Posts hope as Whitchurch cheese firm plans expansion
Monday 12th December 2011, 10:59AM GMT.
Jobs could be created if expansion plans by an award-winning cheesemaker get the go-ahead.
Bosses at Belton Cheese in Whitchurch want to extend their existing factory and build a number of towers in a bid to modernise cheese production.
The plans, submitted to Shropshire Council, also include the construction of five silos to maximise production capacity. The move could create four jobs.
Initial plans to expand the site were approved by Shropshire Council planners in October 2010, but bosses at the firm now believe extending the factory further will speed up production and make it more energy-efficient.
A design statement for Belton Cheese said: “After further consultation on the proposed cheese equipment and production methods, Belton has concluded that a more modern method of production is preferable.
“The tower system has the advantage of being a hermetically sealed process, so less likely to lead to contamination, and it is more automated, so speeding up the production.”
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