Process Engineering

SLR’s Process Engineering team are at the forefront of innovation, designing, implementing, and optimising chemical, physical and biological processes across different industries including water and wastewater, waste, food and drink, mining and agriculture.

Our team of highly experienced process engineers conceptualise ideas, gather and analyse relevant data, evaluate business impacts, assess project risk levels, all while working to foster trust and confidence with our clients.

Overview

Our engineers help businesses reach their best chance of success for their projects through taking a systematic approach to every task and seamlessly integrating into our clients’ project teams.

Whether you’re looking for technical due diligence and market research, the delivery of complex development works for a brand-new facility, upgrade or optimisation of an existing process to extract maximum value against challenging output specifications, or to develop internal infrastructure for reporting against government compliance targets; our experts are detail focused, building data and information into knowledge and understanding, using decades of collective experience.

The team has extensive experience managing projects at every level of complexity, covering industrial sectors such as waste management and resource recovery, including recycling of various materials, and thermal and non-thermal waste to energy solutions. Similarly, water and wastewater management and treatment, including anaerobic digestion processes for energy production, and more.

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Process Engineering Services

We offer a wide range of specialised services tailored to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of your operations. Our expertise spans every stage of the project lifecycle, from initial design to full implementation and optimisation, ensuring enhanced efficiency, quality and sustainability. Our core services include:

  • Design and development

    • Feasibility studies
    • Design concepts, detailed engineering designs, layouts and specifications
    • Process design and flow system design
    • Front-end engineering design packages (FEED)
    • Procurement support and contract management
    • Construction management and site supervision
    • Technical advisory services including full due diligence
    • Optioneering and appraisals
  • Implementation and optimisation

    • Full project management
    • Troubleshooting and process optimisations
    • Performance testing, analysis and quality assurance
    • Production line waste minimisation
    • Asset management
    • Maintenance scheduling and reliability assurance
    • Independent verification services
    • Permitting process support
    • Expert witness

Process Engineering Projects

  • Project

    Rotorua, New Zealand

    Auckland Council

    Infrastructure

    Ecogas Reporoa organics processing facility


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  • Project

    Dumfries, Scotland

    ARC Development / IONA Capital

    Infrastructure

    Crofthead anaerobic digestion plant


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    UK

    UK clients

    Infrastructure

    Surface water pollution risk assessment (H1 assessment)


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  • Project

    Hull and Nottingham, UK

    Pharmaceutical production sites

    Manufacturing & Industry

    Reducing API in wastewater stream


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  • Project

    UK

    Confidential

    Infrastructure

    rPET processing plant technical due diligence


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  • Project

    UK

    Confidential

    Infrastructure

    Plastic film recycling plant development project


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  • Project

    Various Waste Management Companies

    Infrastructure

    Landfill Leachate Methane Stripping Plants (MSP)


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  • Project

    Millerhill, Edinburgh, UK

    Alauna Renewable Energy / Kelda Water Services

    Power, Renewables & Energy

    Millerhill Anaerobic Digestion Plant


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  • Project

    The Isles of Scilly, UK

    Council of the Isles of Scilly (IoS)

    Infrastructure

    Isles of Scilly incineration support


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  • Project

    Stornoway, Scotland

    Comhairle nan Eiean Siar (Western Isles Council)

    Manufacturing & Industry

    Western Isles anaerobic digestion ABPR license variation


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Our Team Includes

  • John Postlethwaite

    Operations Manager Engineering – Asia Pacific

  • Dominee Rye

    Technical Director, Civil and Structural Engineering – Asia Pacific

  • Chris Hambling

    Technical Director, Sustainable Waste Management – Asia Pacific

  • Karen Lazo

    Associate Consultant, Civil & Structural Engineering – Asia Pacific

  • Luqman Atanda

    Senior Project Consultant, Sustainable Waste Management – Asia Pacific

  • Miles Mason

    Technical Director, Sustainable Waste Management – Asia Pacific

  • Adam van Nunen

    Technical Director, Water & Wastewater Engineering – Asia Pacific

  • Peter Cupitt

    Principal, Civil & Structural Engineering – Asia Pacific

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