Future plans

ASC wishes to improve the quality of compost currently produced at the site, moving from the production of ‘phase II’ compost to the production of ‘phase III’ compost.  This evolution of the existing business would also see the company modernise existing facilities and continue to improve the firm’s environmental performance.

The UK currently imports 1,000 tonnes a week of high quality, 'phase III' compost from Holland to meet the demands of mushroom growers.  Incubating mushroom spawn and allowing it to grow or 'run', phase III compost enables mushroom growers to cut development time by three weeks – speeding up time to market.  Locally produced, phase III compost from ASC would help to meet this increasing demand from UK mushroom farmers.

Designed to increase the processing time of compost, the new facilities will not increase the production capacity of the plant and will bring added benefits of reduced noise, reduce odours and on-site traffic.