New jobs on the way as manufacturer set to double size of factory

Scotts Precision Manufacturing is to more than double the size of its Lincolnshire factory after securing a grant from the Rural Development Programme for England LEADER Fund.

The £275,000 Slate Worx expansion project began earlier this month with completion expected by July. The company says the move will double its production levels over the next two years and create four jobs.

The company which manufactures vegetable handling and harvesting machinery in Eastville, near Boston, has been granted planning permission for a 6,000 sq ft building with overhead five-ton crane, which will house its assembly area along with a two-storey office block and stores.

“We are very grateful to the team from Lindsey Action Zone LEADER Fund for helping to fund this exciting expansion plan,” says Derek Scott, managing director of Scotts Precision Manufacturing.

“We are enjoying a really buoyant period with lots of interest in our Evolution Separator both in the UK and overseas, especially in the United States. Changes in pesticide regulations in the UK, with the banning of Diquat, has led to an unprecedented number of enquiries about our Trinity range of haulm toppers, so all in all everything is looking very promising for next year and beyond.”