Aberdeenshire Council has agreed to move its recycling facility in Ellon to make way for the expansion of a popular north-east brewery.
Brewdog’s base in the town will now be made bigger, after the local authority agreed to relocate its recycling facility at Balmacassie Industrial Estate.
Following approval from the council’s policy and resources committee, legal contracts have been completed which will allow the move to go ahead.
The brewery has also been given the option of acquiring an adjacent council “waste bulking facility”.
The new HWRC location is yet to be revealed but the council said it will be within “walking distance” of the current one.
Balmacassie Industrial Estate was built in 2011 with the now-global drinks business’ brewing and bottling facility built next door.
Construction of the new HWRC will take about eight months.
Council co-leader and chairman of the policy and resources committee, Richard Thomson, said: “It is very encouraging to watch as the BrewDog success story continues to unfold across the globe from its base here in Aberdeenshire.
“I am pleased that councillors have today been able to support the company’s ambitions to further expand the scope of their operations at Balmacassie, while at the same time ensuring that people in the Ellon area will retain access to high quality recycling facilities within the town.
“This represents a good deal for BrewDog, for Ellon, for the council and for Aberdeenshire as a whole. We wish the company every success for the future in what we hope will be a long and productive association with Ellon.”
