Grimsby’s cold storage capacity is to be increased by 20 per cent after £5 million of government support was netted for a key project.
Brexit and Covid have put pressure on a vital element of the wider seafood sector, with it trading at over-capacity for the past six months, as just in time imports have switched to more considered buying by the town’s cluster of processors.
The £30 million Europarc proposal from HSH Coldstores is fully consented and will create 60 new jobs, with the potential to unlock hundreds more in Grimsby. It was the lead beneficiary from the first round of the UK Seafood Infrastructure Fund, with £20 million being invested nationwide.
