The Ditchingham site is situated in the picturesque valley of the river Waveney on the Norfolk Suffolk border. The site is split by the river itself at the site of a roman ford.

The plant was purchased, as a working maltings, from Courage Brewers in 1965 and consisted of the first U.K built Saladin box plant, dating from the late 1800s. The power to operate the plant was from a waterwheel in the adjacent River Waveney. One of the original box turners from this plant is proudly on display at the Bass Museum in Burton on Trent.

The current plant at Ditchingham, managed by Paul Thurston, was commissioned in 1981 to service a new supply contract with a major UK brewer.

The plant was initially built as a two vessel plant producing some 18,000 tonnes of malt per annum, and uniquely comprised one steep / germination vessel and a germination / kiln vessel the green malt being transferred from vessel to vessel for turning.

The original Saladin plant was closed and a third vessel was added to the "new plant". This was a stand alone germination vessel and increased the site’s capacity to its present level of 30,000 tonnes per annum.

As with all Crisp Malting Group's plants Ditchingham has its own barley drying, storage facilities and malt storage and handling.

As part of Crisp Malting Group's committment to their ongoing success several major plant projects are in progess on all sites. At Ditchingham the kiln will be refurbished during 2007.

Address:
Pirnhow Street,
Ditchingham,
Bungay,
Suffolk,
NR35 2RU.
Tel: 01986 892 860
Fax: 01986 895 308
email :info@crispmalt.com

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