| Company type | Private Limited Company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Salt manufacturing |
| Founded | 1923 |
| Defunct | 2006 |
| Fate | Acquired |
| Headquarters | Wincham, Cheshire , |
| Products | White or brine salt |
The New Cheshire Salt Works Ltd was a salt manufacturer formerly located in Wincham, north east of Northwich in Cheshire, UK. Run by the Stubbs family until its acquisition by British Salt, it operated between around 1923 and 2006. The company itself continues to exist as a subsidiary of British Salt.[1] It produced white or brine salt from naturally occurring underground brine using natural or wild pumping. The salt was extracted by vacuum evaporation and was of a high quality. It was used for human consumption under the brandname "Selva" and in the pharmaceutical industry; New Cheshire was the only British company to supply salt for pharmaceutical use.
In its later years, New Cheshire was the biggest of the few remaining family-owned salt producers. From the mid-1980s until its closure, it was the only salt works in the UK still to use the natural brine pumping method.