Process Plant Removal and Asset Recovery at a UK Food Manufacturing Site
Not every process engineering project starts with a blank sheet of paper. Sometimes the job is to remove what is there, work out what is still worth something, and make the best possible use of it while longer-term plans take shape. That is exactly what this process plant removal project involved. BRS was engaged by […]
The F-Gas Phasedown UK: What Food and Drink Manufacturers Need to Know Before 2027
If your refrigeration system runs on high-GWP refrigerant, 2027 is a date worth planning around. The UK F-gas phasedown is entering its most significant reduction yet. Refrigerant quotas are set to tighten sharply, availability of common refrigerants will fall, and the cost of gases that remain in supply will rise as competition for quota intensifies. […]
When Your Hot Water System Becomes a Liability: Process Cooling Systems for Food Manufacturers
Gas-fired heating carries three problems that engineers at food production sites understand well. First, a single heat source is a single point of failure. When that generator goes down, hot water generation stops, hygiene standards are at risk, and production time starts disappearing. Second, gas-fired plant carries carbon and fuel cost exposure that gets harder […]
Why Manufacturers Are Looking for Engineering Partners, Not Just Contractors
Why Manufacturers Are Looking for Engineering Partners, Not Just Contractors Most engineering procurement decisions start with a scope and a price. A contractor is appointed, the job is done, and when something else comes up, the process starts again from scratch. It is a model that works for simple, discrete tasks. For manufacturers running ageing […]
What Does BRS Process Engineering Actually Do?
What Does BRS Process Engineering Actually Do? Ask most engineering and operations managers about BRS and they’ll say refrigeration company. That’s accurate, but it tells roughly half the story. The process division designs, fabricates and installs the mechanical infrastructure that keeps food and beverage plants running at the performance level their sites actually require, and […]
Service-Led Commercial Refrigeration Solutions
Service-led Commercial Refrigeration Solutions: why service is the profit lever Most organisations treat refrigeration service as a necessary overhead. Then the first major failure lands, stock is at risk, production is disrupted, and the annual “maintenance savings” gets wiped out in a week. Service-led Commercial Refrigeration Solutions flips that equation. It uses planned work, condition […]
What happens when a refrigeration system fails (and how to prevent it)
What happens when a refrigeration system fails (and how to prevent it) A refrigeration system never “just fails”. It fails with stock inside, or it fails mid-shift. And it fails right before a customer audit. In food & beverage, pharmaceutical, medical storage, and process manufacturing, a 2-degree drift can wipe out thousands of dollars in […]
Service vs Projects in refrigeration: why the difference matters
Most refrigeration overspend comes from blurred boundaries. When service is treated like a project, you end up paying for upgrades you did not need yet. When projects are treated like service, you keep patching a system that needs redesign, and you pay for it in downtime, energy waste and repeat call-outs. For CFOs, estate teams […]
Industrial Glycol System Upgrade
Technical Case Study: Industrial Glycol System Upgrade for Food Production In high-volume food production, chilled glycol is a critical utility for process control, impacting everything from ingredient stability to final product quality. This report details a full system redesign at a major UK food manufacturing site, focused on increasing resilience and efficiency without interrupting production […]
An Introduction to Process Cooling
An introduction to Process Cooling Process cooling requirements are used in both the industrial sector and commercial sector and generally, cooling processes are split into two main categories: Industrial Process Cooling This cooling process is introduced when accurate and regular control of temperature within an industrial process is needed. Industrial chillers remove heat from a […]