Dairy processing design & construction
We are specialists in the design and build of dairy processing and storage facilities.
Being headquartered in New Zealand, one of the world’s leading dairy export nations, Apollo has diverse experience and highly specialised knowledge of the latest dairy design solutions and technologies associated with the industry.
Throughout Apollo’s history of engagement on dairy processing design and construction projects, we have assembled a highly experienced team of, mechanical, electrical and control engineers, project managers and construction managers who work collaboratively to ensure your project leverages industry-leading expertise.
For any dairy construction project, we address the challenges presented by:
- Resource & building consent applications
- Reducing supply chain costs through intelligent dairy design
- Sustainability
- Wastewater treatment
- Structural, thermal & hygiene design
- Fire protection
- Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) or HASOP processes
- Process & storage risk
- Chiller, freezer & controlled atmosphere solutions
- Process flow design & systems
- Coordination with process vendor & system operators
- Rising energy costs
- Health & Safety both in the project delivery and the workplace
From dairy spray dryer technology to coldstores, UHT processing, cheese manufacturing and milk/butter processing, it’s our combined practical and theoretical understanding of project buildability that is key to delivering results on dairy construction projects.
It’s about working with the most suitably qualified and experienced companies to provide a more efficient design, fit for purpose and built to a budget.
If you are looking for a specialist dairy construction company, Apollo Projects is your go-to team.
Projects
Synlait Milk
Synlait Milk Ltd’s desire to develop the ‘World’s Best’ Infant Formula Blending and Canning facility led to the appointment of Apollo Projects as Project and Construction Managers.
Apollo was part of the early design process under an Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) model and this allowed considerable influence over the facility design and detailing–which is undoubtedly world-class.
Innovation Waikato Ltd
New Zealand’s first and only independent product development spray dryer, located in Hamilton, was designed and built by Apollo.
The $11 million spray dryer facility, primarily funded by Innovation Waikato Ltd, is the Waikato component of the Government-sponsored New Zealand Food InnovationNetwork.
Open Country Cheese
Open Country Cheese is a Waikato-based manufacturer of premium quality New Zealand cheese and dried milk powder products.
Apollo Projects were engaged to coordinate the design and installation of the external services to supply the new 8 tonne per hour whole milk powder plant installed at the Waharoa site in 2008.
Fonterra Edendale
Apollo Projects managed the design and construction of a new Redline Facility for Fonterra, as part of ongoing works at the Edendale processing plant.
The project involved the demolition of the existing facility, establishment of a temporary critical hygiene redline facility for Fonterra staff to use in the interim, and the design and construction of the new building.
What our clients are saying
The design team Apollo assembled was first rate and contributed significantly to what has proven to be a first class facility. Apollo’s performance in managing this design process was also to a very high standard. Apollo certainly excels in the incorporation of buildability and construction input into the design process. This ensured that the majority of the design issues were clarified prior to the construction phase on site.
In all our dealings with Apollo they always acted with the upmost integrity and professionalism. From taking the project brief to consultation with all key stakeholders within our organisation Apollo certainly played a significant role in ensuring that the project was a complete success from every angle.
This project has been completed in about a third of the time it normally takes to design, plan and build a major police station. It’s been an outstanding effort from everyone involved. This is a very different environment from the premises we’ve occupied in the past. It’s modern, spacious and high-tech – and having so many of our staff on one site is encouraging us all to work more collaboratively.
I am delighted to say that Apollo rose to the challenge and delivered a turnkey solution on time and within budget. They pulled out all the stops.
The professionalism that Apollo have shown throughout the Edendale Redline upgrade is to be commended. Their attention to detail ensured that the quality of workmanship from all trade staff involved met the food safety standards required as well as stepwise innovative improvement which met Fonterra’s strategy to be “The World’s most trusted source of dairy nutrition.” This project had a challenging time constraint window which Apollo managed extremely well, and now the site has one of the best redlines in the country.
Apollo Projects were the most outstanding company to deal with. From the initial discussion to the completion of the project they were amazingly professional, very open, transparent and honest and prepared to go the extra yard to make sure all parties were fully informed. Not only that, we were finished a month early and under budget…
