Pet food company Ridley Corporation has opened a new state-of-the-art extrusion plant in Westbury, Tasmania on Wednesday
Ridley received A$2 million in grant funding from the Tasmanian Government to build the new facility which has created 20 full time permanent positions.
The opening was led by Ridley interim CEO David Lord, Tasmanian premier and the hon. Will Hodgman and minister for Primary Industries and Water, Guy Barnett.
“Ridley is proud to have delivered this high quality, state of the art facility for our customers and the industry,” Lord stated.
“This facility allows Ridley to combine its market leading technical and nutritional expertise with world class manufacturing capability. It is a mark of our commitment to the extruded feeds industries and will enable the continued growth and development of these industries.”
The new facility, which was designed and delivered by project delivery company Wiley, can manufacture initially 50,000 tonnes of feeds, including both aquaculture and pet food.
“This new facility will allow Ridley to continue to grow with customers and facilitate a consistent and efficient supply chain for the long term sustainable production of aquaculture products,” Wiley executive chairman Tom Wiley said.
The facility will service Tasmania, mainland Australia and New Zealand.
