Associated British Ports  is delighted to welcome Vuba Resin, one of the UK’s most fastest growing companies in terms of both sales and prominence, to the Port of Goole.

Listed in the Financial Times top 1,000 fastest growing businesses in Europe and with celebrity customers such as singer Olly Murs, Vuba is going from strength to strength after 15 years. Their operation at the Humber’s most significant inland port will see them develop a port terminal facility for their production line, including storage, drying, blending and bagging.

Andrew Dawes, Regional Director of the Humber ports said: “We’re delighted to welcome Sean and his team to Goole. They are an industry leader in their sector and we’re always looking forward to helping customers expand their operations.

“We have an extensive portfolio of warehousing and storage facilities within our ports, making them ideal for those businesses looking to locate themselves in the Humber gateway.”

Sean Scott, Founder of Vuba Chemical Innovations said: “ABP have been very helpful and accommodating throughout this process. I feel they share our vision for us to create a world leading suite of aggregate and derivative production facilities at the dock.

“We’ve invested £3m in the ABP site on a state-of-the-art drying, screening and cooling process, with four bagging lines and three robotic palletisers. We have a further £2m planned investment next year.”

“We have a great management team in place for this newly formed division of Vuba. Ashton Nottingham and Ewan Netherwood, both local to Goole, have worked their way up through the ranks at Vuba and are very excited to head up this new division, as well as support their local community.”

Laura Wood, Head of Commercial (Humber) added: “It’s a pleasure to work with a company with the ambition of Vuba. We look forward to deepening our partnership to support their strategic growth. Goole plays an important role the Humber port ecosystem, the UK’s #1 gateway for trade by volume, and the Vuba investment demonstrates Goole’s strong combination of shipping facilities, development space and access to the motorway network. It’s been a great job by both the ABP and Vuba teams to get the deal done.”

Greg Lacey, Head of Property (Humber) whose team have been working with commercial to secure this deal said: “This investment in Goole by Vuba is an indicator of Goole’s potential to attract new manufacturing uses.

“We commend Sean for how quickly his business has grown having originally started it in 2009, and I’m delighted that we are now in talks for the next phase of expansion at the Port of Goole.”

Vuba are the latest exciting major business to commit to Goole. Metsa announced its plans in April for a 2.6 million square foot tissue factory in Goole, following this plans were submitted by HBD on behalf of St John’s College Cambridge for a 5.5 million square foot manufacturing, logistics and industrial scheme. Both major developments sit within the wider Humber Freeport Goole tax sites. ABP anticipates this will bring further demand for import and export of goods at the Port of Goole.