Robert Wiseman Dairies will formally open its £80m super-dairy in Bridgwater, Somerset this week in a move it claims will set groundbreaking new standards of environmental efficiency in dairy processing.
The fresh milk dairy, which will be opened by minister for sustainable food, farming and animal health, Lord Rooker, on 3 September, has been designed to be the most efficient and environmentally advanced fresh milk dairy in the world.
The facility, which began operating in December last year with one line in place, currently processes 250 million litres of fresh milk but has the capability to process up to 500 million litres per annum when at full capacity, equating to 10% of the UK’s fresh milk requirement. The formal opening marks the completion of three production lines and represents the largest-single investment in British dairy to date.
Close to one of the UK’s largest milk fields, the company will source the vast majority of its milk from Somerset, Devon and Cornwall, processing both conventional and organic milk. It will then be sold under both the Robert Wiseman brand and in retailer own-label products.
The site will employ a zero-waste-to-landfill policy. The company aims to recycle 100% of waste produced, with effluent being treated and used to wash vehicles and irrigate the local cricket pitch.
Wiseman has also completed a feasibility study for an anaerobic digestor that could power steam generation at the dairy.
It will also reduce the amount of water it uses to process each litre of milk.
Located close to the M5, the site has efficient transport links that will help reduce food miles. Packaging will be manufactured on-site to further cut down on emissions.
“Bridgwater will raise the bar in the UK in terms of efficiency and environmental performance,” said chief executive Robert Wiseman.
The fresh milk dairy, which will be opened by minister for sustainable food, farming and animal health, Lord Rooker, on 3 September, has been designed to be the most efficient and environmentally advanced fresh milk dairy in the world.
The facility, which began operating in December last year with one line in place, currently processes 250 million litres of fresh milk but has the capability to process up to 500 million litres per annum when at full capacity, equating to 10% of the UK’s fresh milk requirement. The formal opening marks the completion of three production lines and represents the largest-single investment in British dairy to date.
Close to one of the UK’s largest milk fields, the company will source the vast majority of its milk from Somerset, Devon and Cornwall, processing both conventional and organic milk. It will then be sold under both the Robert Wiseman brand and in retailer own-label products.
The site will employ a zero-waste-to-landfill policy. The company aims to recycle 100% of waste produced, with effluent being treated and used to wash vehicles and irrigate the local cricket pitch.
Wiseman has also completed a feasibility study for an anaerobic digestor that could power steam generation at the dairy.
It will also reduce the amount of water it uses to process each litre of milk.
Located close to the M5, the site has efficient transport links that will help reduce food miles. Packaging will be manufactured on-site to further cut down on emissions.
“Bridgwater will raise the bar in the UK in terms of efficiency and environmental performance,” said chief executive Robert Wiseman.
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