Lakeland wins trading award

LAKELAND Dairies has been chosen as the overall winner of the InterTradeIreland All Island Trade and Business Award for its efforts in establishing strong cross-border trade links and the subsequent growth that ensued.

The Cavan-based co-op operates across 15 counties, on a cross-border basis, processing over 700 million litres of milk annually.

It first purchased milk directly from farmers in counties Down, Armagh, Fermanagh and Tyrone in the mid 1990s. From 2002 and 2004 it expanded through the acquisition of three major businesses in Omagh, Newtownards and Cavan.