When developing their plans for a new flagship production facility in Pontefract, Haribo UK contacted the Rolton Group directly on the strength of a recommendation offered by one of our long-term manufacturing partners, who could attest to the exceptional quality of our services.
We were subsequently appointed to provide project management, clerk of works, and employer’s agent services in the development and construction of the new plant, which includes a 30,700m2 three-storey manufacturing unit and four-storey office facility.
Construction is now gathering speed, and the building is set to open for business in April 2015. To give some indication of the scale of the project, the facility will ultimately produce almost 50,000 tonnes of sweets per annum, providing Britain with a new and sizeable connection to the world-famous confectionary.
The photograph above shows construction progress in June 2014.
Rolton have steadily developed our work and commitment to the North East region over the last few years through our Newcastle office and we were pleased to move our team to a new city central location in 2024. We are therefore delighted to reinforce this commitment by joining the NewcastleGateshead Initiative as a Corporate Partner for 2025.
As we approach the end of the year and the holidays, we reflect on a year full of expansion and growth and look forward to 2025.
With more than 44 years of Rolton this year has seen us developing our business internally and externally, strengthening the board, refreshing the brand, expanding the office network and sharing our thought leadership.
Rolton is proud to become a member of More Than a Building, an extraordinary network of architects, developers, engineers, contractors and others from the construction sector who are creating better futures around the world, in partnership with charity Article 25.