UK: Small fire alert at maltsters Muntons plc in Stownmarket on October 11

Muntons’ plc technical director, Nigel Davis, said October 11 in a press release that there was a small fire alert at maltsters Muntons plc in Stowmarket at 12.45pm October 11. A forklift truck was found to be smouldering, but not creating a dangerous hazard in one of the access corridors.

Although four fire appliances were in attendance the first fire unit safely assessed the incident and the others were not needed to deal with the situation. The forklift truck was towed outside the building to insure against any recurrence of the smouldering.
All people on site were safely evacuated to the designated areas as a precaution and accounted for very quickly.

Staff were allowed back into the building at 1.05pm

Muntons was established in 1921 manufacturing malt and liquid malt extracts for the brewing, distilling and food industries.

During the intervening years the company has established itself as a key supplier to these industries, both in the UK and overseas.

Today Muntons plc has an annual turnover of £57 million and includes two operating divisions: Muntons Malt specializes in serving the brewing and distilling industries whilst Muntons Malted Ingredients is focused on supplying added value malt products to the food and beverage industries worldwide.

The Central Services Division provides support services to the two operating divisions.

Muntons Malt is a division within Muntons plc currently selling over 210,000 t of malt annually to the world’s brewing, distilling and food industries. The Company is independently owned and one of five major maltsters located in the UK.

13 October, 2006