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On A Roll are getting fulfilled

A local sandwich company is hoping to see a rise in production after moving to new premises on Riverside Park, Middlesbrough. On a Roll has moved to a unit more than five times the size of its original securing an investment grant of £175,000 to support expansion and create more than 40 jobs.

On a Roll, which counts local football clubs, schools, colleges and universities amongst its customer base, is already exceeding initial production forecasts. It is a significant step for the company, which only started operating in 2007.

On a Roll Managing Director James Stoddart said: “We are running on enthusiasm and momentum at the moment and are very keen to keep that going. The company is still just in its early stages of development and there are many more opportunities out there which we hope to take.”

Richard Hunter, Tees Valley Regeneration Business Investment Manager, who helped the company with the investment process, said: “On a Roll are very ambitious in their plans and the SFI grant has helped to bring these plans forward.

“Already they have installed a heat transfer system which uses waste energy from the industrial fridges to boil water then used to sterilise the plant at the end of production - it’s an impressive operation to watch.”

James Stoddart added: “Only last year we were buying our bread every morning from a local supermarket… now the shopping list is a little longer, but we still take pride in the freshness of our products. Today we source our ingredients from local suppliers; we’re doing the same job just on a much bigger scale!”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .