Branston Ltd has been commended in the national finals of the
Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Awards for the design
of its prepared foods factory.
The UK's largest potato supplier was recognised and praised for
the innovative design of its prepared foods factory ahead of
hundreds of other companies from around the UK.
More than 450 building projects were entered into the RICS
Awards, which is regarded as one of the most prestigious events in
the property industry. After winning the Sustainability category at
the East Midlands awards in May, the project team behind the
factory were delighted to receive a commendation at the national
ceremony in October.
Graeme Beattie, managing director, at Branston, said: "We are
delighted to have been commended under the Sustainability category
at such a prestigious award ceremony. It is a reflection of all the
hard work and research that has gone into ensuring that the factory
is as efficient as possible. As a company we build in
sustainability to all our new developments and to have this
recognised by a body such as RICS is fantastic."
The factory, which was designed to be as environmentally
efficient as possible, was completed in May last year and it now
shares resources with the main factory next door at its site in
Branston near Lincoln. As well as its innovative design, it also
benefits from the company's water recycling facility and it
utilises energy that is generated on-site by the company's new
anaerobic digestion (AD) plant.
The factory is aligned with the philosophy of low carbon = low
cost with energy efficiency central to the design brief. A wide
range of technologies were evaluated before integrating the most
effective aspects into the scheme. The result? A factory
which operates independently of all external utilities.