We reimagine food production for the C21st
All of us who have grown up and worked in the food industry know the challenges the industry faces. We want to support the food industry to address the future challenges of food production.
SmartParc has been purposely designed by people from our industry for our industry. It is a new asset class specifically aimed at addressing our industry’s challenges and provides the springboard to develop sustainable food production for the future.
SmartParc offers businesses the opportunity to collaborate not only on how to future-proof the food industry but also within their shared services.
An opportunity to design your purpose-built facility to be the most efficient best in class process, targeting reducing the costs of production by 20%.
SmartParc’s central shared platform harnesses wind, solar and energy balancing to drastically reduce your energy bills by up to 30%. SmartParc’s solution allows us to recycle every kw of energy used. Working together we will be net zero by 2030.
By sharing non-competitive services such as security, waste, engineering, hygiene, training, labour resources and lab services, our collaborators reduce their costs and improve their sustainability credentials as less resources are employed. A win:win for the bottom line and the environment.
By having a building specifically designed for food and drink production, manufacturers avoid the heavy costs of remodelling before fitting out, as well as the costs associated with dilapidations before handing back.
We will have a dedicated team of food professionals to provide support to your team on-site. As your business grows, our team will assist if remodelling is required. SmartParc will liaise with SEGRO to ensure swift approvals for alterations.
Central distribution facility on-site to enable shared storage rented by the pallet to manage the ebb and flow of space efficiently. Shared goods also enables collaborative procurement of bulk items and efficient temperature controlled storage space for all collaborators.
By working together our collaborating businesses can offer a picked service of a range of products suitable to go either direct to consumer or via more traditional channels to food service and retail. Eliminating the need for a further leg of the distribution journey.
SmartParc will provide a great environment to attract and retain people. Each Parc will provide upwards of 5,000 jobs and will be capable of providing a range of opportunities to people facilitating them building a career whilst never needing to move away from their community.
By establishing great sustainable transport links and providing a range of on-site services, SmartParc will create a work-life balance which will ensure a sustainable and trained workforce on your doorstep.
SmartParc is teaming up with local universities and Campden to give our ‘collaborators’ access to the best institutions and opening up the world of technology to the food industry. Through our ‘manufacturing centre of excellence’ SmartParc will be the hub where we can bring in new people and develop an exciting environment to attract and retain the brightest people in our industry.
We will become a focal point for innovation and funding and will support our collaborators to access the available grant funding.
The SmartParc leadership team has a track record of success in manufacturing.
Jackie Wild is a forward-thinking leader with strong attention to detail. Throughout her career, she has developed excellent working relationships within the food industry. She founded TSL, a leading construction group, in 2002 and it became evident that the food industry needed radical change to ensure its future. Then came SmartParc.
She will develop the SmartParc mission with enthusiasm and pride. Jackie works tirelessly to create these revolutionary parks, collaborating with businesses to ensure a strong food manufacturing industry for the future.
Ian McIntyre’s 30 years global experience within the Pharmaceutical and Personal Care sectors has provided him a wealth of experience across all sectors of manufacturing and engineering.
Ian brings his wide engineering knowledge to the SmartParc team to deliver the Park’s visionary energy and sustainability targets. As well as defining a site wide world-class engineering and maintenance function.
Paul Old has nearly 40 years’ experience within the food manufacturing industry. He has developed an excellent operational knowledge as well as being technically focused.
He comes to SmartParc with the aim to develop these campus-style hubs all over the world, bringing the Smart Parc revolution to life. Paul’s industry experience helps to deliver the initiatives and focus on reduced cost to serve, ensuring our tenants benefit from being with SmartParc.
Kate Hancock has honed her passion for food processing and factory design during her 25 years in the food industry, working within the manufacturing base and within TSL.
Kate’s focus within SmartParc is to ensure every business coming to the Park has a well thought out and optimised factory design, providing the highest levels of efficiency encompassing emerging technologies in all areas to minimise operational costs.
Richard brings to the team 14 years of professional accountancy practice, along with 27 years as a Financial Director – 14 of which have been spent within the food industry. Prior to joining the SmartParc team he ran and operated the facilities management of a busy industrial park in South Derbyshire. Richard is responsible for ensuring the smooth operation of the park and for meeting the high standards that our tenants expect.
Nigel’s 30 years in the food industry has gained him extensive knowledge across all operational and technical functions within many food manufacturing categories. Recently Nigel has been driven by emerging technologies which will revolutionise the food industry.
Nigel’s focus within SmartParc is to deliver best in class and forward thinking technologies, that push the boundaries of manufacturing processes at an operational level, including hygiene, process automation and robotic systems.
Michael Roberts is a highly experienced Mechanical Engineer who, throughout his career, has specialised in the Temperature Controlled Food Industry Sector.
His focus within SmartParc is to ensure a coordinated and optimised approach to the design of site infrastructure and individual buildings, embracing new and emerging technologies to maximise efficiency, sustainability and reduce the impact on the environment.
Phil is a highly experienced leader with an extensive background in food manufacturing. He has built and led businesses for Greencore and The Billington Group (TBG) most recently.
As COO of TBG he was part of the Group Operating Board with responsibility for Group Projects, SHE, Purchasing, ESG and Operations. Phil also stood in as MD of Billington Foodservice to manage the business through the Covid pandemic. He successfully led projects to restructure the Food division and its factory footprint.
Prior to this Phil was the MD of the Greencore M&S business at Northampton. He doubled the size of the business over 5 years including building 2 factories with leading technical construction partner TSL. These factories were on time and within budget and exceed their original efficiency objectives as well as pushing the boundaries of what is possible in modern food manufacturing.
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