ABP wins sustainability award for new €40m UK plant

Sustainability is a key feature in the development of a new €40m ABP Food Group facility in the market town of Ellesmere in Shropshire, England.
ABP wins sustainability award for new €40m UK plant
Mon, 28 Sep, 2015 - 01:00
Joe Dermody

The Larry Goodman-owned beef processor’s UK facility is the first beef processing facility in Europe to be certified a carbon-neutral building by the Carbon Neutral Company, a UK-based environmental impact service provider.

Dean Holroyd, ABP group sustainability director, said: “This marks a very significant and exciting milestone for ABP and shows a genuine commitment to our group sustainability objectives.

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