Robinson plc, the custom manufacturer of plastic and paperboard packaging, has revealed damage to its Chesterfield premises following Storm Babet.
On 20 October, the river Hipper, which flows by Robinson’s premises in Chesterfield, rose to its highest ever known level and flooded through part of the site.
Part of the premises is occupied by the Group, including the Paperbox manufacturing business and the Robinson head office, with the remainder let to tenants. The Paperbox business represented 4% of the Group’s revenues in 2022. The Group’s plastics business was unaffected.
In a statement Robinson said: “The first and main priority was the safety of those working at the site and the implementation of emergency procedures to mitigate the overall impact. We are pleased to report that despite some challenging circumstances everyone has remained safe.
“Despite the substantial efforts of our employees, there has been some damage caused to facilities, materials and equipment and manufacturing operations have paused. There will be disruption as the site clean-up continues prior to recommencement of operations.
“We would like to thank the Robinson team and our external partners for their efforts and our customers and suppliers for their understanding.”
