In the third instalment of our Distillery and Visitor Centre series, we’re looking at the risks that can affect projects in the Distillery sector, and how appropriate planning can manage & mitigate these.
Our experience in a range of projects in the distillery sector allows us to accurately predict potential risks and provide a fully actionable plan to solve any problems that may arise. Our musings below share just a taste of the many aspects of any distillery project – get in touch if you’d like to discuss your own project further.
Planning strategies
Coordinating the multiple construction elements of your project, from shell and core to process equipment and visitor experience requires close management by key project stakeholders. Your Project Manager, Quantity Surveyor and entire design team require full transparency over these aspects of the project to ensure each stage runs as smoothly as possible.
DSEAR ratings
DSEAR ratings are a crucial part of your project, protecting both your team and all future visitors. To ensure risks are controlled throughout the entirety of the project schedule, we recommend early survey and investigation to allow any risks to be removed and/or controlled. Any arising risks can raise potential cost implications on different zones of distillery and/or warehouse areas, and so must be fully considered as early as possible.
Your water source
The water source for your distillery project can have a huge impact on your available volume for future production. We recommend completing various tests at an early stage to assess the quality, pressure and quantity that can be utilised throughout the distillery. Early planning at this stage will mitigate possible future risks and allow for a smoother project process.
Site drainage solutions
Many distillery projects are located on remote sites which require a drainage impact assessment at as early a stage as possible. A finalised drainage solution for your distillery project can have a considerable effect on the total project budget, so must be actioned at an early stage to allow for success. Integration with SELA (Scottish Environment Protection Agency) is crucial to ensure your project not only meets required regulations but protects and improves its surrounding environment.
Project management software
With many moving parts of a distillery project to consider, it’s important that all elements are as planned and organised as possible. Reliable project management tools and systems must be utilised and consistently implemented to ensure any risks are identified at an early stage and can be actioned appropriately. Risk Register, RAG Action Lists, Change Control, Cost Reports and Programme Management must all be fully considered to ensure that your team is as prepared and equipped as possible.
Identifying the above elements in your project and acting on these can provide peace of mind by managing and mitigating possible risks in your distillery project, allowing for energy and budget to be spent in other required areas.
Our experience in multiple distillery and visitor centre projects has provided us with knowledge and expertise that we transfer into each of our projects – read more about our experience here or get in touch with our team to discuss your next project.