Development Projects

To ensure we are driving down our environmental impact here at the farm, we are seeking bids for a second hand canning line.

The machine will fill 6,000 cans per hour, will consist of a ‘de-palletiser’ which unloads the empty cans from a pallet into the machine, and a ‘uniblock’ which will rinse, fill and seam the can.

Aiming to keep our capital costs to a minimum, we then plan to utilise the existing tunnel pasteuriser, labeller and and end of line packing machines that already exist for glass bottles, meaning we can almost half the capital cost of a ‘complete’ canning line. 

Cans are generally regarded as less impactful on the environment than bottles – less energy to create them and transport them (as they are lighter and more efficient to pack). Being able to grow our cans as a % of sales will contribute to an overall reduction in CO2 per litre produced for the business.

To support our ambitions to strive for a more sustainable future at the farm, we are installing a 525kw roof mounted solar system.

As we have grown, so too have our energy requirements. Today, we consume around 1.4GW of energy, which at 0.193kg per kwh, equates to around 270T’s of CO2. The business has already invested in a turbine onsite, which produces ca 200kwh of energy, with the balance coming from the grid.

We plan to install our own roof mounted solar. This project directly aligns with the national 'Net Zero strategy', where the ambition is for all electricity to come from low carbon sources by 2035. This project will supercharge our transition to green energy. Our facility currently uses ca 1.4GW of electricity which equates to ca 270T CO2. Having already invested in wind and solar, we currently offset approximately 39 T's. However, this project will be transformational to our energy requirements, allowing us to produce over 49% of our annual requirements and reduce our carbon footprint by a further 90T's.