Next generation consultancy to the Food industry

Quality and innovation through knowledge

As we are an independent company free of the influence of interests by equipment and material suppliers, we can guide you to choose the best solution at competitive prices.

World-leading execution With more than 40 years of successful project imple-mentation, we are dedicated to meeting the demands of our clients. Our cross-disciplinary design integrates functionality and efficiency with long-term expansion and production flexibility. This approach secures you the most modern, future-proof manufacturing facility. Based on world-leading European standards in quality and hygiene for food manufacturing, we combine innovation, sustainable solutions and best practices. Combined with our drive to optimise the value chain at every step, this enables you to improve performance, capacity and reliability, while also lowering your production costs. Specialist services Across the food and beverage industries, NIRAS provides a complete range of services. In addition to defining, designing and delivering new facilities and equipment, we advise on production optimisation, environmental issues, management decision support, and logistics.

As food and beverage process specialists, we provide expert consultancy across all areas of your investment process, project execution and

strategic production optimisation. Our services cover the full range of decision support, project services and operations services. Working closely with your team, our aim is to help you achieve your business goals. We transform your visions and challenges into sustainable solutions – from the first idea through to full operation. Your key to success is the specific industry knowledge of our staff – with their hands-on experience in the challenges you face. Our consulting engineers bring in-depth knowledge and expertise directly from process industries – advising not only on all aspects of red meat, pork, poultry, and fish production, but also on beer and beverages, dairy and other FMCG products.

We help food processors improve all areas of investments, project execution and production optimisation

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Make the right business decisions

ensure your future supply chain can meet these changing demands. We provide a wide range of services – from preparing robust strategies, assessing potential risks to executing projects – ultimately to secure food and brand safety. Supply chain optimisation and logistics As the supply chain becomes increasingly complex, it can lead to bottlenecks, sub-optimal utilisation of assets and costly delays. We help you avoid these inefficien-cies, improving productivity and boosting competitive advantage. Using advanced planning, design and simulation tools, we can advise on all aspects of the supply chain and logistics – from concept, design of single plants and warehouse design to production layout, internal transportation, automation and distribution network design.

Definition and design of production facilities When you have made the decision to invest in new or upgraded facilities, it is important to adopt a structured approach and avoid costly mistakes. We provide a solid technical and management methodology for your project, encompassing design of the technical solution, investment and operational cost, and we manage the project timeline to your expectations. Together with you, we define the project scope, identifying and addressing all the specifications, technological solu- tions, ideas, alternatives and risks that will lead to project success. Delivery of production facilities Our unique combination of specialist engineers and site managers provides essential advice and specific project services related to building your production facility. Whether it is a greenfield project, a major upgrade of your existing plants, or merging sites, we work with you to ensure smooth project execution. We adopt a project execution methodology and tools to guide you safely through all project phases – from tendering and contracting, engineering follow-up and design coordina-tion to construction management, test and commissio-ning. Operational excellence and sustaining capital Our experienced consultants provide 360-degree advice to help you make the best-informed decisions. We identify opportunities to improve your production footprint, evaluate feasibility for business cases or help you optimise productivity, cost efficiency and sustain- ability through the supply chain or the acquisition of new assets or sites. We provide a variety of optimisation services in current operations, from debottlenecking or troubleshooting specific parts of a plant – such as a single packaging line – to large-scale lean projects aimed at gaining durable, step-by-step performance improve-ments. Sustainability and food safety With ever-increasing global demands for sustainability and food safety, it is important to define a strategy to

PROCESS EXPERTISE ACROSS THE FOOD AND BEVERAGE INDUSTRY

FoodNIRAS provides comprehensive cross-disciplinary consultancy services to food production companies supplying to the meat, fish and other FMCG markets. We advise on all aspects of primary and secondary production within red meat, pork, poultry, fish and FMCG products.

Beer and beverage NIRAS has an impressive track record with the world’s most well-known and successful beer and beverage producers, delivering more than 3,000 projects across all continents. Our consulting engineers have hands-on expertise in beer, spirits and cider, as well as soft drinks and juices.

Dairy Our dairy engineers have in-depth knowledge of liquid and powder processing and packaging handling across all dairy products, including milk, cheese, butter, yoghurt, cream, ice cream, milk powder, whey powder and ingredients.

Wide range of specialised services

Stay ahead of the competitionNIRAS provides comprehensive non-disciplinary consultan-cy services to food production companies in the meat, fish and other FMCG markets. With hands-on experience from the industry, our consulting engineers understand the importance of quality, efficiency and hygiene to your competitive advantage. They apply their expertise within production processes and design to your operation – bringing your products to market through optimised technical solutions and processes.

Our areas of expertise include factory planning and design, hygiene and food safety, packaging flows and logistics. We advise on all aspects of production – for example, from the intake of livestock through to slaughtering and distribution.

Innovation through knowledgeWith a genuine passion for improving taking the food industry forward, NIRAS specialists work with you to improve not just production effectiveness, but also commercial performance. Whether upgrading an existing or developing a new plant, we apply the latest layout process techniques to help achieve operational excellence, meeting all food safety requirements, while developing sustainable solutions for energy and waste reduction.

