Clegg Food Projects wins major yoghurt plant project.

Clegg Food Projects is starting work on a scheme to create a new yoghurt production facility in Shropshire.

Austrian dairy firm, the NOM Group, is investing 40m [pounds sterling] in production facilities--its first in the UK and the company turned to Clegg for its expertise in providing construction and engineering solutions for the food industry.

Due to be completed in January next year, the Telford plant will also provide accommodation for NOM's UK head office as well as producing yoghurt and yoghurt drinks.

The initial development is expected to create around 100 jobs whilst further expansion could see the creation of a further 400 and Nottingham-based Clegg Food Projects managing director, Steve Giltrap, said he was proud that his company was involved in such a prestigious project.

"This is a major development that has the support of Telford and Wrekin Council and I am delighted that, following a lengthy and detailed selection process, NOM chose Clegg Food Projects to deliver the project," he explained.

"The building of the new facility presents a number of challenges, not least some very exacting timescales and with the completion of the main factory before the end of the year.

"The internal finishes also need to be of the very highest level to ensure a safe, hygienic and efficient working environment whilst externally the new building will meet the highest aesthetic standards."

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Sited on land acquired from English Partnerships, the new facility will enable NOM to produce its products closer to markets in the UK therefore reducing transport costs and the company's impact on the environment.

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