Farm name changed to Ambleside Farm
Diary & Pig Production-32 Year
Owner since 1936-1968
600 Sow Piggery+90 Ayrshire Diary Cows+900 Mutton Marino's-30 Years
Owner since 1968-1998
400 Sow Piggery+ Skiold Feed Mill+A.I+PIC Genetics+Pig Champ
Owner since 1997
Ambleside Meats CC was registered as a business - 18/03/1999 Aplication Process & Planning Started to get Winterton Abattoir Aproved
Original Aproval was given by Governement for 50 Pigs/Day - 11/12/2000
Ithala Bank Loan was Aproved -
Building Commenced-project ran out of money
New Investors were found-Mark Robinson & Arnold Boettiger joined,
1st pig was sluaghtered - 22/04/2004
Slaughter Line was in full production-18/05/2004 (75 Pigs/Day)
(Lance Luffingham/Mark Robinson/Arnold Boettiger/Jason Bruwer)
Natal Pork & Bacon joined Ambleside & Jason became new member
Lovinghams Meats CC was registered-06/07/2006 And De-Boning & Processing started-small scale
Slaughter Volume increased to 100 Pigs/Day - 25/04/2007
Slaughter Volume increased to 150 Pigs/Day - 29/10/2007
Arnold Boettiger sold his shares to Rob & Ian Butt - 23/08/2010
Dalton Abattoir & Butchery were purchased from Pidelta - 01/10/2011
Kwa-Phakamisa Colenso Factory Retail Shop was started - 04/07/2012
Winterton Abattoir Upgrade
Slaughter Volume increased to 240 Pigs/Day - 12/06/2013
Agric Division was started to Feedlot Cattle for Dalton Abattoir - 15/03/2013
Winterton Abattoir Upgrade
Slaughter Volume increased to 240 Pigs/Day - 12/06/2013
Agric Division was started to Feedlot Cattle for Dalton Abattoir - 15/03/2013
Griddle Quality Brands Ballito started trading - 03/02/2015
Rob & Ian Butt Sell their Shares back to the business - 19/10/2015
Agric Division was closed down - 23/05/2017
ZA Aproval was finally granted to Winterton Abattoir (ZA-380) - 01/09/2017
Ballito Distribution Branch was closed down - 31/04/2018
Jason Bruwer passed away after leaving a long standing legacy - 21/05/2021
Kwa-Phakamisa Albert Falls Factory Retail Container was launched - 01/06/2021
Dalton Butchery extensivley Looted - July uprising and was closed down - 09/07/2021