Whitchurch, UK: Shropshire County Council have approved plans to convert a warehouse near Whitchurch into a cafe and museum dedicated to temperature-controlled operator Grocontinental.and its founder Ray Grocott.
According to the BBC, Grocott Developments Limited started work on the site in Brookdale, near Whitchurch, in October last year, and had applied for retrospective planning permission.
The site will be called the Grocott Heritage Centre, and already displays a collection of memorabilia from Grocontinental, including items from the firm’s 76-year history, including vehicles and photographs.
“The applicants’ late father, Ray Grocott, was instrumental in the growth and success of the family business,” a planning statement reads, “several books have been written to recounting the history of the business and in turn the local community.”
When Grocontinental was sold in December 2017 to the Agro Merchants Group, its annual turnover had climbed to £40m with a workforce of 450 people.
