A leading manufacturer of conserves and jams used RDP support to increase its winter water storage capacity for use during the summer dry months.
Wilkin & Sons Ltd. is a leading manufacturer of conserves and jams. At the Tiptree Farm the company grows approximately 65 hectares of soft and stone fruit to process into conserves, jellies, marmalades and purees. Prior to the project, the business used 160 000m3 of water per year for irrigation, including 120 000m3 from local streams for irrigation, as well as 40.000m3 of recycled factory water.
The business used RDP support to increase its winter water storage capacity by 80 000 m3 to 190 000m3. This means that water can be abstracted during peak flow and stored until it is needed, rather than abstracted during the drier summer months.