Accrol Group Holdings, U.K., an independent tissue converter, has officially opened its new 168,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility in Leyland, Lancashire, with the unveiling of a ceremonial plaque by Lord Shuttleworth, Lord-Lieutenant of Lancashire. The new plant has two tissue converting lines installed, increasing Accrol's total converting capacity to 143,000 metric tpy.  

Output of the new facility, which came online at the end of January 2017, will steadily increase as new shift patterns are added over the coming weeks. When both lines are fully manned, they will create more than 80 new jobs, taking Accrol's total number of employees to almost 600, all of whom are based in Lancashire.

The new facility has space for four additional converting lines.

Steve Crossley, Accrol's CEO, said that "this new facility marks another milestone in Accrol's development, increasing our total production capacity by 25,000 metric tpy to 143,000 metric tpy."

Accrol manufactures toilet rolls, kitchen rolls, and facial tissues, as well as other tissue products. The company operates out of 520,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing, storage, and distribution facilities across Leyland and Blackburn, Lancashire. Accrol currently manufactures more than 18 million units per week and supplies some of the U.K.'s largest retailers, providing both Accrol branded and private label products.