Food IQ Equipment Relocation
with Supreme Imports

Overview

The client on this project was Supreme Imports Ltd, one of the largest import companies operating across five different sectors. Willett Food Projects had previously been engaged to help the Health & Wellness division expand its bulk powder facility into one of its existing warehouses with increased capacity for blending and packaging. 

During this process, Supreme acquired a competitor that had gone into administration based in Hayes, London. Upon acquisition, Willett Food Projects submitted their tender against other contractors on which it won the works to strip out the facility and send all reusable materials and assets to storage as Principal Contractor.

This project was operated as Principal Contractor with a fixed cost in the range of £100,000 - 150,000

Project objectives

Following the purchase of FoodIQ UK, Supreme had been given 2 months to remove an operating bulk powder packing facility. The project required removing and packing down the factory structure and equipment with protection to allow it to be documented and stored to allow for installation in a new location once a suitable facility was identified. Over £600,000 of material and equipment were to be stored including:

• PIR Panels

• Electrical services (cable, lights, sockets, distribution boards)

• Mechanical services (boilers, water pumps and tank, pipework)

• HVAC ductwork, grilles and AHU

• LEV ductwork, extraction arms, extraction unit

• Factory equipment including blender, sieve and packing line

• Steelwork (bump rails, gantries, fencing)

Client

Supreme Imports Ltd.

Date completed

July 2024

Project delivery

From the first on-site meeting, there were 2 months to have the facility emptied and ready to hand back over to the landlord. In 3 weeks of this date, the removals had been costed, agreed upon, and contractors mobilised on site to begin the strip out. Within 4 weeks, the deconstruction was complete, with all the contents secured within the storage facility. The site was handed back to the client 2 weeks before the deadline to hand back to the landlord.

Key delivery features

• Requirement to arrange HGV lorries to transport £600,000 worth of contents over 200 miles to the storage facility.

• The removal of heavy plant equipment required a specialist contractor to be arranged at short notice.

• Documentation of all items removed; panels numbered and drawings provided for their layout when reinstalled and ductwork also being numbered with drawings provided.

Project results

This project was delivered on-budget and 2 weeks ahead of the initial program. Upon final delivery of the project, Willett Food Project provided a strip-out document detailing all the materials and assets sent to storage, their value, and their location within the storage facility – along with details of electrical connections and condition of specialist equipment to aid with future reinstallation. 

The document also included where items, such as walls, had been located in the original layout and information on ducting locations, should the facility be reinstalled in the same layout. Another document was supplied detailing the final condition of the site to aid with the client's handover of the unit back to the landlord within the given timeline.

Conclusion

The client was impressed by the speed and clarity of the project, including being kept up to speed on progress with weekly reports and meetings. This project has been a success to continue building the relationship between Willett Food Projects and Supreme Imports