Blakemans reflect on the last few years and their plans for the future

The Summer of 69!

Blakemans reflect on the last few years and their plans for the future

James. T. Blakemans will be celebrating their 70th birthday next year and they have been thinking back through 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.

As we leave the lockdowns and restrictions of 2021 behind, there’s an expectation of an amazing summer in the air seeing people wanting to get out and about with greater freedoms. This anticipation seems to have been inspiring the team at Blakemans too, who have a raft of new and exciting developments underway.

Recently they have switched all of the refrigeration systems throughout the production process, completed an upgrade to all of the lighting throughout the manufacturing plant and even ensured that all of their food waste is used to create renewable energy by a 3rd party, using an anaerobic digester.

Carrying on from this, they are currently anticipating the delivery of all new temperature controlled delivery trailers for newer, more efficient units. They even considered the environment when completing the designs for the trailers, changing out the dark blue colours of Blakemans tradition for designs which are predominantly white. These changes should mean that the refrigerated units will not need to work as hard to combat heat absorption on sunny days. Steve Collinge (Operations Director for Blakemans) said: “At Blakemans, we do not have a static approach to reducing our environmental impact. We are constantly evolving in a bid to over-achieve upon the regulations and guidelines that we are given and that we have set out in our ESOS (energy saving opportunity scheme) and SECR (streamlined energy and carbon reporting) schemes. It is a top priority for us as a business.”

The past few years have felt like a long slog for us all and the team at Blakemans are truly thankful for all of their loyal customers who have battled on throughout the pandemic. It is down to their support and loyalty to the Blakemans brand and products that they have been able to consistently evolve their processes, ensuring that their customers will always get the best quality sausages on the market. This is why they have decided to sponsor the National Fish & Chip day again this year. Phil Blakeman said;

“We have a lot to thank the lovely people of the fish and chip and fast food industries for, especially over the last few years. The national dish and those who lovingly prepare and serve it work incredibly hard and have proven time and time again to be the pillar of many communities throughout the UK. It is only fitting that they have this annual celebration and we are honoured to be able to play a small part in this fitting tribute”

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.

For more information about getting involved with the National fish and chip day this year then please visit neoda.org. uk/national-fish-and-chip-day for more details.