slaughterhouse EXPERIENCE
ProWay products are proudly designed and manufactured in
Australia and the USA, and installed all over the world.
ABATTOIR AND SLAUGHTERHOUSE EXPERIENCE
ProWay has custom designed, fabricated and installed numerous abattoir, slaughterhouse and livestock processing facilities. From safe and efficient unloading chutes and walkways, through to state of the art processing facilities and complete raised lairages.
From designing on-farm facilities, ProWay has naturally progressed into designing, manufacturing and constructing first class animal handing facilities for abattoirs. The complexity of these projects changes from job to job but we have been responsible for the complete works including:
- Survey
- Layout design
- Civil design and engineering
- Structural design and engineering
- Hydraulic design and installation
- Electrical design and installation
- Offsite manufacturing
- Onsite installation (after hours and during shutdowns as required)
We understand your need to keep your facility operating during upgrades with minimum disruption to the plant. We work with you to achieve this by careful planning and pre-fabricating product so it goes up on site quickly and efficiently but still remains a functional long lasting product.
We are experts in getting stock to move through the system with the minimum of force and labour by working and understanding the animal’s willingness to move.
ProWay has a comprehensive skill set and the necessary experience for the development of your facility. We specialise in custom designed holding pens, processing corrals, weighing and drafting infrastructure, wash bays, remote-operated pneumatic gates, forcing corrals and knock box lead-ups. We have built cutting edge infrastructure for many abattoirs across Australia, primarily for cattle, sheep and goat processing facilities.
With nearly 20 years of experience, we’re experts in transitioning your livestock facilities into a state of the art and an industry-leading operation.
AN EXAMPLE OF OUR EXPERIENCE INCLUDES:
Murray Bridge SA
ProWay worked closely with TFI management to design, fabricate and install the custom lairage and processing facility at the lamb abattoir. This project included:
- Supply of internal pens and laneways for a large (5000 sqm) sheep lairage
- Three electric winch adjustable sheep unloading chutes with reversing sensors
- Installation of pneumatic remote controlled gates in the lead up to kill floor resulting in increased efficiency and safety for livestock and operators.
Kyneton VIC
ProWay undertook a processing pen redevelopment including new undercover sheep, goat and cattle pens as well as new two new cattle unloading ramps/dumps.
Wagga Wagga NSW
ProWay designed and constructed a new cattle handling facility including the development of herringbone lead-up up yards with non-bruise troughs, circular concrete walled wash pens with pneumatic vertical lift gates, rotary force yard and a suspended concrete single file race into the knock box. This new area was all covered by roof to keep stock and operators out of the elements.
Cowra NSW
Work over the years for Breakout River Meats includes cattle unloading dumps and adjustable sheep dumps.
ProWay also retro fitted a rotary force yard and single file race with air operated rotary block gates into the cattle knock box.
Other construction included the building of a new approach to the pig line including suspended concrete floored lead-up ramp and dual race leading into the CO2 stunning chamber.
Geelong VIC
ProWay were engaged by MC Herds to install a customised unloading platform for all drivers unloading cattle. This innovation went on to receive much media attention and was awarded first prize as the best solution to a specific WH&S issue.
Casino NSW
As part of the upgrade to the abattoir at Casino, ProWay built new yards leading up to both the veal and beef knock boxes. This was a complex job fitting into a hard to access site with many trades happening at once.
Features included rotary force yards, pneumatic vertical lift gates, pneumatic rotary block gates, walkways and stairs.
NSW
ProWay designed and built new dual purpose holding yards for sheep, cattle and alpacas.
Work included unloading dumps, separate rotary force yards for the cattle and sheep lines, pneumatic rotary block gates and a roof over the working area.
UNLOADING CHUTES
ProWay have supplied and installed numerous unloading chutes for all type of stock at abattoirs around the country over the years. Our loading and unloading chutes are considered the best in the industry. The is validated by the invitation to assist with the compilation of the “National Guidelines for Ramps and Forcing Yards” published by the Australian Livestock and Rural Transporters Association (ALRTA) in July 2015. Some of these include:
Supplied and installed adjustable cattle unloading ramp (ramp adjusts to unload both top and bottom deck) as well as a fixed unloading dump at the Brooklyn facility Vic.
Supply and installation of a 9m Super HD Sheep Chute
Supply and installation of a 8.0m Sheep Ramp
Supply and installation of an 8m Cattle Dump and 12.5 Degree Cattle Ramp
