AGRI-FOOD SECTOR

For more than sixty years, more than fifty companies in the agri-food sector have been trusting us with their projects.
Thanks to that, we carry out more than 100 diverse agri-food projects every year.
To complete these projects, we have a team that specialises in the sector, using a know-how built up over the years.

MASTER PLAN, PRELIMINARY STUDY, AUDIT

CONVERTING THE BUSINESS PLAN INTO INFORMATION TO BE USED FOR THE DESIGN:

Products to be manufactured (prospects)
Volumes
Seasonality: distribution and consumption
Origin of raw materials and supplies
Description of manufacturing processes
Storage, dispatch and shipping of the finished product
Employees, shifts,…
Information about the plot and the supply networks available
Predicted investment

BLUEPRINT AND CONCEPTUAL DESIGN

ESTABLISHING DESIGN CRITERIA:

Regulations to be followed
Product specifications
Production process
Estimated needs
Machinery for production and associated services
Necessary areas (storage, production, offices, laboratories, auxiliary production…)
List of rooms and requirements for each type of room
Urban parameters
Indications of suitable materials
Topographic survey and geotechnical study

SCHEMATIC DESIGN

DOCUMENTACIÓN PARA PERMISOS Y TRÁMITES OFICIALES:

Proyecto para licencia de obras
- Memoria justificativa
- Planos
- Justificación de normativa
Proyecto para licencia ambiental
Proyecto para protección contra incedios
Solicitudes a empresas de suministros
Trámites con vecinos y comunidades
Presupuesto por capítulos
Estimación de planificación

FINAL CIVIL WORKS, ARCHITECTURE AND BUILDING SERVICES PROJECTS

DESIGN FOR TENDERS AND CONSTRUCTION:

Construction documentation: details of the construction solutions to be used for each purpose (architecture, structure, HVAC, liquids, electricity, ICT…)
A project for each area:
- Reports
- Plans and diagrams
- Calculations
- Planning
- Bill of Quantities (BoQ)
Tender documentation:
- Plans and diagrams with construction details for each phase
- Status of BoQ, with detailed, comparable headings
- Technical and administrative contract specifications
- Planning

ENGINEERING OF PROCESSING EQUIPMENT

DESIGN AND INSTALLATION OF PROCESSING EQUIPMENT:

Preparation of User Requirements Specification (URS).
Search for suppliers.
Analysis of technical proposals received.
Technical comparative report.
Analysis and validation of protocols of manufacturers’ tests (Factory Acceptance Testing, FAT and Site Acceptance Testing, SAT).
Supervision of FAT.
Supervision of SAT.

TENDERING FOR CIVIL WORKS, ARCHITECTURE AND BUILDING SERVICES

SELECTION OF CONTRACTOR AND AWARDING:

Decision on the number of lots to tender
Support and information for bidders
- Identical information for all bidders
- Clarification of doubts
- Visit to the site
Comparison and revision of bids and requests for anomalous prices
Second phase of tendering for improvement of offers
Comparison of bids
Recommendation for awarding
Support in the drafting of the contract and its negotiation

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT

QUALITY, COSTS, AND DEADLINES CONTROL ON SITE:

Organised management of works so that they are carried out correctly and under the correct conditions
Coordination of works in order to meet deadlines and avoid interferences
Approval of the documentation presented by the contractor
Revision and validation of the certificates before they are sent to the Client
Quality control of materials and execution
Control of costs and planning
Coordination of the delivery of the processing equipment
Management of the creation of the as-built documentation, prepared by the contractor
Presentation of the final documentation

LAUNCH AND COMMISSIONING

ASUPPORT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE OPERATIONS:

Creation of the documentation for the “First Occupancy License” (FOL) or similar procedures
Support with the starting of the machinery
Support during the testing
Creation of a data bank of the project (certificates, manuals,
recommendations for use and maintenance, plans…)

LICENCES AND PERMITS

OBTAINING OF THE DOCUMENTATION TO GUARANTEE THE LEGALITY OF THE ACTIVITY:

Guarantee that the licencing rules and regulations are met
Require certificates that show compliance with certain specifications (legal, quality, etc.)
Guarantee the provision of manuals and staff training
Provision of as-built documentation
Maintenance plan

INDUSTRIAL REGISTRATION AND HAZARD ANALYSIS AND CRITICAL CONTROL POINTS (HACCP)

LEGAL REQUIREMENTS FOR FOOD PRODUCTS:

Industrial registration: Creation and processing of the file
Design and implementation of HACCP

AGRI-FOOD CONSULTANCY

AUDIT

UNDERSTAND IN ORDER TO FORESEE.
MEASURE IN ORDER TO IMPROVE.

General audit plan
One-off or periodical audit of specific areas or phases
Audit and certification of suppliers
Audit of activities subcontracted to third parties
Audit of management systems

CONCEPTUAL DESIGN

OBTAINING THE IMAGE:

Conceptual design of production (vertical, horizontal)
Process diagrams
Flows of materials, people and products
Planning of activities
Estimation of costs and deadlines
Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and legal requirements

COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATIONS

COMPLIANCE:

Evaluation of the level of compliance with the current regulations
Changes and adaptations to comply with the regulations
Preparation of the documentation for official type approval

HAZARD ANALYSIS AND CRITICAL CONTROL POINTS (HACCP)

DESIGN, IMPLEMENTATION AND MAINTENANCE OF HACCP SYSTEMS:

Diagnosis of the situation, in terms of quality
Design and implementation of HACCP
Audit of the HACCP system
Programs for training handlers
Selection and assessment of suppliers
Revision of product labelling

CERTIFICATION

OFFICIAL TYPE APPROVAL OF PRODUCT AND PROCESSES:

Consultancy for the obtaining of certificates: ISO 22000, IFS, BRC, GAP, Kosher, Halal, Gluten-Free, Organic

LOGISTICS

TRANSPORT OF MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS::

Development of a general logistics plan
Planning and management of the different phases of a project
Collaboration in an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) modelling
Management optimisation of warehouse and shipping to clients
Analysis of the management of logistics provided by third parties (Third Party Logistics, 3PL)

SYSTEMS FOR MANAGEMENT OF QUALITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

RESPONSIBLE MANAGEMENT:

Assessment of level of compliance with regulations ISO 9001, ISO 17025, GMP, GLP…
Evaluation of environmental risks
Integration of the requirements laid out in ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and EMAS into the management system
Creation of manuals for quality, the environment and documentation control systems.

Central Barcelona
Via Augusta, 4, 08006 Barcelona
Teléfono: 932 17 56 54

Delegación Madrid
Paseo de La Castellana 259 C,
Planta 18; 28046 Madrid
Teléfono: 918 893 745