![]() ![]() Constructors can place SCC at a faster rate with an improved, more uniform architectural surface and little or no remedial surface work. SCC consolidates when placed and does not require any additional consolidation efforts such as vibration. The 2,100 precast elements used in the building are made of self-compacting concrete (SCC). To speed the construction, the structure was built using precast concrete for the walls, roofs, beams and columns, which not only provided simpler construction, but contributed to food safety as well. ![]() Site work began in November 2010, and the construction was completed in time for the fall harvest in October 2012. ![]() Teter Architects & Engineers was chosen as the designer. Paramount chose Younglove Construction Company, based in Sioux City, IA as the A&E/C firm of record to supervise construction of the production/packaging facility. Roll Global believes strongly in education and has donated millions of dollars to fund education through scholarships, school construction and ongoing education support. Other familiar brands owned by Roll Global include Paramount Farms (grower and processor of Wonderful Brand almonds and pistachios), POM Wonderful (fresh pomegranates and juice), Fiji Water, Justin Wine and Teleflora. Roll Global, headquartered in Los Angeles, is a privately held company run by the husband-and-wife team of Stewart and Lynda Resnick. Paramount Citrus Packing Company is owned by Roll Global, which acted as the general contractor to the new packaging facility. Not only does the facility package fruit, it also makes electricity to offset the power requirements to run the machinery, and when the machinery is not in operation, it feeds electricity back into the grid all year long. ![]() When the yearly clementine production is finished, the facility can also be pressed into service to process and package lemons. facility is the largest citrus packing facility in the world and cost $200 million to build. Situated on 34 acres next to an existing Paramount plant that packs oranges and lemons, Paramount’s new plant was built to handle 7,500 clementine-producing acres in California’s Central Valley, and will accommodate an additional 6,000 acres, which are expected to begin producing fruit in the next few years. ![]()
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