The requirement
The Manus Island Offshore Processing Centre required a fully operational, high-capacity commercial kitchen and catering facility to support food service operations for up to 1,100 people per sitting.
With an extremely tight delivery timeframe and a remote island location, the project presented significant logistical and construction challenges.
The scope required the procurement, coordination and international shipping of all necessary catering infrastructure, including commercial kitchen equipment, temporary structures, refrigeration, ventilation systems and associated building services.
Mobile Kitchens was also responsible for coordinating the specialist construction trades required to assemble and commission the facility onsite
Our solution
Mobile Kitchens delivered a turnkey temporary commercial kitchen solution, managing the project from initial procurement and logistics through to onsite construction and handover.
The project involved supplying and installing:
- Commercial cooking and food preparation equipment
- Large-scale marquee structures
- Custom-designed commercial kitchen exhaust hoods
- Commercial refrigeration and cold storage facilities
- Flooring and associated infrastructure
- Plumbing, electrical and mechanical services
All equipment and infrastructure were procured and shipped to Manus Island within six weeks of the initial project requirements.
Mobile Kitchens engaged and mobilised an Australian construction team, including carpenters, plumbers and electricians, to undertake the onsite installation and commissioning.
Despite the remote location, complex logistics and demanding delivery schedule, the completed catering facility was handed over one week ahead of schedule.
The project demonstrates Mobile Kitchens’ capability to deliver large-scale, rapidly deployable commercial kitchen infrastructure for government, Defence, remote workforce accommodation and emergency response applications, including complete project management, international logistics and turnkey construction.
Equipment and features
- Marquee structure with flooring
- Multiple exhaust hoods
- Full cooking line including combi ovens, fryers, bratt pans
- Multiple benches and sinks
- Full warewashing area with conveyer and hood type dishwashers
- Multiple cold stores modules
- Loading dock
