# Group Rhodes relocates to new Wakefield factory, invests £800,000

Group Rhodes has relocated to new premises in Wakefield, investing £800,000 in refurbishing and re-equipping the facility, and creating 21 new jobs. The site was officially opened on July 4, 2018.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-07-04
- Where: Wakefield, United Kingdom
- Value: $1.05M (800K GBP)
- Jobs: 21
- Starts operating: 4 Jul 2018
- Status: completed
- Products: machinery for clay preparation, metalworking, materials handling
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md)

## Companies

- [Group Rhodes](https://endata.com/companies/18851.md)

## Sources

- [iemuk.com](https://www.iemuk.com/news/group-rhodes-invests-future-wakefield-factory-relocation/), 2018-07-18: "Group Rhodes, the advanced engineering company is celebrating relocating to new premises in Wakefield, investing in refurbishing and re-equipping its new manufacturing facility and creating 21 new jobs."

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