Here at Chippindales we pride ourselves on our rich history. We have been good eggs since 1930 and here is a brief description;

1930’s

Leonard Chippindale introduced poultry to the family farm – hatching chicks, keeping hens and selling eggs.

1950’s

A move towards larger scale pullet rearing was made by Ian Chippindale (Leonard’s son).

1970’s

Ian Chippindale moved into egg production and invested in small scale packing facilities.

1980’s

Initial relationships were started with free range producers. Today, Chippindale continue to work with many of
these farmers.

1995

Major investment into new egg production facilities at Kingsley Farm was lead by Nick Chippindale (Ian’s son)

1999

First of several independent orders with major retailer.

2002

Continued expansion and modernization of the packing operation.

2005

www.wheresyoursfrom.com was launched to help bridge the gap between consumers and producers.

2006

The “White Rose Packing Centre” was opened by 4 generations of the Chippindale family.

2007

British Egg awards 2007 Small Enterprise of the Year.

2008

Creation and development of a bespoke traceability system and ‘live’ database.

2009

Nick Chippindale awarded a Nuffield scholarship to study ‘The EU ban on conventional cages and its effects’.

2010

ISO 9001 certification and launch of the new Chippindale consumer brand.

2011

Agreements reached for new colony egg productions with new and existing producer partners, in line with the
2012 EU legislation of hen welfare.

2012

New 6 wheeler refrigerated lorry added to our fleet.

Investment in growth, we completed the purchase of a new site in Flaxby for future relocation of operations.