Vale Park, Evesham
Construction of our new Sales & Distribution
Headquarters at Evesham was completed in August 2000. From this modern chilled
distribution facility all existing and future customer requirements can be looked
after well into the future.
An expansion of 15 thousand sq feet has been added to the original facility, to cater for increased throughput.
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Athlone
The Minister for Public Enterprise, Mrs Mary O'Rourke, officially opened
the new packhouse in Athlone on Friday 3rd September 1999.
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The partnership with new growers in the Marches area of Western England, 40 miles from Evesham has been quite successful. The first two growers have already doubled production and additional growers are expected to start soon. Product is collected on a daily basis and transported to Evesham for grading, packaging and onward distribution to the consumer.
A new grower set up production in 2001 and has doubled in size in 2003.
In February 2001 Custom Compost completed its additional expansion into the Phase III compost market, giving a total output of 800t per week.
An additional expansion of 200t per week was commissioned in 2002 costing £800,000..
Blocked Compost
Phase II & III
Custom Compost
doubled its bulk delivery capacity with 2 additional bulk trailers. We
expect to be able to satisfy shelf growers well into the future.
This is viewed as a key investment
in efficiency.
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We see the mushroom market being competitive with ever increasing pressure on margins. We have experienced strong growth in the supermarket sector and will continue to expand in this area.
To continue our strong expansion we will be looking to welcome new growers into the grower marketing groups.
The Dutch will continue to have a strong influence in the market for the year ahead.