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QUINN GLASS - THE COMPLETE TURNKEY SOLUTION
Like all good ideas, the QG concept for the Elton facility is very simple. Produce glass containers, fill them and then store them in a fully automated and bonded warehouse all from the one location.
A complete proposition offered by QG to the beverage market.
Awarded Grade A accreditation from the British Retail Consortium, the Bottling Hall team are understandably very pleased with their success to date also with the equipment that they have to work with.
John Aitken Operations Manager responsible for the efficient running of the Filling Hall also had the task of being Project Manger for the development whilst under construction.
'Where else do you get the opportunity to install a 5 line state of the art Filling Hall and know that it will be all yours to operate too?'
The Quinn's philosophy to developing major projects is straightforward. Purchase the best equipment available, then secure a seamless transition from build to commissioning and to operation by ensuring that the team employed to run an operation are involved from the initial stages of the development.
Unlike the glass plant, a totally new team of people have been drawn together, with experience gained from bottling many well known brands from Spirits, Beer & Cider, Wine and the Soft Drinks sectors.
With four lines already fully operational, the first bottling was in October 2005 and more lines being installed, the beverage market have been quick to see the opportunity that is offered.
'We can provide purely filling, both bottle and filling or offer the complete package whereby we source all packaging materials, fill and then the product is stored in the bonded warehouse until despatch' adds John. 'The customer does not have any logistical hassles of managing the arrival of tankers of liquid plus the other raw materials.
The plant is a turnkey operation supplied by Krones. Intake is purpose designed and built by GEA Tuchenhagen. A completely hygienic process throughout all the pipe works and valves are stainless steel the only flexi hoses on the site are between tanker and intake bay.
The intake and tank farm are operated by a fully integrated control system which is linked to the quality system to ensure QC release before intake.
Storage is in stainless steel vessels with the 24 tanks for wine and spirits storing a capacity of 720,000 litres and 28 storage tanks for beer, FAB's and soft drinks with the capacity to store in excess of a million litres.
These vessels are insulated to maintain temperature with CO2 and N2 top gases.
Product can be processed at sales gravity or high gravity product then diluted and carbonated. Flavoured Alcoholic Beverages and soft drinks can be made from concentrate or from a recipe.
