Borderway Mart receives £1m investment as it marks 50 years

Auctioneer Harrison and Hetherington has announced it is to invest £1m in its Borderway Mart facilities in Carlisle.

The investment will help to improve the movement and welfare of livestock on site and includes a new higher 2,000sq m roof designed to improve light and airflow.

Borderway Mart has been located at its current site since 1974 and the funding forms part of its 50th anniversary celebrations.

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Building work is due to be completed by April 2025, with the site due to continue trading throughout the renovation period.

Harrison and Hetherington managing director Scott Donaldson said improving efficiency, managing livestock flow, and safeguarding animal health were the key drivers in the company’s decision to invest.

He added: “In 1974, there would be in excess of 500 head of cattle going through the Borderway ring in a day, and a milestone day would reach towards 2,000.

“Fifty years on, a busy Monday consists of 500 prime cattle and cast cows and 7,000 prime, cast and store sheep, with a busy Wednesday seeing 2,000 forward store cattle, weanlings, young calves and dairy cattle through four rings.”

Roughly £250m worth of livestock is traded at Borderway mart each year.