Case study
Butchery facility for Knepp Wild Range Meat
We have recently completed the construction of a new meat storage and handling facility for the Butchery at Knepp Wild Range Meat.
As the popularity of their range of roasting joints, sausages, steaks, burgers (and more adventurous cuts!) from their pasture-fed, organic cattle, pigs, Red and Fallow deer developed it became clear that expansion to their butchery would be required.
Knepp Wild Range Meat approached Fisher UK to take on the project, and working closely with Knepp we formulated a design plan and layout to suit the manner in which they operate.
Our teams travelled to West Sussex as construction took place onsite within an existing building.
Internally, walls and ceilings were created using insulated panels, forming new hanging chillers and storage areas.
We installed a free-standing meat rail system for 160 beef quarters, using Tonon with whom we have an exclusive UK dealership.
Amongst a number of technical alterations to the current facility we converted 3 fridges to new CO2 systems, installed a new refrigeration system to the hanging chiller and holding freezer, also on CO2, and added a Stiebel Eltron heat recovery system.
Externally we employed contractors to lay a concrete plinth to mount the 7 compressors required to support the refrigeration.
The building was finished with slip resistant polyurethane resin flooring throughout, and a new loading arm was fitted.
A Fisher UK Farm shop & Butchery is a turnkey solution, built off-site for minimal disruption to working farms. This solution can help any landowner sell from the farm gate and profit and benefit from processing their own meat, in their own on-site facility.