Allan Estcourt - Design, Engineering and Consulting for Processing, Manufacturing and Energy Plants

Allan Estcourt provides industries with specialist advice in mechanical and process engineering along with the extended capabilities, expertise and resources in pulp and paper available from the Jaakko Poyry Group of Finland. The company is based in Rotorua, New Zealand, and provides services to industry throughout NZ, Australia and the Pacific Basin.

Allan Estcourt serves processing industries based on primary production from forestry, agriculture and the energy production and utilisation sectors. General industrial, commercial and local authority projects are also undertaken. Projects range in value from a few hundred to many millions of dollars.

Mechanical, chemical, control system and structural project services

Services provided by Allan Estcourt cover any or all steps in a project. The professional staff has experience in the mechanical, chemical, control systems and structural fields. The mainstream of mechanical engineering activity is complemented and assisted by other engineering skills and disciplines as required.

Mechanical and process design for power-generation equipment

Equipment that can be serviced by Allan Estcourt's capabilities cover includes co-generation equipment, steam turbines, boilers, wood residues / biomass combustion equipment, dryers, conveyors and silos, emissions control instrumentation, process control equipment, and pumps and pipelines.

Other services Allan Estcourt offers include:

• Preliminary flowsheets for energy systems
• Specifications of equipment for cogeneration plants
• Setting of project standards for product dryers
• Layouts for materials handling and storage
• Budget estimates for process plant installations
• Detailed construction drawings and control software
• Particulate collection for environmental control
• Schedules for piping systems
• Instrumentation loop and circuit diagrams
• Wastewater and irrigation systems
• Schedules and specifications for materials and equipment
• Sawmilling, and pulp and paper plants
• Engineering problem solving for woodwaste combustion
• Pressure vessel and pipe stress design for energy services
• Boiler safety features and controls

Engineering studies for power-generation equipment

Allan Estcourt provides a range of engineering studies for power-generation equipment. These include preliminary feasibility studies, investigations and audits, economic analysis studies, full feasibility studies, environmental impact studies and failure analysis.

Project management for power and industrial plants

Allan Estcourt's project management services for power plants include:

• Project planning
• Budgeting and cost control
• Expediting
• Testing and commissioning
• Training
• Procurement
• Construction and installation
• Quality assurance
• Operations and maintenance manuals