Business Details
Your Trusted Food Factory Design & Project Management Consultants
Arctica brings extensive expertise in food factory design and project management, serving the food, logistics, and distribution sectors. With decades of combined experience across our multidisciplinary team of architects, engineers, and consultants, we deliver tailored solutions from project conception to completion. Our approach prioritises hygiene compliance, process efficiency, and future-proof facilities, supported by CDM regulations adherence and value engineering. Trusted by blue-chip clients, we specialise in high-care environments, cold storage, and temperature-controlled design.Our directors lead hands-on project management, ensuring cost-effective, innovative outcomes aligned with client needs. Backed by RICS, RIBA, and industry certifications, we maintain membership in leading food safety bodies to uphold evolving standards. From feasibility studies to post-contract management, we provide integrated architectural and engineering consultancy, ensuring facilities meet operational and regulatory requirements while enabling business growth.
Services
Food Factory Design
Project Management
Cost Consultancy
Process Engineering
CDM Services
Value Engineering
Feasibility Studies
Facility Refurbishment
Process Optimisation
Hygiene Compliance
Highlights and features
- We have over 150 combined years of food industry design experience.
- Our team holds leading industry certifications including RICS and RIBA.
- We provide hands-on project management from qualified directors.
- We offer integrated architectural and engineering consultancy services.
- We maintain membership in key food safety and standards bodies.
Associations and certifications
- RICS
- RIBA
- CIAT
- CEng
What people say
Expertise and understanding
Completed on time and within budget
Proactive project management
Compliant facility design
Helped us grow
Services
Food Factory Design
Specialist architectural design for food production environments, including high-care, temperature-controlled, and distribution facilities. Our process incorporates hygiene compliance, workflow efficiency, and future expansion planning. We collaborate with clients to create low-maintenance, staff-friendly spaces that meet BRC standards and operational requirements.
Project Management
End-to-end project management from feasibility studies to final delivery. Our directors provide hands-on oversight, coordinating stakeholders to ensure compliance with CDM regulations, budget control, and timely completion. We manage risk mitigation and contractor coordination throughout the project lifecycle.
Process Engineering
Food process analysis and equipment specification for optimal production efficiency. We conduct de-bottlenecking assessments, equipment procurement, and installation management. Our solutions address process rationalisation, product line development, and facility expansion requirements for food manufacturers.
CDM Services
Principal designer services under CDM 2015 regulations. We coordinate pre-construction safety planning, risk mitigation strategies, and health & safety file management. Our expertise ensures regulatory compliance while maintaining efficient project delivery.
Value Engineering
Cost and efficiency analysis to identify value improvements without compromising quality. We evaluate materials, construction methods, and design alternatives to enhance ROI while maintaining regulatory compliance and operational requirements for food production facilities.
People
Lee Chapman
Director
BSC (Hons), MRICS qualified director with extensive food industry architectural experience. Leads project delivery while maintaining cost control and regulatory compliance for complex food factory developments.
Niall McQuitty
Principle Architect
RIBA-registered architect with specialist food sector expertise. Oversees design solutions ensuring hygiene compliance and operational efficiency across high-care and temperature-controlled environments for blue-chip clients.
Peter Bradley
Architectural Director
BA (Hons) qualified director specialising in food factory architecture. Focuses on spatial optimisation and BRC compliance, integrating maintenance considerations and staff welfare facilities into design solutions.
Anthony Bowe
Senior Architectural Technologist
BSc (Hons) technologist with expertise in food industry building regulations. Translates design concepts into compliant construction documentation, ensuring food safety standards and operational requirements are met.
Calum Terry
Quantity Surveyor
BSc-qualified cost consultant managing project budgets and procurement strategies. Provides feasibility costings, contract management, and value engineering to deliver cost-effective food industry developments.
Questions
What specialisms does Arctica offer for food facilities?
We specialise in architectural design, project management, and process engineering for food factories including high-care environments, cold stores, and distribution centres.
How does Arctica ensure regulatory compliance?
We maintain RICS, RIBA, and industry certifications while advising on BRC and Salsa accreditations. Our CDM-compliant approach ensures safety and standards throughout projects.
Can Arctica manage full project delivery?
Yes, we provide end-to-end project management from feasibility studies through to completion, coordinating all stakeholders and maintaining budget and timeline control.
What experience does the team have?
Our directors have over 150 collective years' experience in food sector developments, supported by qualified architects, engineers, and technologists specialising in food industry requirements.
How are costs managed during projects?
Our quantity surveyors provide feasibility studies, budgeting, value engineering, and contract management to optimise spending while maintaining quality and compliance.
