Jones Feed Mill

Project: Jones Feed Mill
Location: Linwood, Ontario
Sector: Industrial
Construction Type: Fixed

PROJECT OVERVIEW

Located in Linwood, ON, Jones Feed Mill has been in business since 1930 and continues to grow by providing superior service. Jones contracted Frey Building Contractors to build a new 172’ tall pellet mill alongside their existing successful feed mill. Jones Feed has a variety of companies under one umbrella offering feed to an abundance of different livestock including: equine, beef, dairy, poultry, sheep including an Organic specialty feed program. Jones Feed produces over 200,000 tonnes of feed each year to local farms across Ontario as well as shipping overseas around the world.

Not only does Jones Feed Mill provide food to livestock, they also provide food to feed us all including pork from their very own Black Creek farms and cereal from their Nith River Milling location.

AMI Attachments

Project: 51,280 sf Manufacturing Plant and Offices
Location: Region of Waterloo, Ontario
Sector: Industrial
Contract Type: Construction Management

PROJECT OVERVIEW:

AMI Attachments is an industry leading North American manufacturer of heavy construction equipment. AMI selected Frey Building Contractors to construct its new manufacturing facility, and offices. This project was delivered under a construction management contract. The facility combines AMI’s North American manufacturing operations with AMI’s North American head office. The manufacturing plant is designed and built to handle and manufacture heavy equipment, and includes multiple overhead cranes, a paint booth and wash bay. An epoxy coating on the concrete floor creates a clean, professional appearance to the manufacturing area. Change facilities with showers are located in the basement. The building placement on the property emphasizes the beautiful 2 storey office building, which is clad in a glass curtain wall, and accented with stucco. The entry opens up to a 2 storey atrium with a mezzanine, and is filled with natural light. The atrium features a staircase with glass balustrades and stainless steel railings. An interior stone feature wall accents the modern, classy look of the entryway. The office area includes a kitchen and dining room.

Wallenstein Feed & Supply Ltd.

Project: Mill 4
Location: Wallenstein, Ontario
Sector: Industrial
Contract Type: Fixed Price

PROJECT OVERVIEW:

For almost 60 years Wallenstein Feed & Supply (WFS) has been manufacturing quality feed for the Ontario livestock industry. WFS is a valued, repeat client of Frey Building Contractors since 1998.
WFS selected Frey for the structural construction of Mill 4, an impressive state-of-the art facility. WFS is the largest independent, family owned livestock feed mill in Canada and runs 24 / 6. The official opening ceremony and open house for Mill 4 was attended by 2,000 people. The volume of production requires 100 trucks coming in and out every day.

The construction statistics for Mill 4 speak to the size and complexity of the project:

• 87,000 metric tonnes of granular materials

• Contract documents totaling 4,450 linear feet of paper

• A 14,000 square foot warehouse with a robotic palletizer and 800 racking spaces

• Interior inbound and outbound truck weigh scales

• A 26 foot deep basement

• Building height of 130 feet  from the ground, and 170 feet to top of the elevator discharge

• 3,843 meters of concrete

• 262. 56 tons of rebar

• 708.1 tons of structural steel

• 72,238.5 millwright man-hours

• 65,000 Frey labour hours

• 18 miles of welding rods

• 244 kilometers of electrical wire

• 102 doors

• 487 electric motors totaling 5,098 connected horsepower

Project: 55,100 sq.ft Manufacturing Facility Addition
Location: Elmira, Ontario
Sector: Industrial
Contract Type: Construction Management

PROJECT OVERVIEW:

Elmira Pet Products is the largest Canadian private label dry pet food manufacturer, with a history dating back to 1923. In recent years they have invested $27,000,000 in equipment and infrastructure, including a major expansion to their mixing plant, production, packaging and office areas. Elmira Pet Products selected Frey Building Contractors as the Construction Manager for this major addition. The addition included new production lines, packaging area and a 2 storey office. Some of the features of this challenging and complex project include; specialized mechanical and production equipment, waste water treatment, fire reservoir and cold receiving docks. A welfare area is incorporated into the 2 storey office addition, and includes a lunchroom and training rooms. Frey delivered this project on time and on budget, despite a tight schedule, project complexity and numerous changes made during the project.