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Danville, VA – April 12, 2022 – Clayco, a full-service, turnkey real estate, architecture, engineering, design-build and construction firm, announced today it has been awarded the design-build contract for Tyson Foods’ new poultry processing facility in Danville, Virginia.

It replaces Bell & Evans’ previous harvesting facility and now operates nearby the company’s organic-certified further processing and packaging plant, and their organic-certified, animal-welfare-focused chicken hatchery. The new facility harvests approximately 300,000 chickens daily.

We design and build award-winning poultry processing plants. Stellar offers a wide range of solutions for chicken processing that cover every aspect of the process. We prioritize food safety and operational efficiency so that your facility is able to meet the highest quality and safety standards.

Prepared preliminary building design for a 67,000 square foot case-ready meats processing plant to replace a building damaged by a fire. Designed process layouts and coordinated equipment installation and start-up.

Animal Feed Mill Design & Layout. Whether planning to build a new feed processing facility or remodeling or upgrading an existing facility, many things must be considered, like: Ease of Operation, Material Handling & Flow.

From floor to ceiling, and everything in between, Bell & Evans’ new packaging, storage and further processing plant is as innovative as they come. As a showcase facility that virtually redefines quality, it offers plenty of useful insight for poultry processors.