The move will see Clayton Park Bakery more than double the manufacturing capacity at its Clayton-le-Moors facility near Blackburn.
According to sister publication British Baker, the expansion will be financed by the baker’s parent company, James Hall & Co, with completion expected by autumn 2027.
Through the expansion, Clayton Park Bakery is aiming to grow its business and improve its product offering, which includes bread, morning goods, fresh cream cakes, ambient confectionery, pies and other savoury products. The company currently produces more than eight million units annually.
As part of the project, the company will also convert a former warehouse opposite its existing 20,000 sq ft site on Petre Road.
Clayton Park Bakery was founded by Barry Thomas in 1995, producing sausage rolls and meat pies for sale at his family’s market stall three days a week.
The manufacturer moved into its current facility in 2005 after securing supply deals with sports clubs, most notably Liverpool FC and Preston North End, as well as cafés, schools and hospitals across the North West. It also supplies regional branches of Booths, Spar and Asda.
Clayton Park Bakery currently employs around 200 staff across two locations, having opened a site in Huncoat in 2013 following its acquisition by James Hall & Co in 2011.
“It is over a decade since our last major expansion, and the time was right to expand again as we have outgrown the existing Huncoat site and need to keep up with customer demand,” commented founder and managing director Barry Thomas.
“This move will help us streamline our current morning goods and bread operation while enabling us to invest in technology and improve our efficiency.”
