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Esimeni esibucayi, iBranston, okuyigama elihamba phambili emkhakheni wezolimo, umemezele ukuvulwa kwendawo yokukhiqiza amazambane agayiwe esezingeni eliphezulu. Lesi sikhungo siphawula igxathu elikhulu eliya phambili emizamweni yenkampani, ukwandisa amandla ayo kanye nokuqinisekisa ukusimama kwesikhathi eside. Lesi sikhungo, esizokwethulwa entwasahlobo ka-2024, siza njengempendulo yesidingo esikhulayo samazambane alungisiwe, okuwumkhuba obonwe ngokuhamba kweminyaka.
U-Wayne Mansfield, umphathi wokukhiqizwa kwe-mash e-Branston, ugcizelele isidingo semishini ekhethekile namazambane afanele ukuze kukhiqizwe amazambane acubuziwe eqophelo eliphezulu njalo. Uchaze ukuthi ngemuva kokuhlela kahle nocwaningo olunzulu, ukwakhiwa kuqale ekuqaleni kwalo nyaka. I inkampani ihlose ukuthi isikhungo sisebenze ngo-December, sesilungele ukuqinisekiswa kobuchwepheshe bebanga lomkhiqizo waso ngasekuqaleni kuka-2024.
Lesi sikhungo sifakwe ubuchwepheshe obusezingeni eliphezulu, siziqhenya ngemigqa emibili ekwazi ukukhiqiza izinto eziyi-14 ezihlukene. Kusukela kubhatata wejakhethi engaphezulu kuya ezihlanganisweni ezikhethekile zemifino yezimpande kanye noshizi osulungele ukudliwa, lesi sikhungo sithembisa izinhlobonhlobo zemikhiqizo. Ngokusebenzisa i-spiral chiller engu-2 km, ukuxebula isitimu, nezinqubo zokuthosa, lesi sikhungo kulindeleke ukuthi sikhiqize amaphakethe wamazambane acubuziwe amangalisayo angu-23 million onyakeni wawo wokuqala wokusebenza.
Okwenza lesi sikhungo sihluke ukugcizelela kwaso ekusebenzeni kahle nokusimama. Ngokuletha yonke inqubo yokukhiqiza endlini, i-Branston iqinisekisa ukusetshenziswa kahle kwawo wonke amazambane, isebenzisa izinhlobo ezifanele zomkhiqizo ngamunye. Le ndlela yokuphatha ayigcini nje ngokuthuthukisa ikhwalithi yomkhiqizo wabathengi kodwa futhi ifaka isandla echungechungeni lokuhlinzeka oluzinzile.
UJim Windle, Umqondisi Ophethe Weqembu lase-Branston, uzwakalise ukujabula kwakhe ngaleli bhizinisi kanye nomthelela walo omuhle emphakathini. Lesi sikhungo esisha simiselwe ukudala amathuba emisebenzi ayisipesheli angama-90, kusukela konjiniyela nochwepheshe bemishini kuya kwabasebenza ngomugqa kanye nabaphathi bezigaba, okuzokwenza ngcono isimo sokuqashwa kwesifunda.
Isikhungo sokukhiqiza amazambane acutshiwe sase-Branston simele igxathu elibalulekile embonini yezolimo esebenza kahle, esimeme, futhi egxile kubathengi. Njengoba ivula leli bhizinisi, i-Branston ibeka isibonelo sekusasa lokukhiqizwa kwamazambane acubuziwe, ekhombisa amandla okuthuthuka kwezobuchwepheshe kanye nezinqubo ezisimeme kwezolimo.