Do you handle BRC / IFS / SQF-compliant plant design?

Yes. Layout, materials, hygienic zoning and traceability documentation are designed to the specific scheme required by the target off-taker or export market.

Can the plant be phased?

Almost always. We design the ultimate footprint on day one, then phase refrigeration, IQF and packaging capacity to the raw material ramp-up curve.

Do you cover shrimp IQF and value-added lines?

Yes. Peeling, deveining, IQF tunnels, glazing and retail packaging are RFQ'd together with cold storage and dispatch — one comparable quote per vendor.

Solutions · Processing Facilities

Seafood processing facilities — filleting, IQF, cold storage & export

Turn-key fish and shrimp processing plants. Filleting, IQF, packaging, cold storage and export logistics — project-matched suppliers, one RFQ.

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Investment
$1M – $50M
Timeline
10–18 months from concept to first export shipment
Capacity band
3 t/day artisanal → 100 t/day export-grade plants

System types

processing facilities we source, engineer and finance

Whole-fish grading & packing

Fresh chilled and gutted exports — salmon, sea bass, tilapia.

Filleting & value-added lines

Skinning, pinboning, portioning, marination, breading, cooking.

Shrimp processing & IQF

Peeling, deveining, IQF, glazing, retail packaging.

Cold chain & export logistics

Blast freezers, IQF tunnels, cold storage, ripening, dispatch.

What the package includes

Scope of engagement

Layout design for HACCP, BRC / IFS / SQF compliance
Filleting, IQF, packaging and metal-detection lines
Refrigeration, blast freezing and cold storage capacity
Water, effluent, by-product recovery and waste strategy
QC lab, traceability system and export documentation
Financing and destination-market compliance support

Buyer outcomes

What you actually get

Layout designed for the buyer's HACCP scheme and off-taker
Capacity phased to raw material ramp-up — no idle CAPEX
Refrigeration and IQF right-sized for real product mix
project-matched suppliers with references in your target export market

Risks we design out of the RFQ

· Cold storage undersized for peak harvest — forces distress selling
· By-product / effluent strategy missing — permit blocker
· Layout not designed for the certification scheme required by the off-taker

Expert guidance

What our engineers tell every buyer before signing

Vendor-neutral principles drawn from live processing facilities projects. Apply these before your RFQ goes out — they change what suppliers can quote.

1
Design the plant around the off-taker's certification
BRC, IFS, SQF, ASC and BAP each demand different hygienic zoning, materials and traceability. Fixing this at concept stage is 10× cheaper than retrofitting a running line.
2
Phase refrigeration & IQF with the biomass curve
Buy the ultimate footprint, install refrigeration and IQF capacity in phases matched to your raw material ramp-up so cash is not trapped in idle assets.
3
Solve by-products before permits
Blood water, offal, packaging waste and effluent are the #1 permit blockers. A defined valorisation and effluent strategy accelerates commissioning by months.

Want these principles applied to your specific site, capacity and off-take before suppliers see anything?

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Frequently asked questions

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Short answer

What is the fastest way to get quotes for Processing Facilities?

Submit one structured request for Processing Facilities. FishMatch Group translates it into a technical RFQ, runs a confidential sourcing round with project-matched international suppliers, and returns comparable quotations. No fee is charged to the buyer, and your identity and project details stay private until you choose to proceed.

How it works:: One structured request, human-reviewed before any supplier outreach
Typical turnaround:: Depends on scope and site data; no turnaround is guaranteed
Confidentiality:: Supplier names are never exposed during evaluation
Cost to buyers:: No fee charged to the buyer

Before you request quotes

Equipment scope

What equipment does a commercial aquaculture project actually need?

A grow-out project typically needs holding infrastructure (tanks, ponds or cages), water movement (pumps, piping, valves), aeration or oxygenation, water treatment appropriate to the system, feeding equipment, grading and handling gear, monitoring and alarms, and backup power. RAS adds mechanical filtration, biofiltration, degassing, disinfection and tighter process control. Hatchery and processing scopes are specified separately.

Which equipment should be specified before requesting quotes?

Specify the items whose sizing changes everything downstream: design biomass and stocking density, water exchange or recirculation rate, oxygen demand at peak temperature, and installed pumping head. With those four fixed, suppliers can quote aeration, filtration, pumps and power on the same basis. FishMatch calculators produce these figures and attach them to the RFQ.

Can equipment be sourced in stages?

Yes, and phased procurement is common. The usual sequence is water supply and holding infrastructure, then aeration and treatment, then automation and monitoring, then processing and cold chain. Staging works when interfaces and capacity headroom are defined at the start; otherwise later phases force replacement rather than addition.

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