Box & Co in partnership with Central Burnet Juice (CB Juice) were engaged to undertake the design & construct for the installation of the first T.A.S.T.E (Thermally Accelerated Short-Time Evaporation) tower in the Southern Hemisphere.

CB Juice were awarded a grant from the Queensland Treasury through the BBB (Backing Business in the Bush) fund to generate additional employment in rural Queensland.

Works undertaken to date include a detailed design and through this process Box & Co’s Design Manager was required to organise the structural and services design with JBT in Parma, Italy. Process involved communication between the relevant authorities to ensure the end product was delivered to Australia meeting our building codes and compliance.

Upgrade works have also been undertaken to the existing facility including foundation works (120t of Concrete), Electrical infrastructure, Hydraulic services and future provisions for a new boiler and boiler house.

Over the coming weeks the installation of the 20m tower will be installed with 100t cranes to the rear of the current building.

The completed project will allow the production of concentrate juice to increase 2-fold ,with the potential to increase further in the future. This piece of equipment also allows the client to produce Aroma & Citrus Oil based Bi-Products.

CB Juice will also capitalise on reduced energy and water consumption from this project.

To date the project has been a successful partnership with CB Juice, JBT/Marel and Queensland Treasury.