# Comau relocates to larger facility in Gateshead, UK

Comau UK invested over £200,000 and took a ten-year lease on a 15,000 sq ft plant in Gateshead, relocating from Glover Industrial Estate. The new facility will be the primary manufacturing base for the UK plant projects division, with potential creation of up to 60 jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-06-15
- Where: Gateshead, United Kingdom
- Value: $255K (200K GBP)
- Jobs: 60
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 15,000 sq ft
- Products: process automation, manufacturing and service products, AGVs, laser sources, robots
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Comau](https://endata.com/companies/17266.md)

## Sources

- [bdaily.co.uk](https://bdaily.co.uk/articles/2017/06/15/global-manufacturer-comau-invests-further-in-the-north-east-with-a-new-plant-in-gateshead), 2017-06-15: "This new facility provides us with the ideal opportunity to open up that engagement and one of the ways that we will do this is via the North East Automotive Alliance, which will assist us to access some very interesting businesses in the supply chain."
- [machinery.co.uk](https://www.machinery.co.uk/content/news/comau-opens-new-gateshead-facility-to-better-serve-the-north-east), 2017-06-23: "I am proud to celebrate the expansion of Comau UK, which is an important step forward for the company in the direction to be always closer to our customers."

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