High-Care Food Projects
Where do most high-care food projects go wrong, and how do we prevent that?
The weak spots are usually people flow, poorly planned interfaces and dust control. FESS Group design each high-care food projects build sequence around hygiene zoning, then enforce physical segregation, supervised access and PPE discipline. Our supervisors coordinate with hygiene, QA and engineering so nothing slips.
- Pre-build hygiene risk review and zoning map
- Temporary walls, tack mats, negative pressure where needed
- Colour-coded PPE and tool control with point-of-use cleaning
- Clean utilities and stainless detailing specified from day one
Can you work in live production without contaminating product?
Yes, that is our specialism as a high-care food projects factory contractor. We run live-line work by isolating the job, timing noisy or dusty tasks out of production windows, and validating cleans before hand-back. Documentation is aligned to your food safety project delivery plan so QA can sign off with confidence.
- Shift-aligned phasing and micro-shutdowns
- ATP swab targets and visual standards for each phase
- Allergen and foreign body controls baked into RAMS
- Supervisor walkdowns with hygiene and production
Frequently Asked Questions
High-care protects ready-to-eat products after a kill step from recontamination. High-risk adds stricter barriers and air control for highly sensitive products like cooked meats. We align the build to your site’s risk zoning and retailer codes, then document the rationale for auditors.
We use physical barriers, airlocks, colour-coded routes, logged access and tool control. Supervisors brief every contractor daily and QA spot-checks are welcomed. Breaches stop the job, get re-briefed, and are recorded within the food safety project delivery log.
Expect RAMS, permits, CPP, materials conformity, weld logs where applicable, ATP and visual verification, allergen controls, PPE logs, and hand-back sign-off. We package these in a concise closeout file that mirrors your HACCP and QMS.
We manage hygiene in high-care food projects through strict segregation, PPE control, validated cleaning, and phased works to maintain compliance and prevent downtime.
Hygiene by design, not by luck
Hygiene begins at concept. As a high-care food factory contractor, we specify surfaces, slopes, and service routes to minimise harbourage and ease cleaning. Every high-care food projects follows the same principle we prefer stainless or food-grade polymer finishes, seal service penetrations, and separate high and low hygiene utilities. Our food safety project delivery approach defines cleaning stages and verification before, during, and after works.
- Hygienic design reviews with QA and engineering
- Service segregation, for example compressed air and clean steam
- Sloped sills, drip trays, stand-offs and sealed bases
- Pre-occupancy clean, ATP verification and photographic records
People, PPE and live-site behaviour
Human factors make or break high-care. We run mandatory inductions focused on zoning, allergen awareness, jewellery policy and PPE. Everyone signs in and out, tools are counted, and waste leaves through dedicated routes. As a high-care food factory contractor, we insist on supervisors who can pause the job to protect hygiene, not just schedule — ensuring every high-care food projects meets the same rigorous standards.
- Daily briefings and competency checks
- Colour-coded PPE per zone, issued at access points
- Tool control boards, FOD checks and magnet sweeps where appropriate
- Permit to work, with QA co-signatures at hold points
Segregation, dust and airflow control
Cutting, drilling and lifting in high-care needs dust and airflow management. We combine temporary walls, sheeting, zip doors and negative air machines with local extraction and wet methods. Clean-side pressure is protected, and we meter particulates where needed. This is integrated into the food safety project delivery plan so air quality and cleanliness are evidenced, not assumed.
- Temporary hoardings with sealed edges and floor tape
- Negative pressure units with HEPA filtration
- Local extraction on tools, wet cutting where practical
- Particle checks, visual standards and recorded cleans at phase gates
Controls for lift and shift inside high-care
Moving kit through high-care is high risk. We prepare LOLER, load routes and floor protection, then clean and wrap assets before entry. Our lift and shift riggers and electricians coordinate isolations, and we run staged cleans after final positioning. As your high-care food factory contractor, we keep production informed to avoid bottlenecks and protect hygiene.
- Pre-clean, wrap and tag components off-site
- Dedicated ingress routes and time windows
- Isolations, test, and re-energise under permit control
- Post-move cleans and QA sign-off before release to production
Services we can help with
Mechanical and Electrical Services 
Industrial Machine Maintenance 
Lift and Shift Equipment Specialists 
Industrial Process Solutions 
Inspection Systems: Industrial Metal Detection 
End Of Line Processes: Industrial Packaging 
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