NEW FACTORY AT LIME GREEN GETS
THUMBS UP FROM THE MARKET
To celebrate the recent opening of
its 100 metric tonnes a day capacity
manufacturing plant, Lime Green
Products held its first Open Day
attended by customers, architects and
restoration contractors, conservation
officers and the Lord Mayor of Much
Wenlock, who all enjoyed a tour of
the new factory which impressed all.
Joe Orsi of Orsi Contini Consultants,
a customer and historic buildings
specialist said “I like what you have
done and I have no doubt that this
brave investment will benefit and
secure your business well into the
future.”
Continuing over 500 years of lime
production on Wenlock Edge, the
UK’s leading manufacturer of lime
based mortars, renders and plasters,
Lime Green Products completed the
construction of its state of the art
mixing plant in just 3 months, after 3
years of planning!
The building frame required over
150 tonnes of steel. Twenty three
storage silos holding over 600
tonnes of raw materials provide the
capacity for a daily manufacturing
output of approx. 100 metric tonnes.
A sophisticated software system
ensures highly accurate computer
controlled batching of ingredients for
all products.
Co-founder and Operations Director
of HGV traffic on and off the site,
and eliminated a large amount of
packaging waste.
James Ayres said “The plant is The plant has a wide range of
and mixing, for some ingredients from the silos, everything from
designed for very precise weighing
as accurate as 1 gram per tonne,
which allows us to make a product
with greater consistency over time
whilst also improving efficiency in
raw material and energy use. The
bulk storage is cleaner and safer, as
materials are contained in sealed,
constantly monitored silos. This has
also significantly reduced the amount
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ingredients available on demand
very traditional roman cement and
limes through to modern low-carbon
binders. This allows us to switch
between products with ease to meet
short lead times, a real concern for
many contractors in the industry.”
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