Lough Conn Milling Company Limited, is a family run business that has been operating since 1928.
A small shop was established originally and this expanded to travelling shops serving Glenisland, Glenhest, Keenagh, Bofeenaun Ballycroy, Rappa, Kilfian, and surrounding areas on a weekly basis
In 1959, Lough Conn Milling was established. Several buildings were built to accommodate the raw materials and Mill. These building are still in use by us today. In the mid 1960s there were as many as 20 men from all over the country working in Lough Conn Milling.
In 1969, along with supplying the local farmers with animal feed, Lough Conn Milling also started to sell wholesale feed to smaller shops in the county.
By 1980 the use of feed had increased substantially and the bigger Mills nationwide were using the “fillers” so it was not possible to compete on price resulting in Lough Conn ceasing milling.
then began to buy the finished products from the bigger Mills e.g. Paul & Vincent, Wilson Feeds and Avonmore. By 1990 due to the increase in feed sales we installed a weighbridge and put bulk bins into our stores to offer feed to our customers at the bulk price. This proved very successful, so much so that other merchants in the area followed our example and did likewise.
We expanded the Haulage Business in the late 1980s and built up a fleet of Lorries & Trailers working nationally. We focused more on Haulage work and successfully secured a contract with Norfolk Line, a shipping company for the loading and transport of product from Baxter in Castlebar to the various ports of Ireland while also bringing return loads in raw material back to Baxter for their factory.
In 2003, we sold the main haulage section of the business to Brian Cunningham Haulage Castlebar, keeping three Lorries for own use and returned to our base at Killeen working for various companies
Downsizing the haulage section of the business meant we were able to invest more time into our facilities at Lough Conn Milling and expanded to include coal, briquettes, fertilizers and all fencing materials.
With more farmers using bulk feed, in November 2011 we decided to make a major investment in our facilities at Killeen with the building of a state of the art Five-Bay Bulk Feed Storage Shed along with a 50 tonne weighbridge and investing in a specialised lorry for the delivery of bulk feed.
We are currently the only company in the area that will deliver small amounts (2-2.5 tonnes) We also have Lorries capable of delivering bagged feed to farms in the area. The Lorries enable us to deliver any weights from 2 Tonne to 20 Tonne. We are also capable of loading any means of transport that a farmer may have and can weigh the vehicle on our weighbridge. We supply a full range of beef, dairy & sheep feeds as well as variety of rations for both cattle and sheep. We are in the happy position that we can deliver to our customers in bulk, mini-bulk, and bags which makes us unique in Mayo
We are steadily increasing the variety of Agri Supplies we have available in our shop, as well as a wide range of great-value coal and peat briquettes available for delivery or collection.
Situated in Killeen, Castlehill, just outside Crossmolina, Lough Conn Milling Company Ltd has covers a wide catchment area with regards to its customer base.
We pride ourselves on excellent quality service, integrity with customers and suppliers and competitiveness
