Every new facility starts with a clear understanding of how the building will be used.

Production volumes, equipment layouts, material flows, hygiene requirements, storage capacity and vehicle movements all influence the design. Early coordination allows these requirements to be considered before the building layout, structural grid and service infrastructure are fixed.

Our new facility projects can include:

• food and drink manufacturing facilities
• temperature-controlled warehouses and cold stores
• production and processing buildings
• distribution and logistics centres
• specialist manufacturing facilities
• plant rooms and utility buildings
• welfare, office and staff facilities
• loading bays, yards and external infrastructure

We work with clients, equipment suppliers and specialist contractors to establish a coordinated brief that reflects both current operational needs and future plans.

Feasibility and Early Project Planning

Early project decisions establish the commercial and technical foundations for the development.

Ambrey Baker can assess the proposed site, review available infrastructure and identify potential constraints before detailed design begins. This helps define the project scope and provides clearer information for investment decisions.

Early-stage support can include:

• site and building assessments
• development feasibility studies
• outline layouts and capacity planning
• planning and regulatory reviews
• utility and infrastructure assessments
• preliminary cost planning
• project programme development
• risk and constraint identification

We also consider site access, drainage, ground conditions, environmental requirements and connections to existing services where relevant.

Designing the Facility Around Its Operation

Industrial buildings need to support the activities taking place inside them.

Our design team develops layouts around production equipment, storage requirements, staff movement, maintenance access and service routes. For food and drink facilities, this can also include hygiene zoning, segregation, washdown requirements and controlled personnel and product flows.

Design coordination may cover:

• architectural and building layouts
• structural design
• mechanical and electrical services
• refrigeration and temperature control
• drainage and process waste systems
• fire safety and emergency access
• hygienic wall, ceiling and flooring systems
• plant access and maintenance clearances
• loading, dispatch and vehicle movement

Building Information Modelling can be used to coordinate the design, identify spatial conflicts and improve communication between the project team and specialist suppliers.

Coordinated Construction and Fit-Out

Ambrey Baker can deliver the building structure, external envelope, internal fit-out and supporting infrastructure as one coordinated capital project.

The construction scope may include:

• groundworks and foundations
• structural steelwork
• roofing and external cladding
• insulated wall and ceiling systems
• specialist flooring and drainage
• mechanical and electrical installations
• refrigeration and HVAC systems
• equipment bases and structural supports
• offices, welfare areas and laboratories
• yards, roads and loading infrastructure

Where production equipment forms part of the project, we coordinate builders’ work, service connections, access requirements and installation sequencing with the relevant supplier.