Brixham Fish Market is self sufficient in ice production with a recent £800,000 investment in a new ice plant that supplies ice directly to the boats. The main plant can produce up to 36 tons daily. Using our other flake ice makers up to 46 tons of ice is available for delivery within a 24-hour period from all sources.

BTA also have 3 smaller ice making plants that provide ice solely for the fish market. These ensure the quality of fish is maintained right from when it is unloaded from the fishing vessels, all the way through until it is sold and made ready for delivery.

Although many of the larger beam trawlers have their own on-board ice machines, BTA can cover for any breakdowns they may have and provide ice to many visiting vessels during the cuttle fishing season (around September to March).

When a customer needs ice during normal opening hours one of our qualified staff is always onsite ready to deliver. For larger boats, the ice is delivered via a chute that loads the ice straight down into the refrigerated fish room in the hold. For smaller boats, it can also be delivered into bins on the quayside, or it can be supplied in fish boxes for use by the fish merchants.