Flo-Dry Engineering Ltd

Company Description

COMPANY PROFILE THE COMPANY Flo-Dry Engineering Ltd (FDEL) was established in 1985 as a design and manufacturing company for the Flo-Dry direct fired rotary driers and complete processing systems. In 1990, Tissa and Nele Fernando bought the Company from other owners that included Auckland Farmer’s Freezing Co. Ltd, which held 60% off the shares. Projects executed by FDEL have ranged from animal by-products processing to wastewater treatment within both industrial and municipal plants. Today, main focus of the company is on developing, constructing and delivering Sludge Drying Plants for municipal sewage sludge treatment plants. FDEL demonstrated the ability to manage projects in Australia, New Zealand and in more distant locations like UK, Chile and India. The quality and reliability of the plants is evidenced by the number of repeat client orders Flo-Dry Engineering Ltd have had over the years. The company employs a team of eleven engineers, and three support staff to develop designs, installs and commissions the plants. Comprehensive after-sales service ensures smooth operation of plants and equipment supplied. Association of the company with the client is viewed as a long-term partnership. FDEL is driven by one priority – to provide a responsive, competent and comprehensive service to industry. The company’s capabilities extend from initial customer requirements to developing specific packaged system, technical development and manufacture of specialized equipment for a large portfolio of customers in many industry sectors. FDEL has recently developed, based on intensive laboratory experimentation, packaged systems for FRDB (Flo-Dry Reactive Distillation Biodiesel) based on continuous Reactive Distillation Process. Patent for this unique process has already been applied. FDEL now plans to venture in the manufacture of standardized packages for rendering plants and other end users as forward integration. Reactive Distillation Process can employ a wide range of raw materials including animal tallow and waste vegetable oil to produce Biodiesel-named EVERDIESEL, meeting New Zealand & Australia National and International Standards. Another packaged system developed by FDEL is Electro Dewatering of Municipal Sludge, termed as FEDW- Flo-Dry Electro De Watering package. This package developed in-house based on intensive laboratory tests and demonstration plant runs, is also awaiting commercialization. Patent application has also been lodged. Process uses very low voltage potential applied across electrodes dipped in conductive sludge. With controlled conditions of flow, current, pH, temperature, polymer, etc an increase of DS (dry solids) of around 30 % can be guaranteed over the achievable DS by polymer addition only. FDEL strength lies in the team, comprising of specialists from industrial backgrounds. They understand the priorities, problems and constraints that clients often have to deal with, and therefore provide more effective support. FLO-DRY ENGINEERING PROJECTS LIST NO COMPANY YEAR PROJECT TYPE 1 Pacific Proteins Ltd** Mt Maunganui NZ 1983 CSTR Plant 2 Advanced Foods Ltd* Waipukurau, NZ (Modified) 1985 1995 CSTR Plant 3 Auckland City Abattoir† Auckland NZ 1985 CSTR Plant 4 Borthwicks - CWS† Fielding, NZ 1986 