# Cranswick to build £54M poultry processing plant in Eye, Suffolk

Cranswick PLC plans to build a £54 million ($69 million) greenfield poultry processing plant in Eye, Suffolk, UK, with a capacity of 15,000 birds per hour. The facility is scheduled for completion in late 2019 and could create up to 400 jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-11-20
- Where: Eye, Suffolk, United Kingdom
- Value: $69.0M (54.0M GBP)
- Jobs: 400
- Starts operating: 2019
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 15,000 bph (250 bpm)
- Products: poultry products
- Sectors: [Food Processing Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/food-processing-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Cranswick](https://endata.com/companies/10132.md)
- [Marel](https://endata.com/companies/16848.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [jbtmarel.com](https://jbtmarel.com/en/customer-stories/15-000-bph-greenfield-plant-offers-cranswick-new-opportunities/), 2018-11-20: "This new £54m [$69m USD] processing facility on the Norfolk/Suffolk border could create up to 400 jobs for the region."

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