Field Group completes refurbishment of site

Field Group has completed the 10m refurbishment of its East Kilbride packaging plant almost two years after it decided to close its Edinburgh site and consolidate operations at East Kilbride.

It received a 2.4m grant from the Scottish Executive with the remaining 7.6m provided by its US parent, Chesapeake.

The refurbished site, which can produce 1m cartons a day, also houses a new MAN Roland 900 and two new gluing machines. Nearly 200 staff were made redundant in the consolidation, but 116 new people have joined the East Kilbride site, creating a 284-strong workforce.