24 | Waitoa Industrial Estate REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT Boon for local contractors The WNPL plant will render fresh raw product bone and soft offal received from some of the region’s export meat processing plants, producing high-quality tallow and meal products. T T from page 22 Postal: PO Box 21141, Rototuna Hamilton 3256 MW BUILDERS LTD Licensed Building Practitioner Servicing Hamilton & Surrounding Areas Building Light Commercial, Industrial & Food Processing Area Construction, Building Maintenance & Alterations Since 1991 Phone: Email: mark.wallbank@xtra.co.nz Mark 021-912-942 ENGINEERING & ACCESS LTD Structural Steel General Engineering Seismic Strengthening Crane Hire simon@e-a.co.nz 18a Sunshine Ave, Te Rapa 021 489 800 “Earthworks started in January 2021 and the buildings will be completed January/February next year. “We had to order some of the plant and equipment from multiple different countries to get it over here and commence construction of the plant at the same time. “Equipment installation and electrical started February 2023, with completion ready for product commissioning in June 2024. It’s amazing that it has all come together over three years.” Having emerged from the turmoil created through Covid, Neville says it was extremely important to WNPL that as much of its significant investment as possible went to the local regional communities. “We wanted to ensure that as much of the construction, installation and fitout work possible, would be given to businesses from around the local region, and we’ve achieved that. Currently we have fifty contractors on site every day, and after Christmas that will increase to one hundred, with ninety percent of them local.” Rendertech NZ, A Kiwi company with an international reputation for building high quality rendering plants, sourced some of the processing materials and equipment from various parts of the world, while other equipment has been designed and made in New Zealand by Kawerau Engineering, Rendertech’s manufacturing partner and sister company. WNPL has worked directly with Gray Consulting Engineers to design the building around all the processing equipment. MW Builders was engaged as lead contractor and Hennessey were contracted for all electrical equipment design, supply and installation. “The plant will operate all year round, 24/6. Because the plant is highly automated, minimal staff are required to operate the plant. But all the smart equipment needs to be maintained to a very high standard and every Sunday the plant stops for maintenance and that will be conducted by our own staff with the assistance of equipment suppliers and subcontractors who worked on the plant.” As the project draws to a close, Neville says he has been impressed with the team work and collaboration involved with all contractors and says there has been overwhelming enthusiasm and positivity, especially coming out of what New Zealand and the rest of the world have been through.
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