2 x CSTR Plant 5 Stevens-NCF† Kaiapoi, NZ 1987 2 x CSTR Plant 6 Wellington City Abattoir † Wellington, NZ 1987 CSTR Plant 7 B&E Rassau† Wales, UK 1988 CSTR Plant 8 Murwillumbah Abattoir† NSW, Australia 1988 CSTR Plant 9 Fertal Pty Ltd† Perth, Australia 1988 CSTR Plant 10 Auckland Farmer&＃039;s† Freezing Co-op Ltd, Horotiu, NZ 1989 MLTR Plant CSTR Plant 11 Camilleri Stockfeed Pty‡ NSW, Australia 1991 3S Skid Biofilter 12 Lakeview Farms Ltd† Levin, NZ 1992 MLTR Plant 13 Affco Allied Products Ltd Imlay, Wanganui, NZ 1993 Biofilter 14 Rockdale Feedlot Management Pty† NSW, Australia 1993 CSTR Plant 15 ***** Scott Pty Ltd§ NSW, Australia 1993 1S-Skid 16 Tabro Meats Pty. Ltd Victoria, Australia 1993 MLTR Plant Biofilter 17 Auckland City Abattoir† Auckland, NZ 1993 CSTR Plant Biofilter 18 Merrival Pet Foods Pty Ltd§ Victoria, Australia 1993 2S Skid 19 Camilleri Stockfeed Pty‡ NSW, Australia 1993 Biofilter 20 Warrnambool Stock Feeds Pty Victoria, Australia 1994 Biofilter 21 Waikato By-Products Ltd§ Tuakau, NZ 1994 3S Skid 22 Bartter Enterprises Pty Ltd‡ NSW, Australia 1994 3S Skid 23 Gibson’s Feedmill Limited Cambridge, Tasmania 1994 Biofilter NO COMPANY YEAR PROJECT TYPE 24 Advanced Foods of NZ Ltd Waipukurau, NZ 1994 Biofilter 25 Lakeview Farms Ltd† Levin, NZ 1995 1995 DAF WWTP Clarifier, RBC 26 PVL Proteins Limited Auckland, NZ 1995 1995 Biofilter DAF WWTP 27 Camilleri Stockfeed Pty‡ NSW, Australia 1995 CSTR Plant 28 Prime Range Meats† Invercargill, NZ 1996 2S Skid 29 Frigorifico Allana† Bombay, India 1996 CSTR Plant Biofilter 30 Frigorifico Allana** New Delhi, India 1996 CSTR Plant Biofilter 31 Prime Range Meats Invercargill, NZ 1996 Biofilter 32 AFFCO Allied Products Ltd Horotiu, NZ 1996 DAF WWTP 33 Keep It Clean Ltd Mosgeil, NZ 1996 Biofilter 34 PVL Proteins Limited Auckland, NZ 1997 Biofilter 35 Industry Park Pty** Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1997 CSTR Plant Biofilter 36 Scone Fresh Meats Pty** NSW, Australia 1997 CSTR Plant 37 Western Region Water Authority Sunbury, Victoria, Australia 1997 Biofilter 38 Glovers Food Processors Ltd Auckland, NZ 1997 Biofilter 39 Monbeef Pty Ltd† NSW, Australia 1997 CSTR Plant Biofilter 40 Frigorifico Simunovic Punta Arenas, Chile 1997 Batch Dry Rendering Plant upgrade, Biofilter 41 Rockdale Beef Pty Ltd NSW, Australia 1997 Gel bone Separation plant 42 Wallace Corporation Ltd Waitoa, NZ 1997 DAF WWTP 43 Rapa Casings Ltd Manukau, NZ 1997 Biofilter 44 Waikato By Products Ltd Tuakau, NZ 1997 1998 DAF WWTP Biofilter 45 Nelson Bay Meat Producers Ltd Nelson, NZ 1998 Biofilter 46 Belandra Pty. Ltd. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1998 Gel bone Separation plant 47 Oakey Abattoir Pty Ltd† Queensland, Australia 1998 CSTR Plan 48 AFFCO Allied Products Ltd Horotiu, NZ 1998 Gel bone Separation plant NO COMPANY YEAR PROJECT TYPE 49 Frigorifico Allana† Bombay, India 1999 CSTR Plant Biofilter 50 Frigorifico Allana** New Delhi, India 1999 CSTR Plant Biofilter 51 Belandra Pty. Ltd. