Ngai Tahu Seafood

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CLIENT:  Ngai Tahu Seafood

LOCATION:  Bluff

Apollo was the lead design & build contractor on the new purpose-built seafood processing facility for Ngāi Tahu Seafood Products Ltd located in Bluff. The plant is used for the processing of live lobsters, paua, oysters and blue cod and contains a number of food-grade specialist processing areas as well as an office area and staff amenities.

Apollo was responsible for full project delivery including design and construction. Equipment within the facility includes a purpose built oyster opening table which can cater from one to fourteen oyster openers at any one time. Design innovations include running the services within the ceiling space to ensure a clean environment within the processing areas, using 316 stainless steel panel walls around the live lobster swim room and installing viewing windows between the public area and the processing area.

The construction component of which includes tendering sub-trades, construction methodology and programming, consents and compliance, full Health & Safety management, and onsite organisation and coordination of all subcontractors.

Client relationships is one of Apollo’s key values. This project germinated over seven years and Apollo has worked with Ngāi Tahu in an ongoing capacity, to add value to the design process and produce a facility of the highest quality. Despite the extended relationship, the final decision was driven by a need to vacate an existing facility. The eight month construction programme was ambitious in the best environment, however in Bluff it was a challenge that was not under-estimated. Despite the environmental challenges the programme and budget were both met and production performance is better than ever.

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We are a nationwide Design and Build company with specialist knowledge and experience across verticals as diverse as cold storage, dairy, wine, food and beverage processing, commercial and retail spaces, and recreation and leisure.

Whatever the project, our focus is simple - listen to our client and deliver absolute trust and certainty from the start.

At Apollo, we've never been afraid to challenge the status quo.

When Craig Waghorn and Paul Lloyd started Apollo in 2001, they were determined to break away from the traditional management process and do things differently. They saw an opportunity to partner with clients from the very start, taking their ideas right from concept all the way through to completion – something that was poorly executed in the industry!

Today, Apollo is a leading New Zealand design and construction company with over 40 professional project delivery and support staff across the country. We regularly work with major national companies including Fonterra, Goodman Fielder, George Weston Foods, Ngai Tahu and Lion Co., as well as private owner-operated businesses, sports organisations and Government/Council entities.

Even though Apollo has grown over eighteen years, we’ve never lost our core value that a ‘client’s trust is everything’. Apollo is different simply because we operate as a partner with our clients – our goal from the very beginning has always been to build strong relationships from which we can deliver successful projects.