In many ways, food manufacturers are just like any family. They start out in a small property, start to grow, and then have a decision to make. Do they move to somewhere bigger - ideally building the new home if they can afford to - or do they get the builders into the old place to put on an extension?

When temperatures in a hatchery at duck producer Cherry Valley peaked at 35ºC last summer, the company looked for a cost effective and ecologically friendly way of providing the staff and chicks with a cooler environment. The solution was a Breezair evaporative air cooling system from Seeley International.

A range of fabric ducting 'socks' from Euro Air UK will maintain low temperatures in cold rooms while ensuring that workers remain comfortable.

Two recently completed abattoir construction projects have both installed Sikafloor Purcem flooring systems.