52 | REGIONAL Conveyor Industries www.frp.co.nz 0800 464 377 Scan to view our solutions FRP LIMITEDTM BUILT FOR NZ CONDITIONS Engineered for safe, durable access systems across critical infrastructure. From FRP grating to steel systems, we match the material and design to your site, operational demands, and safety requirements. NZ OWNED & OPERATED INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE VERIFIED QUALITY LOCAL SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL • TRUSTED • EXPERIENCED estimates@brokersnz . co.nz 0800 45 88 45 www.brokersunited.co.nz We’re proud to back Conveyor Industries, a leader in engineering. When they roll out their builds they get the full Brokers United treatment – from precision sandblasting to protective coatings & high-quality paint finishes that stand the test of time. We’re more than just paint as well: collision repair, fleet painting, rust repairs – we’ve got you covered across Taranaki, Bay of Plenty, South Waikato & Wellington. Systems tailored to suit CIL’s experience spans agriculture and fertiliser, meat rendering, minerals, biomass, wastewater and energy, with projects ranging from individual conveyors to turnkey systems incorporating structural, mechanical and electrical work and commissioning. T T Nick Walker “We’re designing to suit what a client wants, rather than giving them a pack off the shelf and saying ‘This is yours.’” When it comes to material handling, Conveyor Industries Limited (CIL) believes customers shouldn’t have to change the way they operate to accommodate standard equipment. For more than 25 years the New Zealand-owned company has designed and built conveying and storage solutions around the specific needs of sites, industries and processes. “We’re the architect,” says business development manager, Simon Berkett. “We’re designing to suit what a client wants, rather than giving them a pack off the shelf and saying ‘This is yours.’” That means understanding the problem first: what needs to move, where it needs to go, what equipment it needs to connect with, and how the system operates as a whole. CIL’s capabilities have grown significantly since it began in 1999. It employs 32 people and delivers projects throughout New Zealand, Australia, and even into the Pacific and South-East Asia. Its experience spans agriculture and fertiliser, meat rendering, minerals, biomass, wastewater and energy, with projects ranging from individual conveyors to turnkey systems incorporating structural, mechanical and electrical work and commissioning. The benefits of the custom approach are evident in projects such as at one of Balance’s dispatch plants, where CIL designed a weighting and bagging system for one-tonne bulk bags of fertiliser. The system fits within an existing shed and allows product to be blended, weighed and bagged quickly and accurately, reducing manual handling and improving efficiency by 100%. At Nature’s Flame in Taupō, CIL’s conveying expertise has supported the growth of the Southern hemisphere’s largest wood pellet plant. Because pellets are fragile and biomass can be difficult to handle, the conveying system was designed to protect product quality while maintaining reliable throughput. The specially designed system ultimately allowed the plant to expand its production capacity. Another project involved a new process for diverting millions of waste tyres from landfill for use as fuel in cement manufacturing. CIL designed and fabricated a complete conveying and feed system, including a 180-metre air-supported belt conveyor, integrated into existing plant infrastructure. The company has also worked with the likes of Tegel, Wallace Proteins and at the Moa Point wastewater plant in Wellington. Their capability is supported by CIL’s sister company, FRP Limited, which supplies products including mesh grating, anti-slip systems and guarding. The relationship allows the companies to work together on projects where access walkways, handrails and guarding are required alongside conveying equipment. Behind it all is a combination of engineering expertise, practical experience and an increasingly comprehensive project delivery team. CIL can visit a site, measure the existing operation, use 3D scanning where required and develop a solution around the client’s specific requirements. “There’s a pretty serious level of expertise there,” Simon says. “It’s easy to make a belt conveyor that works correctly and efficiently. It takes more skill and experience to make one that really suits the application.” CIL’s local, hands-on approach is increasingly important in a market where offshore suppliers can offer standardised equipment, but often without the same ability to understand a New Zealand operation and tailor a solution to it.
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