Arla Foods - Industrial Racking Food Storage Solutions

Arla Foods through Express Dairies Plc can trace their roots back to 1864, and part of this history includes AC Creameries becoming part of Arla Foods. Associated Co-operative Creameries (ACC), is a major dairy operator and has one of the biggest manufacturing creameries in the UK, providing quality cheese products for retailers and processors. ACC supplies to major multiples, cash and carry outlets, independents, national contracts, export markets, food manufacturers and food service providers.

ACC Manufacturing has two manufacturing dairies in Wales, producing a range of milk products. Llandyrnog Creamery in Denbighshire, North Wales has been established for over eighty years and produces ten per cent of the UK’s cheddar cheese. Two hundred and fifty people are employed at Llandyrnog, producing some 28,000 tonnes of cheese each year, from milk collected from local farms.

When in 2000, Llandyrnog Creamery needed to upgrade its storage facilities, due to a significant increase in production volumes, the company turned to Redirack to provide the solution. Michael Harvey, Factory Manager explains. “Previously, we had used third party storage.

This proved very costly and inefficient as fifty per cent of the cheese is cut and packed on site, after maturing. Extending our on site storage facilities was the answer. “We have always had a good working relationship with Redirack, since we first installed their racking, some years ago. When we planned the upgrade, we contacted Redirack, along with several other racking manufacturers. From the outset, I was impressed with their team who showed a clear understanding of our requirements and presented a very straightforward solution, which was easy to understand.”