Yorkshire bird feed manufacturer expands nest with £1m investment

A Yorkshire bird feed manufacturer has announced that it is investing £1m into the expansion of its factory.

Johnston & Jeff, based in Gilberdyke, said that the expansion is the biggest investment the company has made since moving its headquarters from Hull in 2002.

The money is funding a new 12,000sq ft warehouse, and will also fund new offices on its site at Gateway Business Park and new machinery.

The firm also produces handcrafted hutches, bird tables and nest boxes, and provides its products to chain garden centres and pet shops across the country, and said it is making the investment due to rising demand across all of its key markets.

Johnston & Jeff’s managing director, Richard Johnston, said: “People love birds, be it pet owners whose passion is keeping aviary birds and parrots, or the people who simply want to attract more wild birds in their garden by feeding them, because of the sheer pleasure of watching them.

“As a result, we’ve seen significant growth in all our key markets and that is what has prompted us to make this investment.

“We’ve committed to ensuring we can continue to meet the rising demand for bird feed of the highest quality, and expanding our factory and investing in new, state-of-the-art equipment is the best way we can achieve that.”

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