Alliance Group is to spend $3.2million on a further upgrade at its Lorneville plant, near Invercargill, to help improve operational efficiency. The programme would improve the company’s ability to control the refrigeration system remotely and provide a platform for further investment, Alliance said in a statement. It would also give an opportunity to have more control points and sensors, improve the ability to provide automation control and result in ‘‘significant’’ savings through energy efficiency. Lorneville employs almost 2000 people at the peak of the season and Alliance is Southland’s largest employer. Alliance’s $4million project to reconfigure its venison processing plant at Lorneville, so it could also process beef, was being supported by a $2.8million loan from the Provincial Growth Fund.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 23, 2020 16:30 UTC