You’d never believe the excitement in our house every time a lorry drives onto the site - we can see it from our house and trucks generally arrive early in the morning before we head out.  Here, the blocks are delivered and the brickies get going…   wont be long now…

Yippie, Chocolate Factory Bricks

Here’s the view from the back of goods inwards!

Yes, we’re off the ground now, with steel structure up and floor powerfloated… it’s incredible how much time was spent levelling this floor but, hey, who’s complaining… looking forward to rollerblading at some later date!!  I guess people would say ‘it’s incredible how long it takes to make a chocolate and how quickly it’s polished off!’.

The Bones of a Chocolate Factory

Floaty Chocolate Floors

And when the sun went down, the spot lights went on, right into the night, until 1.30am.  There’s dedication for you.  We must make sure that what covers it does it justice!

Lovely site for a chocolate factory, what?!..!!

In the rolling countryside of south west Wicklow, a former mushroom tunnel site finds a new purpose…. this land was just destined for food, not just, wheat or barley; no, this is an acre with high expectations.  And its aspirations are getting ever more delicious as time passes.  Building work started mid 2008 but what a year for rain…. took a while to make any really headway.  But we’ve relished every step and we’re getting closer by the day.  Expected opening, end April 2009.  Check out our range on www.chocolategarden.ie 

Next step was foundation digging…

Here comes the concrete!