Three Checks at a Ramp-Served Unit

Published 6 October 2026

A site visit to a food unit is easy to waste if you walk in without a plan. A full vehicular ramp changes how a building works day to day, so the visit should test how goods really move. Below are three checks to carry with you, using Harrison Food Building at 7 & 9 Harrison Road in Tai Seng as the reference point. Each check takes about as long as a coffee, and none needs special equipment: a tape measure, a phone camera and a notebook will do. Bring a colleague who handles logistics or production, since they will notice things an owner may miss.

• Follow the route your goods will take. Start at the street entrance and trace the path a loaded vehicle would follow up the ramp to your floor, then to your unit door. Note turning space at corners, headroom, and where a vehicle would wait while another passes. The building has a full ramp to every floor, so ask to be shown the route for the specific level you are considering, not just the lower ones.
• Stand inside the unit and read the services. Look at where power, water, drainage and exhaust connections are or can be provided, and ask for the technical specification in writing. A food operator's layout depends on these points, so compare them with your equipment plan. The development has 42 strata production units on Levels 2 to 8, so confirm which unit sits where in the stack.
• Check the surroundings at your working hours. If your team starts early or ships late, visit then. Watch how people reach the building from Tai Seng MRT (CC11), about a five-minute walk, and see how deliveries arrive. The location page maps the area.

It can help to rank the checks before you go. For some operators the route comes first, because every other step depends on it. For others the services inside the unit matter most, particularly if the layout needs heavy equipment, cold storage or extraction. Decide which applies to you, and give it the most time.

Afterwards, write up what you saw while it is fresh: the route, the unit, the surroundings and the open questions. Send the questions to the sales team and keep their replies together with your notes, so that you can compare units and projects on the same terms.

Verdict: a ramp is only useful if it fits your vehicles, your schedule and your layout. Take measurements, photographs and a written list of questions, and compare units before choosing one. This is a freehold strata-titled food factory with an estimated TOP of 2028, so confirm the latest status and any licensing requirements with the relevant authority. To arrange a visit or request the specification, contact the sales team here.

General information only, not financial or legal advice.