Process & Expansion
Process optimisation is cross-sector work applied to existing production facilities at any scale - from small regional plants where a single line defines capacity, to large multi-hall operations where dozens of interdependent flows must be resolved. The constant across scales is the same: existing buildings limit what equipment can do, current hygienic and export standards keep tightening, and capex has to be phased around ongoing production.
Six decades of facility design gives us pattern recognition that pure consultancies lack - how buildings age, where constraints compound, and which interventions deliver the highest return for the lowest disruption.
In seafood processing - hygienic zone upgrades to meet current HACCP and export requirements, line reconfiguration within existing envelopes, and automation retrofits that reduce dependence on manual labour.
Project
Lofotprodukt Leknes
In aquaculture - capacity analysis against biological constraints, phased post-smolt additions, and water-treatment retrofits in live RAS sites - sequenced as incremental capex, not single-shot commitments.
Project
RAS Belsvik
In dairy and food production - continuously updated masterplans, brownfield extensions that maintain live operations, and hygienic upgrades timed to regulatory and export cycles.
Project
Tine Verdal
Most production facilities are constrained by the building, not the equipment. Whether the task is a single-line hygienic retrofit in a small regional plant or a decade-long masterplan for a flagship facility, targeted architectural intervention unlocks capacity that is already paid for.
