Survival. A challenging upgradation of a fire damaged grain handling plant
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| Authors & editors | |
| Publisher | Milling & Grain |
| Year of publication | 2023 May |
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| Medium | Digital |
| Edition | 1 |
| Topics | People and communities > Health & safety |
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| Scope & content | In 2021, WF Wells & Sons’ grain drier caught fire and had to be replaced. A five-brother partnership, and the third generation to farm near Bath, WF Wells & Sons’ farming enterprise grows OSR, winter wheat and barley, spring barley and beans, plus maize and has a dairy and beef herd. “The drier caught fire as a result of an accumulation of dust. The dry weather meant that the crop was particularly dusty and dirty and the location of the drier, which had been installed in a tight space, meant that it was dragging in dust laden air which was settling on the burner tubes,” explains Andrew Wells. “After the fire I called Andrew Head, Sales Director, BDC Systems Ltd, with whom I have a long standing and trusted relationship. He quickly confirmed the cause of the fire, which coincidentally aligned exactly with the view of my insurer,” continues Mr Wells. Despite a new drier having to fit within the same tight space as that of the destroyed drier, and the top of the drier having to protrude through the roof of the grain shed, Head worked closely with Wells to re-design the plant so that the risk of fire was greatly reduced. Read about: The challenge! The additional choice. |
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