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25th October 2012 |
Glen Ord
distillery expansion plan will see
production capacity double.
 Diageo
have submitted a planning
application for the expansion of the
Glen Ord distillery near Muir of Ord.
The planning application which was
submitted to the Highland Council is the
latest step in Diageo’s £1billion
investment plan to expand Scotch whisky
production capacity over the next five
years, which was announced by Diageo in
June.
As part of the investment programme
Diageo plans to expand around half of
its existing 28 malt whisky distilleries
in Scotland, as well as building at
least one new single malt distillery.
Glen Ord is a key distillery for Diageo,
producing spirit for its world-leading
portfolio of blended Scotch whiskies, as
well as for The Singleton of Glen Ord
single malt Scotch whisky.
Under the plans being submitted, the distillery will see the
installation of 10 new washbacks
(vessels for the fermentation process)
and six new copper stills. This adds to
the 10 washbacks and six stills which
the distillery currently has and will
add to the production capacity by around
5 million litres of alcohol per annum.
This will take the overall capacity of
the distillery to over 10mla. The new
washbacks and stills will be housed in
existing buildings at the distillery.
An additional mash-tun will be installed
as part of the investment.
Brian Higgs, Diageo’s Director of Malt
Distilling, said: "Earlier this year
Diageo announced plans to invest £1bn in
expanding its whisky production business
in Scotland in order to meet growing
global demand for our brands.
"Over the next few months we will be
bringing forward a number of planning
applications to increase capacity at our
existing distilleries and the Glen Ord
expansion is an important part of that
programme."
Kirsty Dagnan, Senior Site Manager of
Glen Ord Distillery, also welcomed the
investment plan for the distillery.
She said: "I’m delighted that Glen Ord
distillery will benefit as part of
Diageo’s plan to invest in Scotland and
I’m particularly pleased that the local
economy will also have the opportunity
to benefit from the work we plan to
carry out here.
"We will be working closely with the
local authority and consulting carefully
with the local community in the weeks
ahead as we follow the planning
application process."
Glen Ord Distillery has already
benefited from significant investment by
Diageo in recent years. In 2011 Diageo
invested over £3million to increase the
capacity of the distillery by around a
million litres by installing additional
washbacks.
Last month Diageo submitted Proposal of
Application Notices (PANs) in relation
to three possible sites for a new
distillery, although no final decision
has been taken on the location. The
sites identified for possible
development are Teaninich, Ross-shire,
and Glendullan and Inchgower, both on
Speyside. All three locations are
adjacent to existing Diageo
distilleries.
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