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British Wool scraps haulage charge to support producers

British Wool has announced it is removing onward carriage fees at all approved collection sites to support producers.

The changes for the 2021 have been confirmed ahead of the shearing season. 

CEO of British Wool Andrew Hogley said: “Throughout the pandemic British Wool’s depots and collection sites remain open in a Covid secure manner and we continue to accept all types of wool from all producers, a principle which lies at the core of our cooperative ethos. 

“Abolishing the onward carriage fees for approved collection site demonstrates our commitment at British Wool in delivering a high level of service and also enhancing our service offer to producers.”

Mr Hogley revealed a small number of producers chose to hold on to their wool last year, which resulted in British Wool handling less wool and had a negative impact on the operating cost per kilo. 

“The more wool we handle the more cost effective our operations become which in turn allows us to return more value to all producers.”

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