# BD to invest £172m in Plymouth factory expansion, creating 200 jobs

BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) plans to invest £172 million to build eight new manufacturing lines at its Plymouth site, creating 200 jobs over four years.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-09-19
- Where: Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom
- Value: $232.0M (172.0M GBP)
- Jobs: 200
- Status: announced
- Products: blood collection technology, blood collection tubes, needles, syringes
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [BD](https://endata.com/companies/20051.md)

## Sources

- [plymouthherald.co.uk](https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/business/tech-firm-create-200-jobs-499496.amp), 2017-09-19: "Our UK facility in Plymouth has a proven track record in manufacturing high-quality, large volume, medical technology with globally competitive efficiency."
- [zenoot.com](https://zenoot.com/2017/09/20/bd-to-invest-172m-in-new-uk-manufacturing-lines/), 2017-09-20: "BD is to invest £172 million to build eight new manufacturing lines at its site in Roborough near Plymouth."

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