# Persimmon to build brick factory in Harworth

Persimmon has revealed plans to build a brick factory in Harworth, creating up to 30 jobs as part of a £10 million investment. The plant will manufacture around 400,000 bricks per day (80 million per year) and is due to be commissioned in Q1 2017.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-01-06
- Where: Harworth, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom
- Value: $12.2M (10.0M GBP)
- Jobs: 30
- Starts operating: Q1 2017
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 400,000 bricks per day (80 million per year)
- Products: bricks, roof tiles, timber frames
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Persimmon](https://endata.com/companies/21267.md)

## Sources

- [worksopguardian.co.uk](https://www.worksopguardian.co.uk/news/jobs-harworth-brick-factory-build-will-create-30-jobs-for-area-752398), 2017-01-06: "The first stage of the project, a brick factory which will manufacture around 400,000 bricks per day, is expected to create up to 30 jobs as part of a long-term £10 million investment."

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