Work starts on Aurivo's €26m facility upgrade

AURIVO has laid the foundations for its upgraded dairy ingredients facility in Ballaghaderreen.

The company is investing €26m to install a new dryer at the - a development which will create a modern, state-of-the-art production facility that will boost capacity at the facility by 50%. Once complete, over 50,000 tonnes of milk powders and 15,000 tonnes of butter will be produced there each year.

The move is part of a wider €48m, five-year capital investment programme designed to enable innovative new product development and further position the organisation to meet global demand and anticipated market growth.

It was a historic occasion for the west of Ireland as the foundations for the upgraded facility were laid, in what was one of the largest ever pours of concrete in the region at 1,100 cubic metres.

* Pictured: Aurivo representatives were joined by a local farmer and building contractors as the company laid the foundations for a €26m upgrade of its dairy ingredients facility in Ballaghaderren. From left: Declan McGolderick, Aurivo Dairy Ingredients, Stephen Blewitt, general manager, Aurivo Dairy, Aurivo milk supplier Mike Coyne from Knockcroghery, Co. Roscommon, Séamus Kenny, Kenaidan, Stephen Coyne, son of supplier Mike Coyne, and Anthony Walsh, Aurivo Farm Services. Photo: Lensmen Photography