High QualityProductionFacilitiesBy Jesper Pauli,ManagingDirector,MA Project A/SModern consumers demandhealthy, high quality - yetlow-cost - food products.Thus, the food industry isforced to optimize production,either by renovating orbuilding new effective andflexible production plants.Whatever, MA Project hasthe expertise to help.From concept to ready plantMA Project offers comprehensiveconsulting within the dairy andfood industry in the two main areas:Building & Construction and Technology& Environment.When MA Project takes on a project,it is often in the very earlyphase. We cover the entire processfrom concept and planning to theclient has an operational facility:● Site search process and environmentalconsent● Programming and master plan● Pre-project, main project and tenders● Supervision, construction management,project follow-up● Coordination of the client liabilityin terms of safety and health at thebuilding site● Handing-over and guarantee inspection.Furthermore, MA Project is capableof accomplishing overall analysesof minimizing the consumption andwaste of energy, e.g. water, electricity,heat - and of creating the best workingconditions for the employees.Useful databaseThe modern food industry is meetinghuge demands from consumers,retailers, and food authoritiesto produce healthy, high qualityproducts within safe, hygienic, andwell-documented production facilities.Last, but not least the foodindustry’s insurance companies arevery strict when it comes to whateverfailure may occur within theproduction.It can be very difficult for the industryto keep track and documentationof all details within a modern,large and often complicated foodproduction plant.During the last decade, MA Projecthas gained expertise within handlingand up-dating vital production data.Our database service offers continuousfollow-up and updating of: Construction,management, lending andmaintenance of digital drawing filesfor factory buildings, updating of mechanicallayout and flow diagrams,performance of fire and emergencydrawings, site calculations/statementsof factories, administration and othertenancies for insurance purposes.Of course, our customers have independentand secure access to theirpart of the database. They can logon, check and change data as muchas they want. MA Project’s databasewill always have copies of the originaland last changed documents.Food industry worldwideYears back, our first clients were severalhundred Danish dairies. We stillperform projecting tasks for Danishas well as international dairies, butduring recent decades we have proudlygained customers from several otherfood industries, such as margarine,egg, fish, poultry, meat, conveniencefood, fruit, ingredients and feed.During the years, MA Project hasprojected quite many large dairies,e.g. GlaxoSmithKline's recombinationdairy plant, Maya Haryana in India,and the largest dairy plant in theMiddle East, Almarai Dairy in SaudiArabia. Furthermore, MA Project hascarried out many tasks for the largestEuropean dairy company Arla Foods,e.g. Taulov, the largest cheese factoryin Northern Europe, Arla Foods Plc'snew dairy in Leeds, England, and anew milk condensation plant in Vimmerby,Sweden.Among other projects abroad, itis worth mentioning the BulawayoDairy Plant in Zimbabwe, DaniscoSpecialities in England, two Fan Milkdairies in Ghana and Nigeria, LactosanGley in Uruguay, a Multi-ProductPlant in Panama, besides the ChineseAnda Dairy and two dairy trainingschools in Harbin and Shanghai.44 Danish Dairy & Food Industry... worldwide 2006NR. 16
Functional food processing plants and architecture in harmony with nature is one of MA Project's trademarks - to the benefit ofthe clients who achieve comprehensive, architecturally harmonious, quality- and future-proofed plants. (Photo by Arla Foods,Vimmerby).MA Project A/SMA Project, founded in 1946, is aconsulting company of architectsand engineers offering our expertiseto the dairy and food industry.We are specialised within the followingmain fields: Building andconstruction, service and mechanicalengineering, energy and envi-ronment. We offer our expertise tothe entire food and dairy industryand provide assistance in all stages ofthe project - from basic idea to operatingplant.For each project, a responsible projectleader is appointed. This projectleader is the client’s contact personthrough all phases of the project. Furthermore,we operate by strict guidelinesof how to work and operate ona daily basis, meaning that each employeeregisters time spent on eachdifferent project. In that way we, andour customers, can always keep trackof expenses.Our company key words are: TRUST- EXPERTISE - FUTURE PROOFING. ■ NR. 16Danish Dairy & Food Industry... worldwide 2006 45
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