19 Jan - Milk Link, the UK's largest producer of cheese, has made a further significant capital investment at its award winning Taw Valley Creamery in Devon with the installation of a state of the art fully automated block-forming system.
The new £1.5 million block-former system will further improve the quality of the cheese produced at the Creamery, increasing yields and delivering greater production efficiencies.
The new block-forming system is fitted with double vacuum assembly which allows the block-formers to fill whilst pressing the cheddar into shape, significantly improving the quality and yield of the cheese. As the block-forming system is adjustable to control different recipes, further block shape improvements will also be realised with this installation. In addition, the system incorporates an automated bag loading facility which reduces the need for manual bagging, allowing Milk Link to considerably improve efficiencies at Taw Valley.
Brian Kerr, Head of Operations at Taw Valley, said “The installation of this new generation block-forming system is a further demonstration of our commitment to employing cutting edge dairy technology and will reinforce Taw Valley’s position as the UK’s leading cheese creamery. It will allow us to be more cost effective whilst continuing to deliver award winning, high quality cheese to our customers – something which Milk Link is dedicated to achieving.”