The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh were greeted by George David OBE, chairman of the Coca-Cola Hellenic Group, before touring the 50,000 square metre manufacturing, bottling and warehousing facility, which handles all Coca-Cola production for the island of Ireland.
The facility represents an investment of £93m and provides employment for approximately 600 people directly, and an estimated 6,000 people indirectly, in the supply chain. The state-of-the-art plant is capable of producing 250,000 cases of beverages each day and includes an energy-efficient Combined Heat and Power (CHP) plant to reduce CO2 emissions in production by 66%, as well as a computer- controlled automatic warehousing system.
George David said: “Today’s visit by The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh marks the importance of the contribution of business to society through continued investment, wealth creation in the community, job creation, technical innovation, social and community enrichment, and environmental progress and responsibility. This plant says it all.”
Her Majesty and His Royal Highness showed a keen interest in the company’s operations, stopping at many places to enquire about the manufacturing process with local workers. One of these was the automated warehousing system, which holds twice as much stock compared to traditional methods, saving on energy, transport and emissions, while allowing the company to deliver a speedy high-quality service.
Source: Coca-Cola Hellenic
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