Agricultural firm to create 50 new jobs in Kent

A Kent cucumber grower has revealed plans to create 50 new jobs following the launch of a new greenhouse, a recent news report in the local business media has been able to suggest.

The greenhouse is almost 16 acres in size and is the Birchington-based Thanet Earth’s fifth in total. The recruitment drive to add 50 works will take its headcount to about 700.

Des Kingsley, managing director of Thanet Earth, said: "For us to be helping reverse the decline in UK production and to keep this vital industry injected with new investment is very important for Thanet Earth.

"Consumers much prefer to buy British-grown crops, but if the downward trend in planted area continues then we risk British cucumbers becoming the rarity and not the norm on shelf.

"Facilities like Thanet Earth are the future for UK salad production, with scale and efficiency at our heart. We strive to be a centre of excellence providing much needed employment and opportunity, producing market-leading salad crops every day of the year."

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