NIRAS offices and selected projects

We have successfully delivered more than 800 projects for food industry customers all over the world

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Selected NIRAS projects

Improving the process design of a slaughterhouse provided an important boost to the Danish cattle industry.

Danish Crown, Denmark: New beef production facilities Danish Crown is Europe’s largest meat processing company and a major player in the European beef market. The company’s new high-tech cattle slaughterhouse in Holsted, Denmark, which opened in 2014, was the largest-ever investment in the Danish beef market.

The slaughterhouse is based on the newest technology and modern design principles, emphasising quality management and energy optimisation. As design advisor for the project, NIRAS assisted with the planning, tendering and contracting phases, including planning the environmental impact assessment and environ-mental approval.

Photo: Danish Crown

Future-state planning Long-term investment plans, masterplans and implementation plans Achieving maximum value from your brownfield or greenfield investment requires the right approach to planning. Whether you’re planning a new facility, a major upgrade of an existing plant, or migrating sites, we help you make the right decisions from day one.

Based on our vast experience of optimising production plants, we work closely with you to plan, design and execute the most efficient project. Having successfully completed a large number of greenfield and CAPEX expansions, we contribute with experienced advice on all matters regarding your investment.

Proven methodology Our capital project methodology and tools guide you safely through all phases of your project, from masterplan through conceptual, basic and detailed design, procurement and contracting to testing and commissioning.

We perform audits that reduce operational costs, and we identify the needs and timing for investments. When needed, we use simulation software to optimise complex production facilities. Simulation provides a strong, clear link between design and operation and shows how changes will affect your daily operations based on actual production plans, whether driven by operations or by investments.

Through a proven business case methodology, we provide a detailed level of costs and drivers. We visualise and calculate all benefits and risks related to your project, enabling you to make the right long-term decisions for your business.

Miratorg AgroHolding:New Cattle and Poultry Complex

Miratorg is one of the largest producers and distributors of meat products in Russia. The company has established a greenfield cattle and poultry complex in Bryansk – one of Europe’s largest single investments in the food industry for a decade.

From the initial stages of the project, NIRAS was responsible for the tender design, tendering and contracting support for the Miratorg team in relation to the process, packaging and refrigeration equipment. Our services included a rendering plant and a wastewater treatment plant. The poultry processing line in the new factory has a capacity of 12,000 birds per hour, while the cattle processing line has a capacity of approximately 80 cattle per hour.

The capacity of the new cattle and poultry complex reaches 12,000 birds per hour and approximately 80 cattle per hour.

More than 2,000 NIRAS employees are currently working on more than 8,000 projects globally

Morpol/Marine Harvest, Poland:Master plan and conceptual design for recon-struction of 80,000 m2 salmon processing plant

Norwegian Marine Harvest’s salmon processing facilities at Morpol, Poland, is the world’s largest salmon processing plant, employing 3,000 people. But the 80,000 m2 area was not enough, and a 10,000 m2 expansion was required. NIRAS play-ed a key role, initially performing an audit followed by a masterplan and conceptual design. The Morpol engineering team together with NIRAS planned the required expansion of the processes and equipment. Key priorities were to optimise the prodution flows and internal logistics and to meet the highest demands in quality, efficiency, food safety and energy efficiency.

NIRAS was also entrusted with expanding and developing the associated refrigeration plants. As part of this task, NIRAS created supplier requirements to source the best internatio-nal and local suppliers, and supervising the project to ensure the operating contractor met all the project’s demands.

NIRAS’ extensive experience ensured the successful expansion of a factory in Poland.

Photo: Morpol

Next generation consultancy With 2,200 employees in 42 offices spread across 21 countries, chances are you’ve experienced our work first hand. We have completed projects in 108 countries, working with everything from food processing plants, construction and energy, to environment, infrastructure and urban planning.

Sustainability is our key focus in our work with customers. Whether working on manufacturing facilities, infrastructure projects, construction, or development aid, we are dedicated to creating sustainable solutions for lasting business, environmental and social value.

Next generation consultancy building future societiesAs a knowledge consultancy of the future, we work hard to acquire and under-stand the challenges facing our partners and the world in which they operate. This is how we gain insights that help us solve some of society’s biggest challenges.

Discover how we can help you plan for the future. Our knowledge is your competitive edge.

Nick HickmanHead of UKProcess Industry+44 (0) 7808 249 234nihi@niras.com

Jonas Bjørn BorritVice President Food & Beverage +45 2938 2476 jbbo@niras.dk

Thomas B. Olsen Senior Vice President Process Industry+45 3071 3961 thbo@niras.dk

Edward LynchManaging DirectorNIRAS Australia+61 (0) 488 786 484 edly@niras.com

Olav Vind LarsenVice President, Sales Process Industry+45 2268 5590ovl@niras.dk

NIRAS Headquarters Sortemosevej 19 DK-3450 Allerød Denmark +45 4810 4200 niras@niras.com www.niras.com

Frank NyegaardMarket Director Food & Beverage +45 5121 7992 frny@niras.dk