“The plant is now part of the biggest organisation of its nature in northern Europe. Grimsby is well positioned strategically and has a great business model with a good customer base and processes. This is all good news for Grimsby.”

Michelle Thomas, Grimsby Fish Products

Food Research

World-class chilled and frozen food research

The need to research new and improved methods of storage and refrigeration is essential for the continued growth of the food industry.

Cells Alive System

The Grimsby Institute commissioned the first Cells Alive System (CAS) Europe, developed by the Japanese company ABI Co Ltd. The Institute now offers research and experimentation opportunities to the seafood/food industries. The CAS system is at the forefront of freezing technology. By rotating a magnetic field within the freezing environment, it is possible to preserve a wide range of products for extended storage periods at the highest quality levels – “as fresh”.

Ammonia Plant

The Institute has also commissioned an Ammonia Plant, which has been designed to provide training in the use and operation of industrial ammonia refrigeration systems for both the operators and service personnel. The equipment has been designed and constructed to the latest industrial standards and it incorporates all the necessary safety features.

Food firms leading waste to energy’ initiatives

Food companies in the area are at the forefront of waste management and green energy initiatives. A new £80 million biofuel facility in Immingham serves the major food-related businesses by turning food and packaging waste into renewable power.

The Immingham biofuel plant will divert up to 180,000 tonnes of waste away from landfill and generate enough green electricity to power 37,000 homes a year.

In 2009, a multi-million-pound merger placed Grimsby’s fishmeal plant at the centre of northern Europe’s biggest seafood by-product operation.

Grimsby Fish Products handles fish waste for processing firms and produces fishmeal for agricultural feedstock which is then sold on. By-products of seafood are also being looked at for their health qualities.

Greater Grimsby is perfectly located for green energy projects, given the Lincolnshire agricultural hinterland and the hundreds of food companies in and around the area.

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