Multi-million pound horticultural business Neame Lea Nursery plans to make its new 15.59 acre site in Spalding one of the best in the country.
The specialist bulb and bedding plants grower says the new site will complement the storage facilities it already uses at 11 different sites around Spalding.
Neame Lea Nursery managing director David Ball said: “Our purchase of the Horseshoe Road site comes on top of the £4million we have already invested over the past five years.
“Our new premises will need a phased revamp, but they are going to be really important at peak periods. We are going to begin work on the cold stores area immediately in order to have them ready for the Christmas rush.
“We plan to put in state-of-the-art packing and production areas to ensure that this facility will be one of the best in the country.”
The company, which has a six-acre site at Gosberton and further capacity at sites in Spalding and Cowbit, specialises in pack bedding plants in the spring and autumn, with potted bulbs following on during the winter and spring, and hanging baskets and patio planters all year.
The bulb business has expanded significantly over the past year, pushing the need for the additional facilities.
Chartered surveyor Banks Long & Co dealt with the sale of the site to Neame Lea Nursery, which already has an operation a short distance from the new complex.