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New Plant Expansion Photos
 
 

 

 

Installing new culverts 6/9/08
Installing new culverts 6/9/08
Clearing the dock drivewayt area 6/9/08
Making room for new culverts 6/9/08
Installing floor drain in new ware wash room 3/29/08
Doors & lighting installed on new dock 3/29/08
New packaging machine installed
in new packing room 3/29/08
Temporary wall installed for demolition
of existing freezer 3/29/08
1st time a forklift enters new dock area 3/29/08
1st palette of food entering new freezer 3/29/08
Aerial View of Plant 3/27/2008
Aerial View of Plant 3/27/2008
Preparing for loading dock slab 2/25/08
Preparing for loading dock slab 2/25/08
Palette racks installed in blast freezer 2/25/08
Palette racks installed in cold storage area 2/25/08
Installing transformers 2/25/08
Filling ammonia tanks 2/25/08
Aerial View of Plant 2/13/2008
Aerial View of Plant 2/13/2008
Insulated Ammonia lines in refrigeration plant 1/31/08
Two 20 ton blast freezer doors being installed 1/31/08
Freezer Palette Racks being installed 1/31/08
Ammonia compressor in refrigeration plant 1/31/08
Installing Refrigeration Lines 1/10/2008
Installing Refrigeration Lines 1/10/2008
Rear Aerial View of Plant 1/4/2008
Front Aerial View of Plant 1/4/2008
Roof installation nearing completion
Roof installation complete
Wall installation complete
Preparing for roof installation
Installing walls on packaging & prep room
Installing walls on packaging & prep room
Blast room condensors installed 11/06/07
refridgerated dock area complete 11/06/07
Piping of ammonia compressor plant nearing completion
Twin -40 degree blast freezer room
Framing complete for packaging and prep rooms
Piping of ammonia compressor plant nearing completion
Blast freezer condensing units being installed 11/29/07
Framing complete for packaging and prep rooms
Piping ammonia comperssors 11/29/07
Electrical room taking shape 11/29/07
Framing new Prep & Packaging room 11/29/07
Construction at a glance 11/29/07
Ammonia tank in place 11/16/07
Installation of packaging room's 1st beam 11/16/07
Lifting ammonia tank to the top of the building 11/14/07
Getting the ammonia tank in place 11/14/07
Installing 1st condensing unit 11/14/07
Hooking Ammonia tank to crane 11/14/07
installing roof mounted cooling tower over ammonia plant
Blast condensing unit ready for installation 11/14/07
Blast condensing unit for freezer 11/14/07
Blast condensing unit for main freezer 11/14/07
View from shipping & receiving bridge 11/14/07
Crane for ammonia tank installation 11/14/07
Blast freezer condensing unit arrives 11/14/07
Packaging building arrives 11/14/07
Steel column protection for electric doors 10/18/07
Shipping & Receiving offices over dock area 10/18/07
Addition of Ammonia Plant 10/18/07
Skeleton for four 40,000 lb. blast cells 10/18/07
Refridgeration compressors arrive 10/18/07
Ammonia plant 10/18/07
3' tall 1 1/2' wide curb for better protection 10/11/07
Shipping & receiving office above dock 10/11/07
Electrical equipment arriving 10/10/07
Electrical circuit boxes 10/10/07
Pouring slab 10/3/07
Finishing concrete 10/3/07
Working on the drains 10/3/07
Ready for concrete 10/3/07
Installing Freezer Walls 9/20/07
View of the roof 9/20/07
Walls with supports 9/17/07
Installing Freezer Walls 9/20/07
Forming concrete walls 9/15/07
Erecting concrete walls 9/17/07
Construction Moves Forward 8/24/07
Construction Moves Forward 8/24/07
