20m Lakeland milk powder plant allows consolidation of operations
The largest non-whey milk drying plant in Europe, the plant has allowed the group to consolidate its entire milk powder manufacturing operations into one site in Bailieborough, Co Cavan. The robotic powder-packing facility also allowed Lakeland to shed 50 jobs back in April.
Lakeland chief executive, Michael Hanley, said: “The new plant will make the business more efficient. We are accommodating all our milk and butter drying into one site. There will also be opportunities to customise new products, for researching and development of new products with our clients. We also have a new CHP unit which will allow us to export energy to the national grid. We have set out our strategy to be the most efficient milk powder facility in Ireland, if not in Europe.”
