Chivas Brothers has broken ground to expand The Glenlivet distillery in Speyside, Scotland, in order to bolster production capacity of its single malt Scotch.
According to the planning applications, the company intended to add more facilities as well as upgrade existing ones at the distillery, The Spirits Business.
The firms intends to build a distilling building, tank and equipment area, among several other upgrades.
Last October, the firm's Glenlivet had crossed the million case threshold.
Chivas Brother chair and CEO Laurent Lacassagne said: "Today's first step towards an expansion at The Glenlivet Distillery is an historic day for Chivas Brothers as we look to continue the brand's phenomenal triumphs across the past five years to reinforce our position as the world's No.1 single malt Scotch whisky.
"Success for The Glenlivet is not in isolation - we have reported growth of +three per cent in net sales for the Chivas Brothers range as a whole, supported by a strong performance across our wider single malt, premium and standard blended Scotch and English gin portfolios with Aberlour, Ballantine's, Passport and Beefeater respectively.
"The overall performance of our comprehensive portfolio of Scotch whiskies in the context of the wider category, which declined slightly last year, has been robust and we are committed to investing into manufacturing facilities geared towards innovation to help us to capitalise on the current and long-term growth prospects of the category."
Image: The Glenlivet distillery is being expanded for increased production capacity. Photo: Courtesy of Kkonstan / Wikipedia.
