Silo Services
Upgrade your silo management
We’ve been delivering expert process management and control instrumentation advice, support and consultancy to the UK and Europe’s bulk product marketplace for over three decades, and today, we’re one of the leading providers for silo forecasting, planning and management solutions.
Consultancy
Product
Installation
Remote Monitoring
Silo Cleaning
We provide expert silo assessments by our engineers, with no-obligation advice and support on finding the right devices for your silo - no matter what type of silo it is.
And with our unique retrofit service, we’re able to retrofit and install the most modern silo management systems in the industry to any existing silo, completely eliminating the need for expensive replacements or downgrades in equipment.
Services include:
- Remote silo services
- Silo cleaning and evacuation
- Silo consultancy
- Silo health and safety services
- Smart logistics and planning
- Bulk storage silos and stores
Our staff are trained to the highest level to ensure your silo is in quality care.
Confined Space Trained
Safety Passport
IPAF Trained
NEBOSH Qualified
Remote Silo Services
Lime, Quicklime, Calcium Oxide, Burnt Lime, HiCal Lime, Caustic Lime, Calcium Lime
Mississippi Lime Standard Quicklime has set the standard for lime users for many years. Our quicklime is used in flue gas desulfurization, water and waste water treatment, steel, paper, chemical and environmental applications. Standard Quicklime is produced and sold in several sizes. Our Granular and ½” Pebble Quicklime are generally slaked for use in industrial applications. The larger sizes are commonly used as fluxing agents in the metals industry.
There are four types of Standard Quicklime manufactured at our plant in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri:
- 2″ Pebble – 2″ Quicklime used mainly in steel and associated industries.
- 1″ Pebble – 1″ Quicklime used mainly in steel and associated industries.
- ½” Pebble – ½” Quicklime that is used in a wide variety of flue gas and industrial applications.
- Granular – ¼” X 0 Quicklime that can be used in applications similar to ½” Pebble.
All products are available to be shipped via barge, rail or truck. The Standard ½” and Granular Quicklime are also available in 50# bags packaged in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. Special packaging and/or bulk bags can be accommodated through our packaging partners.
Mississippi Lime Company owns and/or operates terminals throughout the United States. See more information under the Sales/Customer Service tab of our Home page.
Silo Cleaning and Evacuation
A New Safer, Easier Silo Cleaning System
We begin every silo cleaning with our powerful industrial vacuuming (DISAB) process, which effortlessly removes all liquids, powders and granules.
Our industrial vacuum evacuation is ideal for evacuation from vertical silos, powder tankers and vessels. Plus, our industrial vacuum extraction services come with dust-free discharging options for clean and simple transfers of product.
We also offer mobile bagging units which can be used anywhere for easy silo evacuation. Able to transfer up to 1000kg of powder from tankers to bulk bags, mobile bagging is an efficient way to ensure you retain usable product from your silo after evacuation.
Step One: Industrial Silo Vacuum Extraction
We begin every silo cleaning with our powerful industrial vacuuming (DISAB) process, which effortlessly removes all liquids, powders and granules.
Our industrial vacuum evacuation is ideal for evacuation from vertical silos, powder tankers and vessels. Plus, our industrial vacuum extraction services come with dust-free discharging options for clean and simple transfers of product.
We also offer mobile bagging units w hich can be used anywhere for easy silo evacuation. Able to transfer up to 1000kg of powder from tankers to bulk bags, mobile bagging is an efficient way to ensure you retain usable product from your silo after evacuation.
Step Two: Powerful Silo Cleaning Tools
With a clever air whip design, our silo cleaning system is ideal for built-up product, quickly and efficiently removing blockages and build-up to restore your silo to complete capacity. And, with its industry-leading safe design, there's no need for personnel to enter vessels, allowing for easy, convenient cleaning.
Because we use air rather than hydraulics, we avoid contaminating your silo with oil - making our industry-leading whip system safer, faster, and more effective against all kinds of materials - including food product.
