Talgarth Bakery Expands Production

Maesteg-based Talgarth Bakery is set to move part of its production to newly-refurbished premises, allowing an increase of the production, the company announces.

The Welsh Government offered a GBP195k loan as Repayable Business Finance which enables the baked goods specialist to expand its production and invest a total of GBP700k into new production facilities at Heol-Ty-GwynIndustrial Park. The expansion creates 10 new permanent jobs and safeguards 20, bringing the total number of local employees to 90.

The new units will provide space for the relocation of the cake plant out of the Spelter site, so they can increase production, expand and concentrate on the recently acquired Burts Cakes and Biscuits.

The company recently won significant contracts with Morrisons and Booker, making expansion a necessity to accommodate the high level of new business which will see the company ramp up production and increase turnover by some 40% by 2018, according to a press release.

Talgarth Bakery was established in 1904 and purchased by its current owner, Howard Hughes, in 1986. The company has grown steadily over that period and now serves more than 200 local customers, both retail and wholesale.