# Lightweight Containers to open first UK keg plant in Seaham, County Durham

Dutch keg maker Lightweight Containers took a 10-year lease on a 62,000 sq ft unit at Foxcover Industrial Estate in Seaham, County Durham, expecting around 35 jobs within two years and production from July.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-05-24
- Where: Seaham, County Durham, United Kingdom
- Jobs: 35
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 62,000 sq ft unit
- Products: lightweight kegs
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Lightweight Containers](https://endata.com/companies/3318.md)
- [Metnor Group](https://endata.com/companies/3319.md) (partner)
- [Business Durham](https://endata.com/companies/3320.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [investnortheastengland.co.uk](https://investnortheastengland.co.uk/dutch-manufacturer-lightweight-containers-invests-in-county-durham/), 2018-05-24: "The company is currently fitting out the unit with the aim of commencing production in July."

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