Construction Moves Forward 8/24/07
Construction Moves Forward 8/24/07
Pouring Concrete in the Dock Area 8/24/07
Pouring Concrete in the Dock Area 8/24/07
Installing the First of the Freezer Panels 08/20/07
Installing the Frst of the Freezer Panels 08/20/07
Getting ready to Pouring Concrete in the Dock Area 08/20/07
Getting ready to Pouring Concrete in the Dock Area 08/20/07
08/13/07 Aerial photo
08/13/07 Aerial photo
Forming Dock Area 08/13/07
Forming Dock Area 08/13/07
Construction Moves Forward 08/13/07
Forming Dock Area 08/13/07
The Freezer takes shape 08/07/07
The Freezer takes shape 08/07/07
Erecting Steel 07/30/07
Erecting Steel 07/30/07
Loading Dock Prepare 7/25/07
Loading Dock Prepare 7/25/07
Loading Dock Prepare 7/25/07
Loading Dock Prepare 7/25/07
07/19/07 Second freezer slab pour
07/19/07 Steel erection continues
07/18/07 Aerial photo
07/18/07 Aerial photo
1st. day of erecting steel 07/11/07
1st. day of erecting steel 07/11/07
First steel for building arrives 07/09/07
First steel for building arrives 07/09/07
Early July rain slows construction 07/07/07
Early July rain slows construction 07/07/07
07/02/07
07/02/07
07/02/07
07/02/07
06/26/07 Aerial photo
06/26/07 Aerial photo
Covering the new freezer slab for curing 06/15/07
Covering the new freezer slab for curing 06/15/07
Louisiana's Largest Concrete Pumping Truck-06/15/07
Pouring Concrete for freezer 06/15/07
Left to right:
J.T. Livaccari  -  Project Superintendent - Brice Building
Casey Smithhart  -  Vice President of Manufacturing - CJF
Richard "Moo" Mouille  -  Foreman - Brice Building
Pouring Concrete 06/15/07
Installing Reinforcing Steel in Concrete Slab 06/13/07
Installing Reinforcing Steel in Concrete Slab 06/13/07
Preparing foundation for concrete 06/12/07
Preparing foundation for concrete 06/12/07
Mechanical Room Pouring Concrete -1 st Pour 06/02/07
Mechanical Room Pouring Concrete -1 st Pour 06/02/07
05/26/07 Floor Vent Pipe to Fan
05/26/07 Floor Vent Pipe Header
05/26/07 Concrete Pile Cap
05/26/07 Grade Beam
05/23/07 Pumping Concrete by Remote Control
05/23/07 Concrete Pumper
5/22/07 Pouring Concrete in Grade Beams
5/22/07 Pouring Pile Caps in Mechanical Room
05/16/07 Aerial photo-Final Piles Being Driven
05/16/07 Aerial photo-Final Piles Being Driven
5/11/07 Relocating Blast Freezer A/C Units
5/11/07 Installing Electrical Room Conduit
5/11/07 Reinforcement Steel for Grade Beams
5/11/07 Forming Grade Beams
05/02/07 First piling Dairy Building
05/02/07 First piling Dairy Building
04/24/07 started pumping concrete into the composite pilings
04/24/07 started pumping concrete into the composite pilings
04/21/07 600 of 700 Piling in Place
04/13/07 Aerial photo
04/18/07 Ground Breaking
04/18/07 Ground Breaking
04/09/07 Day 4 100 Piles Driven
04/05/07 Marking Piling Position
04/04/07 Day 1 First of 700 Piles to Drive
04/03/07 First pilings being unloaded
03/23/07 Aerial photo
03/23/07 Aerial photo
03/22/07 Last Day of Fill
03/22/07 Last Day of Fill
3/20/07 First truckload of fill
3/20/07 Fill
3/20/07 Grubbing the property
3/20/07 Grubbing the property
3/5/07 Exposing existing utilities
3/5/07 Exposing existing utilities
From left to right: Melissa Folse, Pat Descant with Brice Construction, and John sign the contract for the new plant expansion 2/19/07
From left to right: Melissa Folse, Pat Descant with Brice Construction, and John sign the contract for the new plant expansion 2/19/07
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