Muller Milk & Ingredients is planning to reverse the proposed closure of Hanworth dairy, saving 170 jobs.
The dairy company also intends to rejuvenate and expand its milk&more doorstep delivery business, which currently supplies milk and other daily essentials to over 600,000 homes across the country.
A proposal to reverse the closure plan comes after a review on milk&more business and Hamworth dairy has been conducted by Muller.
The company acquired the two businesses as part of its acquisition of Dairy Crest's dairy operations in December.
Earlier, Dairy Crest had announced plans to shut down Hanworth facility, which was founded in 1847 and was considered one of the first dairies to introduce pasteurisation in 1912.
However, a proposal to continue operations at the facility could result in savings jobs for 170 people.
As per the new proposal, the milk&more business, which includes 1,190 milkmen and women, and the Hanworth dairy, will be integrated to form a new a new, single business led by Patrick Muller.
Milk&more head Patrick Muller said: "When Müller acquired Dairy Crest's dairy operations in December we committed to taking measured decisions as quickly as possible to build a sustainable fresh milk business in the UK.
"This was an easy decision to make. milk&more is a great business driven by employees who are talented, committed and passionate about what they do, and the Hanworth Dairy is an integral part of the supply chain for the doorstep delivery business.
"We are confident that our proposals will be welcomed by customers and employees alike and we look forward to discussing the future with them. "
milk&more Milkman of the Year 2016 Neil Garner said: "Our customers love fresh milk in glass bottles. For many they are just what the doorstep delivery service is all about and they regard them as being as much of a British institution as the milkmen and women who deliver them."
Image: Muller reverses plans to close Hanworth dairy. Photo: Courtesy of Müller UK & Ireland.
