UK-based dairy group Robert Wiseman’s new southwest dairy at Bridgwater commenced production on schedule prior to Christmas 2007 and will see the full initial phase one capacity of 250 million litres coming on-stream by April 2008.

This will allow the group to begin to see savings from the elimination of additional haulage and premium running costs at its existing dairies, which have been operating beyond optimum capacities, the company notes. The group is also about to relocate its distribution operations from a leased site at Taunton to the new Bridgwater site.
Wiseman will hold the farm gate milk price for the next month despite lower bulk cream prices.