A Durham household business is creating dozens of native jobs with a £10 million enlargement into a brand new distribution centre, pushed by the demand for pure uncooked meals for pets.
Durham Animal Feeds, based mostly at Rushyford, close to Newton Aycliffe, is increasing into 30,000 sq. toes of chilly storage facility and an enormous new uncooked pure pet meals superstore.
The new web site on the Merchant Park Industrial Estate in Newton Aycliffe will create dozens of latest jobs for the world alongside improved distribution.
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DAF administrators Peter and Lee Hornsby, son and grandson of the founders of the business Jack and Doreen Hornsby, work alongside their household together with Lyn, Leah, Lydia, Claire, Skye and Yazmin.
They have all seen the business develop exponentially in recent years, because of an elevated variety of households who welcomed dogs into their properties throughout lockdown in addition to individuals dedicating extra time to analysis and selecting a more healthy pure weight loss program for his or her pets.
Work on the location (Image: Newsquest)
The unit is being constructed by Hall’s Construction, as Stephen Hall and Peter Hornsby grew up collectively and have been associates for a lot of years.
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The web site will proceed to have the corporate’s environmental method at its coronary heart, with photo voltaic panels to offer vitality, recyclable packaging for the uncooked product and different options aimed to minimise environmental affect and improve sustainability.
Following a prolonged session course of, the building work has now began with each households formally breaking floor collectively. The web site is because of be accomplished early in 2024.
