PRESS RELEASE - 25/08/05

OBJECTIVE 1 SUPPORTS CONTINUED BUSINESS EXPANSION AT W HARVEY & SONS

Newlyn based shellfish merchant, W Harvey & Sons, has recently been awarded an Objective 1 Fisheries grant of over £15,000.

This is the third project in as many years for which W Harvey and Sons have secured Objective One investment which has helped them to expand the business and to create new products in a growing but highly competitive sector.

This most recent grant has helped towards buying equipment to package and present new products for their expanding range of customers.  The company has bought a tray sealing machine that has improved presentation and packaging, making the product easy to stack, label and display. 

The company now presents new products such as cocktail claws, dressed crabs in the shell, whole cooked claws, and gourmet packs of various shellfish meats, all in a format to suit their customers. Careful processing and sealing in trays gives a shelf life of 3 weeks. 

Matthew Harvey, a partner at W Harvey & Sons, Newlyn said, “The new products and packaging mean that we have increased our sales, and we have gained new UK and European customers.  So far customers comments on the new products and packaging is fantastic”

Adding value to Cornish seafood through processing and product development is a high priority for the Fisheries Programme.  The Objective One grant aid is targeted at projects like this one by the Fisheries Task Force Strategy.  Sam Lambourn, Chair of the Task Force said “This is a top priority project in the Fisheries Strategy as it increases wealth and employment in Cornwall.  The Task Force is now looking forward to the next 10 years at how to develop the industry further”

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