PARTNER
Meridian helps food manufacturing facility avoid costly shutdown
- 850,000 square foot building
- 10 manufacturing lines producing crackers and cookies
- 20-foot ceilings provided a challenge to our team
OBJECTIVE
Birds created a “high alert” situation, shutting down one production area and threatening others.
- Following their internal process, the facility first attempted to flush the bird out themselves.
- They then tried to contact a shooting team. They were unavailable.
- The facility manager called Meridian. We arrived in three hours.
SOLUTION
Two Bird Removal Technicians (BRTs) deployed the patented Bird-N-Free system to capture the birds within two hours.
- Due to the flexibility and mobility of the capture system, the BRTs were able to work around areas the customer asked us to avoid. These areas were off-limits due to food safety concerns and sensitive trade secrets.
RESULTS
Within 5–6 hours from the call, Meridian had the facility bird-free. Production resumed the same day.
- Meridian performed a post-service inspection on the sprawling facility.
- The customer appreciated Meridian’s humane capture approach.
- The same customer had another emergency the following week. They called Meridian, and we captured the bird in approximately one hour.
6 hours
from first call to capture. The facility was able to resume production the same day.
“The place was huge, with almost a million square feet, 20-foot ceiling, and many safety protocols to observe. This was a dedicated undertaking our BRTs tackled quickly and effectively.”
– Allie Trump
Business Development Manager
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