Bakery toasts major makeover

A CHESHIRE bakery has benefited from a major factory fit-out.

Independent Frank Roberts & Sons got the factory makeover from Lorien Engineering, based at Burton in Staffordshire.

The 32,291sq ft greenfield facility is now capable of producing 7,000 loaves an hour.

Lorien was appointed designer and contract administrator for the project, with responsibility for all aspects of the project from planning and building design through to utilities infrastructure and QS management. The contractor was John Sisk and Son.

It is the latest in a series of major investment projects that Lorien has managed for the Northwich family business over the last six years.

Previous investments managed and designed by Lorien include a multi-million pound four-phase project which added 3,000m² of floorspace to the firm’s manufacturing base, enabling it to make a step change in its distribution facility and extend the product range.

Established in 1887, the Frank Roberts Group comprises three main business divisions, the Northwich site being home to two of them – Roberts Bakery and ‘Little Treats’. In addition Frank Roberts also own and operate Aldred’s The Bakers in Ilkeston.
 
Lorien’s Phil Colquhoun said: “We are proud to have a long standing relationship with the team at Frank Roberts, delivering major projects on schedule and on budget. The firm is a fantastic example of a thriving family-run business and this new build development is the strongest indicator yet of just how successful Frank Roberts has become.

“The significantly increased output this new factory brings will further cement Frank Roberts’ already strong reputation as a UK market leader.”