The improvement in facilities allows for an additional 60,000 tonnes of decorative aggregates to be processed per annum.
Decorative aggregate supplier Long Rake Spar has completed the first of three phases of works, by installing new washing and bagging facilities into its latest site at Garston Docks, Liverpool.
This strategically placed site now produces finished aggregates for its Natural Selection brand. The facilities have been designed and constructed to include an additional 16 external storage bays and the building of a new 20,000 ft2 warehouse. This improvement in facilities allows for an additional 60,000 tonnes of decorative aggregates to be processed per annum.
High volumes of stock are held at Long Rake Spar’s various sites to enable the company to react quickly and dynamically to demand for products. The addition of the site at Garston has contributed an increased stock holding, to in excess of £5 million across the group.
This allows for stock to be delivered in a timely manner and from an environmental perspective, reduces the vehicle miles and the carbon footprint of our products.
The ability to be fully in control of the supply chain is a fundamental part of the long-term strategy at Long Rake Spar, which has put it significantly ahead of many competitors in terms of stock holding and its ability to supply.
The addition of Garston as a production site adds to the existing production sites in Derbyshire, East Sussex and Shropshire, and a further three dock sites.
Kenny Dean, Procurement and Logistics Director, said: “Long Rake Spar continue to invest at all UK sites. This new facility at Garston includes a state-of-the-art bagging plant utilising cutting edge technology. We are pleased to add this new site to our group and cement our long-term partnership with ABP.”
