Our factories
Productivity
Inside our Widford factory today
Inside our Widford factory 50 years ago
In the last two years our Widford production site capacity has nearly doubled, and our employee productivity has improved by 140%, driving a 38% reduction in our unit cost of manufacturing.
Our production lines are highly automated and able to operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week if demand requires - our fastest line at our Rugby factory can produce 1,500 330ml cans per minute.
Fifty years ago, it took 600 people to produce 1.5m cases of product per year at our factory in Widford. Today, with many efficiency improvements in place, 130 people produce 16m cases per year.
| Then (1959) | Now(2009) |
|---|---|
| 600 people | 130 people |
| 650 cases per hour | 7,000 cases per hour |
| Wooden cases made on site by 'cabinet maker' (retired 2006) |
Plastic and cardboard 'one trip' packaging |
| 1.5 million cases | 16 million cases |
| 2,500 cases per employee | 123,000 cases per employee |
| 3 boilers | 1 boiler |
