Eastern Promise for Robson
Bulk materials handling company secure important contracts in the Middle East
Geo Robson & Co. Ltd have worked closely with Belgium-based design engineers to design and manufacture a sugar handling system for Hodeidah, Yemen.
The £2.5 million system has over 40 belt and screw conveyors, with the total length of the belt conveyors spanning over 1,200m. The system conveys over 2,000 tons of raw sugar per day from the port to a 100,000 ton warehouse facility.
With the importance of the logistics and the critical design specification, Robson’s Mick Mosley led from the front in the project manager’s role. Mick has been with the company 27 years and is the company’s sugar system expert having managed sugar system design and installations worldwide.
Mick Mosley, Robson’s sugar system expert, commented: ‘With the complex build, accuracy is key. The team of engineers at Robson are very well experienced in this field and early indications are that an on-time delivery and on-budget build is expected.
‘Other important factors within the build had to be considered such as the explosive atmospheres generated by the sugar, with all the conveyors undergoing stringent testing and certification for explosive atmospheres.’
The equipment will be manufactured and pre-assembled at the Robson factory and then shipped to Yemen for installation.
Saudi Arabia is the destination for another Robson handling system. A £1 million salt handling system is part of a larger plant built by Korean Engineers, Daelim Industrial Co. Ltd.
The system handles rock salt from a lorry unloading facility across a 100m conveyor to a tripper conveyor in the roof space of the warehouse, ensuring an even and level storage pile. The design of the conveyors had to meet exacting standards to ensure the conveyors can perform under the corrosive nature of the salt.
With the recent successful project gains, Robson have increased their workforce with new additions within the technical department including structural design engineers, project engineers and draughtsmen. With a total of 10 new recruits the company is confident at meeting the challenges ahead.
