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UK than it had done in the previous 15 years .
“ We ’ ve put in the new continuous miner and a new hoisting system , we ’ re installing the new heavy duty drift conveyor that is a mile long and can pull 1,800 tonnes per hour for a mile , and we ’ ve also invested heavily into crushing and screening .
“ Compass Minerals is investing heavily into the sustainability of the overall facility here in the UK .”
DeepStore Safeguarding the future of the company even further , one of Compass Minerals ’ key areas of growth in recent years has been the initiation and development of its vast storage space with its DeepStore business .
Established in 1998 at its Winsford site before acquiring two further locations in London in 2007 , the concept behind DeepStore is to fill the void left behind after mining has occurred to store archives , documents and possessions 150 metres underground in what has been a highly complex and successful initiative .
Gordon explained : “ We effectively create rooms in the space left behind when the salt has been taken out of the mine , and we store documents for some very well-known customers .”
These customers include financial institutions , police departments , universities and hospitals making the operation not only highly significant but also massive in its stature ; the area equivalent to that of 700 football pitches .
The mine has a long and successful history
“ Compass Minerals is investing heavily into the sustainability of the overall facility here in the UK ”
– Gordon Dunn , Managing Director , Compass Minerals UK Ltd
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