DAIRY giant Ornua has this week lodged an application with Cork County Council for a major expansion project at its Kerrygold Park campus in Mitchelstown.
As revealed by The Corkman in January, the €40 million investment by the company makes provision for a new butter churn and cream processing infrastructure, two new packaging lines, additional cold storage capacity, extended office space and additional car parking spaces on existing grounds within the campus.
The company is hoping to start work on the project, which will take in the region of 12-months to complete, by the end of the summer.
An Ornua spokesperson said the expansion project would create 120 temporary local jobs during construction and a further 30 additional permanent jobs when finished.
The Ornua Co-Operative has unveiled details of a major expansion project at its Kerrygold Park site in Mitchelstown, with the company saying the development will bring a significant financial boost to the town and the wider north Cork region.
A planning application for the development is due to be lodged with Cork County Council next month, with the company hoping to start and complete work on the €40 million project, which will take approximately a year to complete, during the summer.
The proposal makes provision for a new butter churn and cream processing infrastructure, two new packaging lines, additional cold storage capacity, extended office space and extra car parking space on existing grounds within the campus.