On the eve of their 70th birthday, Blakemans reflect on their heritage and map out their future

Blakes 70!

On the eve of their 70th birthday, Blakemans reflect on their heritage and map out their future.

James. T. Blakemans will be celebrating their 70th birthday next year and they have been reflecting on their history, developments and planning the future of their family business.

Starting up in Staffordshire in 1953, the Blakeman family have been producing sausages and meat products that are renowned for their consistently high quality ever since. Despite the scale of the operation growing year on year and the technological advancements they’ve installed, it is their ethos of using the finest ingredients; a robust production process perfected through the generations and a heavy focus on giving great customer service that keeps their loyal customers coming back.

The company have gone from strength to strength since their humble beginnings in a converted barn to the multimillion pound, purpose built facility employing over 290 people that they have today. The size of the operation has not altered their core values however and the family are still very involved in the day to day running of the business.

As well as looking to the past and evaluating their strength in the market at present, the big birthday has offered up an opportunity to set goals for the future as well. James T Blakemans have not been strangers to investing in their company over the years and this is set to continue going forward. Having already stared work on an online ordering system and app for the convenience of their customers they are committed to concentrating their future efforts and resources on further reducing the company’s environmental impact.

One recent completed project was the instillation of two new inline ovens in their purpose-built cooking plant. One replaced an older model with the other being an additional unit. These instillations have seen an increase in production volumes by 50% whilst simultaneously reducing energy consumption per kg produced.

It seems that Blakemans is still in full stride at 70 years young. Reflecting on the milestone anniversary Managing Director, Phillip Blakeman said: ‘Here we are, on the verge of 70 years in business and what an adventure it has been so far. It is a testament to the importance of family values that we continue to run the Blakeman business. This milestone is not something that we have achieved on our own though, a huge part of our success has been down to the people that have worked with us along the way. Thank you also to our customers and supporters for their patronage and loyalty, none of this would be possible without you. We look forward to supplying our quality products to you all for many, many more years to come.’

If you’d like to find out more about Blakemans products and services then please visit Blakemans.co.uk or speak to your local supplier.

Contact

James T. Blakeman & Co. Ltd. Millennium Way, High Carr Business Park Newcastle - U - Lyme, Staffs ST5 7UF Tel: 01782 569610 Fax: 01782 569611 E-mail: admin@blakemans.co.uk www.blakemans.co.uk

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Blakemans ‘Supreme’ sausages have been made with the finest cuts of pork and have been renowned for their quality, consistency and value since 1953