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Diageo breaks
ground on new £6.4 million
state-of-the-art technical centre in
Menstrie, Clackmannanshire for its
whisky blending, science & technology
and materials testing teams.
Diageo has started work on a new £6.4
million state-of-the-art technical
centre of excellence in Menstrie,
Clackmannanshire, as part of its
on-going investment in its business in
Scotland.
The company has just begun the
construction on the new centre that will
upgrade facilities for its whisky
blending, science & technology and
materials testing teams.
Careers in science, technology,
engineering & maths (STEM) are crucial
to Diageo’s business and the new centre
at Menstrie will provide world-standard
facilities for the company’s
industry-leading scientists. It will
also be a hub for innovation, not just
in the spirits industry, but in
environmental sustainability in
manufacturing.
The new centre of excellence builds on
Diageo’s extensive footprint in
Clackmannanshire, which includes the
company’s largest warehousing site (Blackgrange),
cooperage (Cambus), coppersmiths
(Abercrombie in Alloa) and global brand
archive (Menstrie).
The investment was warmly welcomed by
local representatives as positive news
for the local economy.
Keith Brown, MSP for Clackmannanshire
and Dunblane, said: "This announcement
from Diageo of a £6.4 million investment
in their site at Menstrie is fantastic
news for Clackmannanshire and will be a
boost to both the local and Scottish
economy.
"As the MSP for Clackmannanshire and
Dunblane, I welcome this further
evidence of Diageo’s commitment to the
local area."
Luke Graham, MP for Ochil & South
Perthshire, said: "It's great to see
more investment coming to the County. I
was lucky enough to visit the Menstrie
site earlier this year and see
first-hand the jobs and apprenticeships
created by Diageo.
“Following HM Government's freeze on
whisky and spirit duty, it is good to
see businesses with the confidence to
invest in our area. I look forward to
continuing to work with Diageo to
continue to attract further investment
in the future."
Ewan Andrew, Director of Diageo
International Supply Centre, said: "Our
Technical Centre in Menstrie is a
crucial part of our business globally,
delivering excellence in science and
innovation.
"This investment will create new
state-of-the-art facilities for our
talented team of whisky specialists and
scientists to enhance the
industry-leading work they do on growing
and protecting our business around the
world."
The technical centre is home to teams
who work across Diageo’s leading global
brands, including Johnnie Walker,
Bell’s, and J&B Scotch Whiskies,
Smirnoff & Ciroc Vodka, Tanqueray &
Gordon’s Gin, and Captain Morgan Rum.
The new technical centre is being built
on an area of unused land adjacent to
the company’s existing Technical Centre,
which will continue to operate as normal
while the new facility is built.
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