Upgrade & Modernisation

We upgrade existing production facilities to meet current hygienic, export and automation standards - without demolition and without taking the line offline.

The work starts with a site assessment: what does the current building constrain, what does the equipment allow, and where are the regulatory and throughput gaps? We then design targeted interventions that can be executed in stages around the client’s production schedule.

What we deliver

Condition assessment and gap analysis against current hygienic, HACCP, CIP and export requirements. Flow reorganisation within existing structural envelopes. Hygienic zone upgrades with air pressure differentials, material airlocks and personnel route separation. Automation-ready layout retrofits. Full construction documentation and sequencing plans for staged execution.

Why it matters

Most production facilities are constrained by the building, not the equipment. Flow conflicts, outdated hygienic zoning and inflexible corridors limit output long before machinery reaches its potential. Upgrade work unlocks capacity that is already paid for - at a fraction of the cost, disruption and capex of a new build.

Representative cases

• Lofotprodukt Leknes - reconfiguration and extension of an existing seafood processing plant across six hygiene zones, delivered in live operation.
• Siva Finnfjord - staged upgrade of an industrial service building with offices, workshops and laboratories, integrated with daily use.

Documented experience

Upgrade and modernisation projects across seafood, aquaculture and food production facilities in Norway and internationally - from single-zone hygienic retrofits to full reconfigurations of active plants.