Largest Oat Mill in Europe Now Fully Operational

Navara Oat Milling Ltd, Europe’s Largest Oat Mill is Now Fully Operational

CUSTOMER OVERVIEW
Industry household names have joined forces to form a strategic partnership with the creation of Navara Oat Milling Limited to construction Europe’s largest Oat Mill. Market leaders Frontier Agriculture and Camgrain have combined in the formation of a joint venture between the organisations. The UK construction of Europe’s largest Oat Processing facility reflects the Navara wording that “British Oats Are Our Passion”.

PROJECT OVERVIEW
The oat processing plant has been constructed on land alongside the Camgrain Advanced Processing Centre in a key arable region between Corby & Kettering. It heralds excellent transport links just off the busy east west A14 corridor and is currently discreetly located and hidden by existing topography and vegetation which will be further enhanced by the additional planting of 6,500 new trees & shrubs. Now fully operational the cutting-edge oat processing facility is poised to meet and even accelerate the already growing demand for oat ingredients associated with healthy products in the food & drink industrial sectors.

Scope

SCOPE OF WORK
This site was an open cast iron ore quarry which had been backfilled with inert materials. T H WHITE Projects managed the engineering design, implementation of ground improvements and the associated foundations which were fundamental to the success of the project.

Civil Engineering

- Geotechnical, ecological and archaeological desktop studies/surveys
- Infiltration testing and drainage
- Ground improvement and testing
- Industrial effluent measurement
- Structural foundation and testing
- Floor slab requirements for ground and upper floor machinery
- Roadway vehicle mapping
- Service duct design, specification for HV, LV
- Water, communications, gas and temporary services
- Construction site set-up: welfare provisions, access roads and site preparations

Building and Structures

- Design, engineering and erection of the building to suit machinery system layout
- Cater for high load (static and dynamic) production equipment
- Building materials and finishes specified for food production facility
- Design, integration and fabrication of secondary and tertiary steel structures

Mechanical Engineering

Design, installation and commissioning of the following:
- Integration of mechanical plant and equipment
- Fabrication of machinery support and access structures
- Storage silos, structures and associated handling equipment
- Service and utilities including compressed air, air handling, water, steam distribution, effluent management, and process wastewater systems
- Boiler room c/w two fully connected units
- New facility offices, welfare, control rooms and hygiene stations

Electrical Engineering

Design, installation and commissioning of the following:
- Implementation of HV supplies to the site
- HV load distribution across multiple transformers
- LV distribution and connection across the site
- Full site lighting schemes and small power distributions
- Category L1 fire alarm system throughout the building
- Multiple switch rooms located around facility
- System integration, PLC code & SCADA system for services, storage and handling equipment

Compliance

- Building, fire and water regulations, planning permission.
- Environmental permitting and associated engineering
- Electrical, combustion processes and EA permitting
- Structural engineering and UKCA marking
- Machinery directive and ATEX requirements

500

Personnel involved in the build

50

Design Engineers specified the project

KEY ROLES

Principal Contractor
Principal Designer
Project Management
Engineering Design
Machinery & system integration
Site management

SKILLS AND CAPABILITIES

Civil Engineering
Building & Structural Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Electrical Engineering

THE PROCESS
The process of producing a high quality oat product is little-know and involves multiple processes:

Cleaning – the removal of all contaminates from the batch being processed.
Dehulling – detaches the outer husk and polishes the groat ready for stabilisation
Kilning – stops the enzyme process using wet steam into the core of the groat and in doing so extends the shelf life to over a 12-month period.
Grading – colour sorting, grading into jumbo oats or small oats for cutting plant
Flaking – groats are flattened & rolled into an oat flake
Cutting – smaller groats cut for oat flakes
Milling – oats can be milled to produce flours
Packing – 25kg sacks I Bulk bags I Food grade road tankers

PRODUCTS
The resulting Navara products are produced ready for market:
Groats | Pinhead Groats | Flakes | Flours

Navara Oat Milling Ltd

Rushton Road

Little Cransley

Northamptonshire

NN14 1FL

In summary

SUCCESSFUL OUTCOMES

The Navara joint venture is an example of cooperate working at its best and has resulted in some very specific key advantages of the build:

It has met the market demand for oat ingredients
Allowing the introduction of healthier products into the food and drink sectors
The food chain is protected with locally grown oats
The site is future-proofed offering further investment and growth potential
The overall build provides energy efficiency and sustainability tightly managed with quality control.

If you'd like to know how we can provide storage and processing solutions for your business, speak to one of our expert advisors today. We are always happy to get you started and answer any questions you may have.

Contact a T H WHITE Projects Specialist