We offer a wide variety of cleaning heads, including ATEX safe options, making our versatile system able to tackle any silo it encounters.
Step Three: Returning products to your silo after cleaning
As part of our process, we can safely store all liquids, powders and granules during the cleaning process and then return it to the system, cutting down on any waste or lost revenue.
Alternatively, we can arrange for delivery of the product to another location or dispose of it if necessary.
Silo Consultancy
Independent and highly experienced consultants that deliver the solutions you need
We have worked on a wide range of projects across multiple industries and that means you can draw on our years of experience and insights to get the exact silo solutions you need.
Whether it’s a new silo installation or working to upgrade and improve existing silos, our expert consultants will ensure your silo is operating at maximum efficiency and will identify any potential issues before they become a costly problem.
Our consultants are independent and will advise on the best solutions, from equipment and sensors through to the design and installation of the silo, to guarantee that you get the most efficient and cost-effective silos to support your operations.
We work in any industry, with silos of any age and with multiple suppliers to ensure you get a solution that is exactly tailored to your needs.
Silo Health and Safety Services
Expert advice to ensure your people are protected
Silos are significant health and safety risks and it is critical that you understand the dangers and take appropriate action to protect your people.
Our expert team carry out comprehensive health and safety assessments of your silo and all associated equipment.
The NEBOSH qualified advisors perform in-depth reviews of the site and then provide a detailed set of recommendations on what is required to ensure anyone working around your silo is safe and protected.
We recommend assessments are done before a silo is used. An assessment should also be carried after any incident occurs to ensure the silo is safe for anyone else operating it in the future.
Smart Logistics and Planning
Maximising ROI Through More cost efficient and greener Logistics planning
Maximise your revenue, plan your deliveries more accurately, and eliminate empty miles with MySilo, our unique browser-based silo monitoring platform.
The average silo sees approximately 150 deliveries per year - but how many of those deliveries are being utilised to their fullest potential? With half-full tankers, wasted journeys, and increased carbon footprints at stake, even one miscalculated delivery journey to or from your silo can result in lost revenue and production downtime and increase your carbon footprint.
MySilo makes sure every delivery is worthwhile and can save you and your supplier money.
Eliminate Empty Miles
MySilo delivers accurate real-time level data 24/7, allowing you to organise your deliveries with customizable alerts or visible graphics to eliminate empty miles and wasted journeys in your supply chain. Thanks to MySilo's volume data, not only can you ensure you're organising the relevant sized tanker and load size for your delivery, you can completely avoid downtime and production losses and returning product that is unable to fit in your receiving silo.
Optimise Your Logistics
Taking the guesswork out of your deliveries for a logistics planner is essential to fully utilize a vehicle. A fully utilized vehicle will bring cost savings whether you are running your own fleet or for a supplier’s fleet as fuel makes up on average 30 to 40% of HGV costs. MySilo helps you facilitate your products in/waste out logistics with accurate 24/7 volume data, helping you schedule your deliveries for optimum efficiency.
Reduce Your Carbon Footprint
We know that many plants and organisations have carbon footprint accreditations and policies in place which can be negatively affected by inefficient deliveries.
HGV movements make up on average 30% of the total emissions emitted per annum in the UK. The new most fuel efficient HGV vehicles can still consume a gallon of diesel every 7 to 8 miles. On an average journey of 200 miles HGVs will use around 28 gallons of fuel and emit 330 Kgs of CO2 to atmosphere.
With MySilo, you can make sure each delivery is optimised to its fullest potential, eliminating empty tanks and extra delivery journeys and unnecessary miles.
Make Night Deliveries Easier
Night deliveries are quicker, more convenient and often more cost-efficient - but the inconvenience of needing to be physically on-site to check and monitor silo levels before, during and after is a major obstacle. With MySilo, there’s no need to be physically present - real-time browser-based data makes it possible to monitor your silo’s volume from anywhere, at any time.
