Firm hopes to build new maltings on land near Rothes
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A NORTHUMBERLAND maltings company is expanding its operations into Speyside.
Family-owned Simpsons Malt, the UK's largest independent maltster, has entered into an agreement to buy 40 acres of land near Rothes.
The company hopes to build a state-of-the-art maltings with malting barley storage facilities, subject to planning and due diligence.
The construction of a Rothes maltings would expand the company’s number of sites to three, with its other maltings in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland – where its headquarters is located – and Tivetshall St Margaret, Norfolk.
The company says many Speyside distillers use its malts in their whiskies.
Simpsons Malt managing director Tim McCreath said: "I am delighted to announce that we have entered into this agreement, which aligns with the company’s long-term strategic objectives.
"Having a maltings and malting barley storage facility in Speyside is something we have given serious thought to for a number of years and, subject to planning and due diligence, we will begin construction when the time is right and demand is there from our customers."
