Glen Ord
As part of Diageo’s expansion strategy to increase their Malt Whisky production capabilities, Glen Ord Distillery which is located at Muir of Ord in Inverness-shire, was selected as one of the sites that could be expanded to provide the increase in production.
Location: Muir of Ord
Client: Diageo
Cost: £5m
Completion: 2015
In 2012 Diageo appointed Blyth & Blyth to the Lead Consultant role, for the Civil, Structural and Building. Services aspects of the project. The scope of the project included:-
- Part demolition of the old Distillery buildings to accommodate new Hot and Warm well tanks
- Internal down takings within old Malt storage building, to form a new tun room for 14 wooden washbacks
- Part demolition of old Saladin Building and the construction of a new still house to accommodate a 3 Wash Stills and Spirit Still
- Alterations to existing Building to create new Mash House and CIP room
- External bunds for Spent Lees and Pot Ale Tanks
- Extension of Boiler House to accommodate new Boiler
- Alterations to existing Buildings to house new Cooper removal plant
- Bases for cooling towers
- Underground pipe runs for process related services
- External roads and infrastructure