Moving into double figures
May 1st 2010 Union Industries, the manufacturer
of the Matadoor range of Hi-Speed
Doors, has completed the installation
of its tenth door at major potato
buyer, packer and distributor
Branston. The latest addition, a 4.5
metre-high Bulldoor, is located at the
hub of a loading bay at the Branston
factory in Ilminster, Somerset. In
common with the other Union doors
on the site, the Bulldoor supports
hygiene and temperature control at
the factory.
Branston is one of the largest
farmer-controlled produce businesses
in the UK. It supplies major
supermarkets, including Tesco, with
fresh potatoes and prepared
vegetables. In addition to its factory
in Ilminster, Branston operates sites
in Lincoln and Scotland, employing
in excess of 600 people.
The Ilminster factory, which has
received more than £3 million worth
of investment in the last three years,
is home to a large chilled storage
facility designed to maintain the
freshness of the potatoes. The 1.6
metre per second operating speeds of
Union's doors enables regular vehicle
traffic in and out of the chill store
without compromising temperature
levels and also help to maintain
hygiene in the area. A mixture of
external Ramdoors and internal
Bulldoors are deployed at the facility. More articles from Union Industries: | 
