Eastern Cape
Packhouse Design in Alice
Full packhouse design for producers in Alice — intake, sorting, packing, pre-cooling and dispatch modelled around your peak-week tonnage, then drawn, costed and built.
Scope
Packhouse Design in Alice
- Throughput and flow modelling
- Layout drawings and services routing
- Refrigeration load and plantroom design
- Food-safe finishes and hygiene zoning
- Phased expansion planning
Sundays River and Gamtoos citrus, dairy and red meat processing. Local conditions shape the design: plant is sized for regional peak ambient, not a generic average.
Local context
Cold chain in Alice
Producers around Alice typically handle Citrus, Fresh Vegetables. That sets the storage envelope we design to — −0.6 °C to 8 °C depending on cultivar and market at 90–95% RH for citrus.
Our workshop is in Pretoria North, and crews travel to Alice for installation, commissioning and contracted maintenance visits.
| Citrus | −0.6 °C to 8 °C depending on cultivar and market · 90–95% RH · season March to October |
|---|---|
| Fresh Vegetables | 0 °C to 4 °C for most lines, 7–10 °C for chilling-sensitive crops · 95–98% RH · season Year-round with regional peaks |
Do you travel to Alice?
Yes. Reyds installs and services throughout Eastern Cape, including Alice. Site assessments are scheduled with travel bundled into the project.
How much does packhouse design cost in Alice?
Cost depends on chamber volume, temperature, panel thickness and plant selection. We quote line-by-line after an on-site assessment rather than giving a headline rate.
What's the lead time for Alice projects?
Typically 2–6 weeks for cold room scopes and 8–20 weeks for full packhouse builds, scheduled around your season.
Other services in Alice
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Get a Alice quote
Tell us what you need cooled and where. We respond with a scoped quote, and for emergencies we dispatch straight away.
- Phone / WhatsApp
- 069 268 0988
- info@reyds.co.za
- Workshop
- 386 Eeufees Street, Pretoria North, Gauteng
- Hours
- Mon–Fri 07:00–17:00, Sat 08:00–13:00. 24/7 emergency breakdown line.