design, manufacture, installation and project management in-house. This gave them control of the whole project from start to finish, and this in turn gave us the confidence of a "one-stop" solution.

We think Astec offered the best solution for our needs, and took the time to plan for the future maintenance and life of the system. They were prepared to look at options and evaluate them, rather than try to push us down a particular road that suited them. All things considered, they provided an excellent package, delivered on time to the agreed costs".