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Diageo Global Supply Centre
Diageo Global Supply Centre in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Diageo Global Supply Centre is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Diageo Global Supply Centre is a main spirits manufacturing and bottling facility in Leven, Scotland, owned by Diageo; as well as much whisky, it bottles Smirnoff vodka.
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Background
History
Work began on building the site in April 1971. The site was to cost £7-8m, with 900 jobs, over 162 acres. Outline planning permission was given in November 1970, followed by approval of the DCL site in February 1971 by the Secretary of State for Scotland. Planning approval for the bottling plant was given at Cupar in August 1971. By October 1971, the cost of the site had increased to £10m, for the 24 maturation racked warehouses. Each 100,000 sq-yd (five acres) warehouse would cost £300,000. Blending began in May 1973, with bottling starting in September that year. A plant at Markinch closed in 1983, with bottling being moved to Banbeath, with the loss of 340 workers while 220 were…
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- Coordinates
- 56.2000, -3.0320
- District
- Fife
- Postcode
- KY8 4FA
- Parliamentary constituency
- North East Fife
- Established
- 1973
Sources
- wikidata: Q121811780 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Diageo Global Supply Centre (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Diageo Global Supply Centre?
- Diageo Global Supply Centre is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode KY8 4FA).
- When was Diageo Global Supply Centre built?
- Built or established in 1973.
- Who owns Diageo Global Supply Centre?
- Diageo Global Supply Centre is owned by Diageo.
- How do I get to Diageo Global Supply Centre?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode KY8 4FA. It sits within the North East Fife parliamentary constituency.