Visit to Strathroy Dairies,
On Wednesday 2nd April the Men’s and Ladies Probus Clubs joined forces for a visit to Strathroy Dairies in Omagh. Members were there at the invitation of Club member, Mr Eamon Cunningham whose family have owned and managed the business for three generations. On arrival visitors numbering some 30 persons, were divided into four groups each one being given a conducted tour by a senior member of the management team. The tour included the delivery of milk to the dairy from the farms, pasteurisation, bottling and dispatch. It appeared to those visiting that the only part of the process not mechanised is that of tasting and testing samples of milk from each tanker as it arrives in the yard, this crucial task being performed in the laboratory by two young women.
Elsewhere in the factory all were impressed by the speed at which plastic containers were formed, filled, sealed, labelled and made ready for dispatch. A comparatively recent development in Strathroy has been the production of dried milk which is bagged and shipped all over the world. At every stage in the process, be it in the production of semi-skimmed milk or double cream, attention to detail and hygiene was evident. All questions were willingly answered, and members of the tour party were impressed by every facet of the production. The tour ended in the company hospitality suite with refreshments and warm words of thanks to our hosts for their generosity and welcome.
