Vion will switch to an integrated production system in Boxtel
Until mid-2021, Vion intends to modernise and expand its production facility in Boxtel with a total investment of €35 million, announced the Dutch company in a press release.
The plan is to move some of the activities related to 'fresh' pork products from its location in Scherpenzeel to Boxtel. "This concerns the processing of middles, internal logistics and other fresh activities (such as the production of spare and belly ribs). Organising these activities under one roof – together with the existing slaughter and processing activities in Boxtel – will improve logistics to a great extent. It will shorten the supply chain, which will result in an improvement in the quality and freshness of the meat and a more efficient production", said the company.
The integrated system could limit the number of transport movements by more than 1 million kilometres per year, according to the estimates done by Vion. Traffic flows from and to the production location Boxtel will be organised and regulated as optimally as possible, additional parking facilities will be created and extra measures will be taken to limit noise nuisance. "This investment in a more integrated production is an important step for Vion. It will improve our international competitive position and the quality of our products. Thanks to the careful approach, we limit the nuisance for neighbours to a minimum and it will contribute considerably to making the production of meat more sustainable. Optimising the production chain is one of the focal points in our strategy,", explained John de Jonge, COO at Vion Pork.
The investment will not have an impact on the number of pigs processed in Boxtel; the supply of pigs will remain the same. 120 employees who are connected to ‘fresh’ activities at Vion Scherpenzeel will be relocated within the Vion locations in Boxtel, Apeldoorn and Groenlo.
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