Don Valley Engineering won a competitive tender to supply a specialist kiln for producing peated malt for the production of malt whisky. The company’s significant knowledge of this type of equipment meant the client would get a functional & robust plant suitable for the severe operating conditions created by the peat smoke.
The project scope was to increase the total plant capacity by the addition of two 225Te germination vessels and the associated conveying, electrical and control systems to the existing ‘Redler’ plant.
Don Valley Engineering partnered with Breedon Cement to deliver a materials handling solution for their Alternative Raw Materials (ARM) Project at Hope, Derbyshire. This initiative reduces their carbon footprint by increasing the use of recycled materials into cement production, Our team overcame complex site constraints to design and install a system that blends sustainability with efficiency.
Full design, fabrication, delivery and installation of a new milling and calcining system. The upgraded system is capable of processing natural gypsum, desulphogypsum (DSG), and reclaimed materials, integrating seamlessly with existing plant infrastructure to enhance production efficiency and material handling capabilities
As part of a project to increase production capacity at their Burton site, Soufflet Malt UK, in addition to building two new germinating vessels, tasked DVE with converting the existing germinating-kilning vessels to operate in tandem. The phased sharing air allowing greater plant throughput from the existing fans and heaters.
Thomas Fawcett & Sons are a family owned malting company in West Yorkshire with a long history of supplying high quality malts to traditional and craft
brewers. They have a mix of traditional floor maltings and modern plant.
The project brief was to improve efficiency of their largest kiln, cutting fuel use and reducing their carbon emissions.
As part of a large scale project, Don Valley Engineering supported the main contractor with the design, supply and installation of a full grain intake and conveying plant complete with 420 tonne storage capacity, sampling, dressing and process weighing facilities and ATEX compliant dust extraction system for the world renowned Macallan Single Malt
As the main contractor, Don Valley Engineering embraced the responsibility of a major, multi-million pound maltings plant refurbishment project providing the latest process knowledge & design to the client. As Principal Contractor, Don Valley Engineering successfully managed the site operations of its 30+ strong team & various subcontractors.
As part of a major project by Highland Park Distillery to reduce their emissions and enhance efficiencies in their distillation operations, Don Valley Engineering has installed new, indirect heating systems to their two traditional kilns.