Materials handling and processing

A 600 tonnes/hour ship unloader, a 90,000 tonne grain silo complex and a 1000 tonnes/hour infeed conveyor system are key features of a flour mill we designed for the Emirate of Abu Dhabi General Industry CorporationMott MacDonald’s expertise serves a wide variety of industries handling and processing materials such as cement, coal, grain, sugar, minerals and fertilisers.

From loading and conveying systems, containers, stock piles and silos to dust collection and powder handling, we provide a total advisory, design and project management service to suit each customer’s specific process. We work closely with our customers to identify all the risks associated with developing the project, then advise on risk management and mitigation leading to an appropriate strategy for successful project delivery.

The wide range of skills we offer begins with feasibility studies, business planning and concept plus detailed design. Our service includes value engineering workshops to define structural and equipment specifications that will give an economic life and operating cost in line with each customer’s business plan. We also carry out transportation studies to optimise raw material supply and finished product distribution. And we’ll take care of procurement – advising on the most appropriate route – as well as site supervision and project management.

Our expertise also includes working for lenders to evaluate projects with extensive materials handling infrastructure, providing the full range of technical advisory services.

Our capabilities are enhanced through our formal relationship with Connell Hatch, operating in the Asia Pacific region, which provides additional support and specialist expertise for specific infrastructure needs as required.