Abattoir scheme put on hold
Written by author on November 26, 2013
A £3m project to build an abattoir on the outskirts of a south of Scotland town has been put on hold due to a lack of financial support.
Dumfries and Galloway Food Co-operative was granted consent during the summer to construct a meat processing plant on a site near Dalbeattie.
It also secured a £1.3m Scottish government grant towards the cost.
However, the DGFC said it had been unable to raise the remaining finance needed to build the facility.
Chairman Percy Weatherall said: “It is disappointing to be putting things on hold after we have made so much progress.
He said that the need for a modern abattoir service for Dumfries and Galloway farmers remained “pressing”.
