Accrol Group Holdings plc opened new 168,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility in Leyland, Lancashire, the UK. This facility has had two tissue converting lines installed, which will increase Accrol's total converting capacity to 143,000 tonnes per annum, as the company said in the press release received by Lesprom Network.
When both lines are fully manned they will create over 80 new jobs, taking Accrol's total number of employees to almost 600, all of whom are based in Lancashire. The new facility has space for a further four converting lines.
Steve Crossley, Accrol's CEO, commented, "This new facility marks another milestone in Accrol's development, increasing our total production capacity by 25,000 tonnes to 143,000 tonnes per annum."
Accrol manufactures toilet rolls, kitchen rolls and facial tissues as well as other tissue products. The Company operates out of 520,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing, storage and distribution facilities across Leyland and Blackburn, Lancashire, the UK.
