Temperature-controlled food storage and distribution business Reed Boardall is investing in expansion at its North Yorkshire facility. In line with its pre-COVID plans, the company has undertaken work on an extension to one of the cold stores at its site in Boroughbridge, UK, which will increase the capacity to 168,000 pallets.
According to Reed Boardall’s latest financial results, underlying turnover grew by 8.9%, rising to GBP68.4m from GBP62.8m the previous year.
“We’ve operated in this specialist field for over 25 years and work with food processors and retailers throughout the country who rely on us for to supply their product on time and in premium condition,” Marcus Boardall, chief executive of Reed Boardall said. “Changes in consumer shopping habits have led to food companies needing a more responsive logistics partner that is able to reliably consolidate products in order to cost-effectively deliver little and often. Our single site business model has proved ideal for this, resulting in a growth in demand for our services and, therefore, the need to extend our facilities.”
Reed Boardall is one of the largest temperature controlled food distribution businesses in the UK, storing and delivering frozen food from manufacturers across Britain, Europe, and further afield to all the UK’s best-known supermarkets. It employs almost 800 staff at its single site in Boroughbridge, Yorkshire.