Overview

The Bury St Edmunds factory produces 320,000 tonnes of sugar per year. The factory has a self-sufficient Anaerobic Digestion (AD) plant on site which exports up to 5MW of clean renewable electricity to the National Grid. During this tour, you will see how sugar is produced and how the AD plant contributes to meeting the UK’s renewable energy targets under the Renewable Energy Directive.

There is parking on site.

PPE requirements

• attendees should wear clothes which completely cover arms and legs, (preferably trousers – no rips/tears, and full sleeve shirts/blouses or cardigans)
• footwear also needs to be flat and sturdy, e.g. trainers. No ballet shoes, sandals or exposed ankles
• the clothing and footwear requirements are part of the health and safety regulations for conducting tours, if tour attendees are inappropriately attired they will not be allowed to enter certain areas.