# Buchanans invests £1M in new nut factory in Carrickfergus, wins £1M supply contract

WG Buchanan and Son (Buchanans) invested over £1 million to build a new 12,000 sq ft factory for its nut business at its Carrickfergus site, creating 13 jobs. It also secured a contract worth over £1 million with a major UK buying group for dried fruit and nuts.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-11-06
- Where: Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
- Value: $1.28M (1.00M GBP)
- Jobs: 13
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 12,000 sq ft factory
- Products: dried fruit, nuts
- Sectors: [Food Processing Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/food-processing-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [WG Buchanan and Son](https://endata.com/companies/43154.md)

## Sources

- [thinkbusiness.ie](https://www.thinkbusiness.ie/articles/buchanans-uk-nut-factory-carrickfergus/), 2019-11-06: "The 13 new jobs will contribute £225,000 in additional salaries to the Northern Ireland economy."

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