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A new roll production line adds flexibility and capacity for bakery

22 June 2023

Yorkshire-based Thomas the Baker has invested in a new Koenig Combiline to meet rising customer demand.

The family business now has 29 bakery shops in the Yorkshire area, serving freshly baked products. The Koenig Combiline – supplied by EPP – can deliver up to 9,000 rolls per hour at its Helmsley bakery, to supply shops from Selby to Scarborough.
 
“Thomas previously had an old version of a Koenig line, which had no prover, a smaller forming station and a step-by-step retractor,” said Ged McBride, area sales manager at EPP. “We had been servicing and maintaining it, but after 35 years of use, parts were becoming obsolete, so it became more challenging.” EPP provided additional support on the moulding head, which kept the bakery going for a few more months, but the time had come to upgrade. The company was keen to invest in a machine that would offer them more flexibility to meet their current and future needs.”
 
The new Combiline allows the dough to rest as part of the production process, which means the bakery can produce additional products such as hot dog rolls and half baguettes. The line can also produce batched products such as hot cross buns and teacakes. Weights, moulding and settings are recalled at the press of a button. The bakery is now able to produce with a greater degree of consistency.
 
As part of EPP’s service, a master baker from Koenig visited the bakery to offer on-site expertise, along with the team from EPP offering additional training and support for the on-site engineers to help maximise efficiency and production of the new line and processes required.


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