EXPANSION OF TRADE AT ABP GOOLE
The vegetable-oil specialist, Kerfoot Group, is set to expand its operations at Associated British Ports’ (ABP) Port of Goole on the back of a new long-term agreement with ABP.
At present, Kerfoot operates eight storage tanks at the port, which are used to handle refined vegetable oil, imported mainly for the food industry.Under the agreement with ABP, Kerfoot will relocate its packing and blending factory – currently at Bedale in North Yorkshire – to the port.The new factory will meet the British Retail Consortium’s ‘Technical Food Standard’, the national standard that is a mark of quality assurance and ensures food safety in the supply chain.It will be able to handle many different oils on a dedicated basis, and will also be equipped with the latest hi-tech packing and washing facilities.In addition, a further 16 storage tanks will be built at the port for Kerfoot.
Commenting on the new development, David Kerfoot, Managing Director, Kerfoot Group, said:
“This will make Goole our key operating centre, while we will still maintain our speciality-oils factory at Leeming Bar and our head office in Bedale.We look forward to working with ABP at Goole for years to come.”
Douglas Morrison, ABP Port Director, Hull & Goole, said:
“We are delighted to have reached this new agreement with Kerfoot Group, a valued customer which came to the port five years ago and has delivered year-on-year growth since then.This demonstrates how we grow our business by working closely with quality customers and providing facilities to suit their needs.”
The new facilities are scheduled to be operational by February 2005.
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