Arrabawn has plans for a three-year €30m investment programme at its Nenagh headquarters to double capacity at the plant. Tipperary County Council has granted planning permission for the works.

The investment will double capacity at the casein plant, delivering up to 20 new jobs in the process, as Arrabawn increases its employment levels at the plant to 100, up from 60 eight years ago.

It will also see the completion of a new effluent plant that commenced last year.

Access

Also included in the plans is the relocation of the entrance to the Martyr’s Road roundabout side of the plant from its current Stafford Street access.

The new access will be facilitated by the demolition of two disused buildings acquired by Arrabawn, the Railway Bar on Kenyon Street and the old Sutton’s Yard site on Stafford Street.

The new access aims to remove the majority of co-op-bound heavy and light goods vehicles from Stafford and Kenyon Street junction, relieving much of the traffic congestion in this area. Furthermore, the plans will also see the development of a new footpath on Stafford Street to run along by the Arrabawn site.

Redevelopment

“The redevelopment and relocation of our main access is hugely important as the status quo is not satisfactory from a traffic management perspective, either for us or the town,” Arrabawn CEO Conor Ryan said.

“This investment underpins Arrabawn’s future, ensuring we have a state-of-the-art plant that applies the very latest, environmentally sustainable technologies and one that is also market competitive.”

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