WIDNES-BASED Suttons Group has invested £1.5m in a new chemical drumming facility at its St Helens site.
The initiative will offer drumming, warehousing and despatch services for Ineos Chlor Vinyls, and will handle around 90,000 tonnes of products using the latest drum filling and handling technology.
The Suttons operation currently handles five different product streams which are delivered into the plant by a fleet of dedicated Suttons road tankers. Most of the drums are exported to Ineos customers in Asia and the Americas.
The operation has been designed to provide a “just in time” service to the client, minimising the need to hold large stocks.
Suttons Group managing director Andrew Palmer said it could lead to further expansion: “We are now looking at developing our drumming activities in other international markets, specifically Asia.”
