Dorman’s Coffee Group were seeking to move to a less congested location, that would facilitate its global corporate headquarters as well as processing, packaging, warehousing and trading facilities capable of handling more than 15,000 tonnes of coffee per year and housing over 200 employees.

Terrain Services Ltd were chosen for this major turnkey project to design and build the Warehouses, Offices and Processing Facilities complete with all services. The contract period lasted 24 Months.

The project involved the following works

• Reinforced concrete foundations and slabs, steel form structures with cladding and infill blockwork
• Coffee warehouses, roasting house, offices, ancillary buildings
• Earthworks, boundary wall/fence, security huts and coffee processing facility
• Electrical installations
• Plumbing, drainage & mechanical installations
• Firefighting installations
• Air conditioning, ventilation & extraction installations
• Estate roads & landscaping

The task was put forward to Terrain Services Ltd. This was a design and build contract that included the following works:

• Factory Buildings, Warehouses, process building, Offices
• 35,000 cm of fill with geogrid mesh for soil reinforcement
• Provision of all services
• Coordinated sub-contractors for M&E Works – Keltron Development Services Ltd
• All external works including Fuel Station, Weighbridge & Canteen

The project took 13 months and included mechanical and electrical installations. Substantial works included boundary walls, staff facility building, gate house, access road and car parking.

The project involved the following works:

• Construct all boundary Walls, Retaining Structures and Earthworks to receive proposed Facilities
• Construct 1,036 m2 Warehouse with 278 m2 two floor offices attached including all M&E Works
• All external works to include roads; Parking; Drainage; Services; Landscaping