Spray Drying
As the UK’s largest toll spray dryer, Express Contract Drying Ltd is the trusted first choice for food manufacturers seeking a fast, flexible, and fully independent spray drying service.
When time matters, you need a spray drying partner you can rely on. With six spray dryers operating 24/7 across our production site and a capacity of 6,500 tonnes per annum equating to approximately 6.5 million kilos, Express Contract Drying can deliver fast, dependable turnaround times to keep your business moving. We aim to process and return all products within 7–10 days and can often complete projects ahead of schedule. Our dedicated team work around the clock to help you meet tight production schedules, launch deadlines, and customer demands without compromising on quality.
From small-scale laboratory trials to large-volume ongoing production runs, we provide flexible spray drying solutions tailored to your exact requirements. Whether you’re an emerging business developing a new product or an established manufacturer needing additional capacity, Express Contract Drying has the expertise, equipment, and responsiveness to support your growth.
Express Contract Drying Ltd understands the importance of confidentiality when entrusting formulations, materials, and product development to an external manufacturing partner.
As a fully independent company, all customer products, processes, and technical information are handled with the utmost discretion and kept in strict confidence, providing complete reassurance that your formulations, expertise, and intellectual property remain secure at all times.
Toll Blending
Express Contract Drying Ltd has a range of toll blenders to meet your requirements
With dedicated food-grade blending services operating 24/7 and high-capacity production facilities, Express Contract Drying is equipped to handle all your blending requirements efficiently and reliably. We specialise in fast turnaround times of just 7–10 days, helping you stay on schedule and avoid costly delays.
Our blending capabilities cover both dry blending and liquid plating, allowing us to support a wide range of food products and formulations.
Whether you require small batch blends or large-scale production runs of hundreds of tonnes, we have the expertise, flexibility, and equipment to deliver consistent, high-quality results tailored to your business.
Toll Mixing
With capacity jacketed heated tanks, Express Contract Drying Ltd is available for all your mixing needs.
When you require a product mixing and homogenising, Express Contract Drying offers toll mixing services to our customers. With jacketed heated tanks allowing for both cold and heated mixes and capacities from small to large, we can meet your food based mixing requirements, whatever the size.
Research & Development
Whether you’re a start-up or an international company, we can help you develop your product.
With dedicated laboratory and pilot spray dryer facilities, Express Contract Drying Ltd are able to carry out product trials on your behalf before progressing to full-scale production. We can produce sample quantities ranging from 100 grams to 5 kilograms, allowing formulations to be refined and evaluated prior to commercial manufacture.
With more than 40 years of experience spray drying an extensive range of products, we apply our technical expertise to every project, working closely with customers to optimise performance, quality, and consistency. Whatever stage of development your product is at, our team can help bring it to the next level with confidence and precision.
Quality
When you send your product to Express Contract Drying, you can be confident that we are invested in quality.
At Express Contract Drying, quality is at the heart of everything we do. Our quality management systems operate in line with BRCGS Global Standards for Food Safety, in 2018 we achieved the highest possible “AA” grade — building on the “A” grade accreditation we had maintained since 2005.
We are committed to maintaining the highest standards across our facilities and equipment, continually investing to ensure we deliver exceptional service, reliability, and product quality for our customers. Over the past three years, we have invested £3 million pounds into our operations, including state-of-the-art spray dryers and extensive refurbishment of our production areas.
To support a wide range of customer requirements and global markets, Express also hold Kosher certification through KLBD & Circle K along with Halal certification via IFANCA.
For certification documents, technical information, or quality-related enquiries, please contact our quality team at quality@ecdingredients.com.
