Morris & Son invests at Stockley’s

STOCK management specialists Morris & Son has invested £200,000 into a new facility for its Stockley’s Sweets operation less than a year after saving the company from administration.

Leeds-based Morris & Son bought the company in November, saving 38 jobs in the process, and is now moving it to new premises at the Shadsworth Business Park in Blackburn.

Morris & Son has also invested working capital to improve Stockley’s supply chain and the range of sweets it produces.

Andy Needham, chairman at Stockley’s and managing director of Morris & Son, said: “The new factory has allowed us to streamline our operations, reduce transportation and duplicated costs whilst providing us with the breathing space we need as we look to future growth.

“It’s a significant move for the business which will vastly improve our efficiency going forward, but also reflects the business’s strong performance over recent months.”

Mr Needham has been managing director and majority shareholder at Morris & Son since buying the firm in 2003. The company, which now employs 80 staff across four sites, as turnover exceed £15m last year.