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1999 DAF WWTP 52 Rockdale Beef Pty. Ltd. NSW, Australia 1999 Stickwater Evaporator 53 Prime Range Meats Invercargill, NZ 1999 2 TPH Reactor Fish Meal & Oil Plant 54 New Plymouth District Council* New Plymouth, Taranaki, NZ 2000 Thermal Drying Facility Municipal Sludge Plant Biofilter 55 Sydney Water Corporation Transfield Construction, NSW Australia 2000 WWTP Biofilter 56 Warrnambool Stockfeed Pty Ltd Victoria, Australia 2000 Biofilter 57 Sunland Meats Queensland, Australia 2000 WWTP Biofilter 58 Hazeldene Chicken Farms Ltd‡ Victoria, Australia 2000 2S Feather & Blood Dryer 59 CMG PTY Ltd Queensland, Australia 2000 Biofilter 60 New Plymouth District Council New Plymouth, Taranaki, NZ 2000 WWTP Biofilter 61 Belandra Pty. Ltd. † Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2000 FDE7X Dryer 62 Southern Meats Pty Ltd§ NSW, Australia 2000 3S Blood Dryer 63 Universal Beef Ltd Te Kuiti, NZ 2001 DAF WWTP 64 Valley Beef Pty Ltd† Queensland, Australia 2001 FDE7X Dryer 65 Seaview Projects Ltd, (Consortium includes Bovis Lend Lease CH2M Hill) Hutt Valley, NZ* 2001 Thermal Drying Facility Municipal Sludge Plant 66 The Natural Beef Co Ltd† NSW, Australia 2002 FPSS Plant 67 Earth Power Pty Ltd* Sydney, NSW, Australia 2004 Thermal Drying Facility Green Waste Sludge Plant 68 Tasman Group Pty Ltd** Tasmania, Australia 2004 FPSS Plant 69 Frigorifico Allana† Zaheerabad, India 2004 FPSS Plant Biofilter 70 Frigorifico Allana† Unnao, India 2004 FPSS Plant Biofilter NO COMPANY YEAR PROJECT TYPE 71 Frigorifico Allana** Punjab, India 2004 FPSS Plant Biofilter 72 Frigorifico Allana** Meerut, India 2004 FPSS Plant Biofilter 73 New Plymouth District Council New Plymouth, Taranaki, NZ 2004 WWTP Biofilter 74 Whangarei District Council Whangarei, NZ 2005 WWTP upgrade 75 North Shore City Council Auckland, NZ 2006 WWTP upgrade 76 Water Care Services* Auckland, NZ 2006 Thermal Drying Facility Enersaver2 Pilot Plant 77 Murgon Leather Pty Ltd# Queensland, Australia 2006 Fleshing Fat Plant 78 GIEX† Rampur, India 2007 FPSS Plant Biofilter 79 Dunedin City Council Dunedin, New Zealand 2008 Two WWTP Bio-filters 80 Ballarat North* Victoria, Australia 2008 Thermal Drying Facility Municipal Sludge Plant 81 Harvey Industries Group Pty Ltd‡ Western Australia 2008 2S Blood Dryer 82 Camilleri Stockfeeds Pty Ltd‡ NSW, Australia 2008 2S Blood Dryer 84 Wammco International‡ Katanning, Western Australia 2009 1S Blood Dryer 85 Pittsworth Food Processors** Queensland, Australia 2009 FPSS Plant Biofilter 86 Tauranga City Council Tauranga, New Zealand 2009 WWTP upgrade 87 Hastings City Council Hastings, New Zealand 2009 WWTP Bio-filter 88 HMA Agro Industries Ltd† Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India under construction FPSS Plant Biofilter 88 North Shore City Council New Zealand 2009 WWTP upgrade 90 Kaipara District Council New Zealand 2009 WWTP Bio-filter 91 Meadow Mushrooms Ltd New Zealand 2009 Compost Plant Bio-filters 92 Al-Faheem Meatex Pvt Ltd† Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India 2010 FPSS Plant Biofilter 93 Frigerio Conserva Allana Ltd† Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India under construction FPSS Plant Biofilter 94 Master Butchers Coop Ltd Adelaide, Australia under construction FPSS Plant Stickwater Evaporator 95 Graeme Lowe Waikato Tuakau, NZ 2011 Stickwater Evaporator Project Designation ^ Food grade all stainless steel construction ** Produces Meat and Bone meal † Produces dried Blood, Meat & Bone meal ‡ Produces dried Blood, Feather meal § Produces dried Blood only * Sludge Drying Facility # Fleshing