# Wienerberger opens £30M concrete roof tile factory in Sittingbourne, UK

Wienerberger invested £30 million to build a new 7,800 m² concrete roof tile factory at Smeed Dean in Sittingbourne's Eurolink industrial estate. The facility has capacity to produce 94 million tiles per year, with one production line running and a second expected soon. Up to 20 new jobs may be created.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2025-11-17
- Where: Sittingbourne, Kent, United Kingdom
- Value: $38.0M (30.0M GBP)
- Jobs: 20
- Starts operating: 2 Dec 2025
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 94 million tiles per year
- Products: concrete roof tiles
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Wienerberger](https://endata.com/companies/6255.md)

## Sources

- [kentonline.co.uk](https://www.kentonline.co.uk/sittingbourne/news/jobs-to-be-created-at-state-of-the-art-factory-after-30m-in-332698/), 2025-11-17: "The operator roles have opened up at Smeed Dean in Sittingbourne after £30 million was spent to build the new state-of-the-art facility."
- [installeronline.co.uk](https://www.installeronline.co.uk/build/wienerbergers-new-factory-can-provide-roof-tiles-for-320000-homes-a-year/), 2025-12-02: "Launching Smeed Dean is about more than expanding our national manufacturing footprint – it’s about building for what’s next."

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