UK manufacturing outsourcing specialist PP Control & Automation (PP C&A) has confirmed it has been brought in to support the delivery of a new €11 million project that will boost the fishmeal and fish oil production capacity of Icelandic fisheries company Sildarvinnslan hf.
Cheslyn Hay-based PP C&A will provide complete electrical build services on the dual Hedinn HPP-10000s that are destined for Sildarvinnslan’s plant. These solutions have been developed by Icelandic mechanical engineering firm Héðinn hf.
The units are capable of turning 380 tonnes of fish waste and offal into high quality protein meal and oil for animal feeds.
Through its contract, PP C&A will assemble the sensors, prefabricated cables, junction boxes and I/O cabinets, labels for sensors and motor isolator switches.
According to PP C&A, the technology utilises significantly less energy than existing traditional methods, is 30% more compact and has 30% fewer components.
It also offers the dual benefits of increased profitability and greener environmental performance, the company said.
“Héðinn was our first involvement in the fishing industry and the relationship underlines how a lot of the values of strategic outsourcing transcend all sectors,” said Tony Hague, CEO of PP C&A. “By working with a specialist, we have given it access to skill, capability and capacity, which in turn has led to faster builds, improved product quality and the ability to cost-effectively scale.”
Hague added: “As the partnership has developed, we have also collaborated to look at standardising some of the manufacturing processes across all its different protein plants. This can only be done so far, but we have certainly reached a stage where increases in volumes can be easily met.”
Héðinn Managing Director Ragnar Sverrisson said the Sildarvinnslan deal is a major project for the business.
“As a strategic partner, [PP C&A] has access to our whole electrical package, which means it holds a comprehensive understanding of the requirements for each build and any customisation that needs to be incorporated. The workmanship is second to none and wiring faults are virtually non-existent, which gives us great confidence and a significant commercial advantage.”
Since the first project, PP C&A has helped produce the HPPm-2000, HPP-5000, HPPsh-300 and HPP-15000, a mixture of land and at sea solutions for using 100% of fish waste and offal to produce protein meal and oil for animal feeds.
The partnership has evolved so that Héðinn can focus more of its time and resource on the design and development of its plants, as well as providing a quality service to its global customers. Today, the business employs 120 people and has a group turnover of approximately €30 million, with HPP Solutions launched in January as a standalone business to help drive its HPP division.
“It’s great news that we can celebrate five years of working together by supporting Héðinn with such a landmark project. Everything is in place in the UK to scale volumes as interest in the technology will grow – a real UK/Icelandic success story,” Hague said.
