Little Town Dairy adds filling and sealing machines

Filltech has sold a new four-lane filling & sealing machine to Little Town Dairy, based in the UK. This is seven years after installing the first rotary Filltech machine.

The company produces a diverse range of cultured milk products such as yogurts, buttermilk, soured cream and crème fraîche using traditional methods and milk from its own herd. Now operated by the third generation of the family, the business continues to thrive at its original site. As a locally rooted and independent producer, the dairy combines sustainable practices with time-honoured craftsmanship and award-winning quality.

Since the installation of the first four-lane Filltech unit in 2019, it has seen consistent operation delivering the high throughput and hygiene standards essential for its growing production needs.

“Over five years, this machine has run continuously without a single significant stoppage” says Alison Moulding, site manager and owner. “Its consistent performance has made it a cornerstone of our production efficiency. The machine has performed very well, consistently achieving over 5,000 pots per hour more than the initial production target with very little stoppage time.”

This performance inspired its latest decision: a second, identical machine destined to expand production capacity while ensuring seamless integration. “We have built our strong customer base over many years through bespoke products and reliable service. We have explored other suppliers in the past but the willingness from Filltech to build a machine to our exact needs rather than having to have an ‘off the shelf’ machine, which would not fulfil all our requirements, made the decision much easier. When we asked Filltech if we could have a second machine same as the first one but everything completely opposite (so we have a left and right one working together) they were more than willing to do this and helped us integrate the two machines and a conveyor system to work together,” Moulding adds.