The Solution

PFPL engaged RMR Process to provide comprehensive project management and design services:

  1. End-to-End Project Management: RMR Process oversaw the entire Greenfield Site project from initial concept through to completion

  2. Specialised Facility Design: Created detailed plans for a purpose-built ready meal production facility

  3. Strategic Partnership Coordination: Engaged and coordinated with BPL Structural & Civil Engineers for factory design detailing

  4. Construction Oversight: Managed Colspec Construction as the construction contractors

  5. Integrated Planning Approach: Implemented a collaborative methodology where all parties took early responsibility for project milestones

  6. Creative Scheduling: Developed innovative planning solutions to accommodate the tight timelines imposed by seasonal production requirements

Case Study:

Prepared Foods

The Challenge

Prepared Foods (PFPL) faced several significant challenges in establishing their new ready meal facility:

  1. Greenfield Development: The company needed to build a completely new facility from the ground up in Palmerston North, New Zealand

  2. Seasonal Production Constraints: The business operated with strict seasonal production cycles, creating inflexible deadlines for facility completion

  3. Tight Timeline: The project required completion within an extremely tight timeline to align with production schedules

  4. Quality Requirements: As a food manufacturer, the facility needed to meet stringent safety and quality standards

  5. Budget Constraints: Like all manufacturing projects, there were strict financial parameters that needed to be maintained

These challenges were particularly demanding given the complexity of food production facilities and the inflexible nature of seasonal production schedules.

The Results

The partnership delivered exceptional outcomes that exceeded expectations:

  • Ahead of Schedule: Completed the nine-month project before the deadline, ensuring readiness for seasonal production

  • Under Budget: Delivered the entire facility below the projected costs

  • Zero Product Waste: Achieved perfect production startup with no product waste

  • Seamless Integration: Successfully coordinated multiple stakeholders toward a common goal

  • Operational Excellence: Created a facility that met all quality and production requirements from day one

Key Takeaway

Prepared Foods' experience demonstrates how an integrated approach to project management, where all parties take early responsibility for critical milestones, can deliver exceptional results even under the most demanding timelines and constraints.

"RMR Process credits the success of this project to the integrated approach by all parties to meet the critical milestones. The tight timelines, due to the clients' seasonal production, required some creative planning early on and it showed what is possible when everyone involved takes early responsibility for start-up."