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Robert Wiseman Dairies is to shed up to 210 jobs in Okehampton, Bridgwater and Bristol, in preparation for the creation of 300 jobs at a new £15m distribution centre due to open in Amesbury in November. 28-Sep-2009 Robert Wiseman Dairies has won planning permission for a new dairy depot at Amesbury in Wiltshire, having agreed to acquire the nine-acre site for £4.5m. 07-Oct-2008 Robert Wiseman Dairies is considering plans to close the milk processing operation at its site in Pensilva, Cornwall, with the loss about 50 of the 133 jobs. 28-Mar-2008 Robert Wiseman Dairies is to open its new £66m dairy at Bridgwater in Somerset in December, with the creation of up to 500 jobs. 11-Sep-2007 Robert Wiseman Dairies is to create 100 jobs at a new £4.5m dairy depot due to open in Market Drayton in June. 24-Apr-2007 Robert Wiseman is to close its recently-acquired dairy in Torrington, Devon, by December with the loss of 45 jobs, in order to transfer the work and 55 other staff to its site in Okehampton. 25-Oct-2006 Robert Wiseman Dairies is to acquire the Newlands Farm fresh milk business, including dairies at Pensilva and Okehampton, from Milk Link for £5.5m. 07-Jun-2006 Robert Wiseman Dairies has acquired the fresh liquid milk business of Definitely Devon, which is jointly owned by Torridge Vale and the Co-operative Group, for £0.8m. 14-Mar-2006 Robert Wiseman Dairies is about to acquire a site in Taunton to set up a new £30m dairy by spring 2007, which will employ up to 500 staff. 29-Sep-2005 Robert Wiseman Dairies is to close its Loanhead milk depot in Midlothian with the loss of up to 96 jobs, in order to transfer the work to its Whitburn depot in West Lothian. 13-Jan-2005 Robert Wiseman Dairies is planning to invest up to £30m in a new dairy and distribution depot in Somerset, and is currently seeking a suitable site. 10-Dec-2004 Robert Wiseman Dairies is seeking planning permission to build a new milk depot in Market Drayton, with the creation of up to 80 jobs, but alternative sites are still being considered. 18-Oct-2004 Robert Wiseman Dairies is to create 175 jobs at a new £7.5m distribution depot in Northampton by 2005. 30-Sep-2004 Asda has ended milk supply contracts worth £90m with Robert Wiseman and Dairy Crest, and will now buy all of its liquid milk from Arla Foods UK. 26-May-2004 Robert Wiseman Dairies is planning to expand its dairy capacity by 2006, possibly by extending its Manchester site, while a new depot will open in the south-east next year. 12-May-2004 Robert Wiseman is investing a further £7m at its Droitwich dairy, having won a number of new milk supply contracts. 24-Mar-2003 Robert Wiseman is to open milk depots in Durham and Somerset in 2003 and 2004 respectively, and is still seeking a suitable site for a distribution centre near London. 25-Nov-2002 Robert Wiseman Dairies is considering sites in Luton, Swindon and Oxford to set up a new £5m milk depot, as part of a strategy to expand further into the south-east. 21-May-2002 Robert Wiseman Dairies is seeking planning permission for a £6m depot at the Cabot Park industrial site near Avonmouth, which would involve the relocation of 60 jobs from Longwell Green and the creation of 60 new jobs. 22-Nov-2001 Robert Wiseman Dairies is planning to create 100 more jobs at its new milk and cream plant at Droitwich Spa by the end of the year. 09-Oct-2001 Robert Wiseman Dairies is to close its Kilmarnock depot with the loss of about 25 jobs, although some staff will move to the distribution centre at Cambuslang. 03-Jul-2001 Robert Wiseman Dairies has awarded a £3m contract to Clugston to build a distribution depot at Birtley, Tyne & Wear. 24-May-2001 Robert Wiseman Dairies has acquired Lordswood Dairy, the southwest-based milk distributor, for £2m, in order to increase the output of its new Droitwich dairy. 22-May-2001 Robert Wiseman Dairies is to centralise production of glass-bottled milk for the whole of Scotland at its revamped Aberdeen dairy, which will safeguard 450 jobs. 08-Feb-2001 Robert Wiseman Dairies is looking to acquire small independent dairies, in order to increase its 7% share of the English milk market and fill the new £32m dairy being built in Droitwich. 23-May-2000 Robert Wiseman Dairies has announced a £225m cash offer for Unigate's milk and cheese business, which rivals the previously-agreed deal between Unigate and Dairy Crest. 23-Mar-2000 Robert Wiseman Dairies is to be investigated by the Competition Commission, because of its dominant position in the Scottish milk market. 28-Jan-2000 Robert Wiseman Dairies is starting work on a new £30m dairy and depot near Birmingham, and completion is due in 2001. 10-Nov-1999 Robert Wiseman Dairies has identified a site near Birmingham where it plans to build a new dairy by summer 2001, as part of a strategy to expand its business further south. 18-May-1999 Robert Wiseman has acquired an 80% stake in Gilmour's Dairy of Kilmarnock for £3.5m. 10-Apr-1999 Robert Wiseman Dairies has won acceptance for its £1m bid for Aberdeen Milk, the dairy farmers co-operative. 25-Mar-1999 Robert Wiseman is said to be close to agreeing the acquisition of Aberdeen Milk Services, the co-operative that is supplied by 118 dairy farmers across the north-east of Scotland. 05-Mar-1999 Robert Wiseman Dairies has shortlisted a number of sites in the south of England to build a new dairy, and hopes it will be operational by the middle of 2001. 10-Nov-1998 Robert Wiseman Dairies is considering plans to expand its dairy business throughout the country, which could involve acquisitions or the building of new capacity in the south of England. 20-Nov-1997 Robert Wiseman Dairies is to increase capital expenditure to £30m this year in order to develop into a national company. 12-Jun-1997 Robert Wiseman Dairies has acquired Scottish Pride assets for £4.8m thus giving it 75% of the Scottish milk market. 18-Mar-1997 Scottish Pride has denied that it is discussing a possible takeover by Robert Wiseman Dairies, but admits that it may sell its fresh milk business to Wiseman. 31-Dec-1996 Robert Wiseman Dairies has won government approval to go-ahead with a bid for Scottish Pride Holdings, its main rival in the Scottish milk market, as long as it agrees to undertakings about prices and acquisitions. 27-Dec-1996 Robert Wiseman Dairies has seen its proposed acquisition of Scottish Pride referred to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission due to concerns over the effect it would have on the supply and processing of milk in Scotland. 31-Aug-1996 Robert Wiseman Dairies has bought Mains Farms for £5m, boosting its number one position in the Scottish milk market. 03-Oct-1995 Robert Wiseman Dairies plans to expand its new Manchester dairy up to an output of 300m litres per year in 3 years, and is looking for more retail customers. 02-Oct-1995
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