Progress so far
We are happy to announce we commenced works at Spen Farm for the University of Leeds on 1st June 2020.
The project consists of additional works to the newly constructed Farm Research Centre to allow the facility to operate efficiently. Spen Farm was designed and built to teach its University Students pig farming at a hands-on level. We are excited to be working on another fantastic project with the University of Leeds.
As no pigs are living in the new farm buildings yet we are trying to squeeze as much work into our planned schedule as possible.
So far, over the last 4-weeks, we have been carrying out works across the farm, in the glorious but hot summer weather, and are making great progress.
Our electrical contractors have been busy installing data cabling and running tests on the existing systems, they have been getting stuck into equipping this hi-tech facility with the means to measure and feedback information to aid the students to carry out their research. This includes the fitting of a comprehensive CCTV camera system to monitor the pigs and data logging of the brilliant feed system which sends back a whole variety of information to the on-site comms rooms.
The farm consists of four separate building areas; the dry Sow house, the Farrowing pens, the Nursery accommodation and the pig performance testing building. Last week we added the finishing touches to the painting of the nursery feed room floor which included yellow cross-hatching paint to pedestrian walkways and the stairs leading down to the sophisticated feed system which uses air pressure to individually feed the pigs on-demand supplied by twenty food silos.
Spen Farm really is state of the art!
