# Ibstock to invest £50M in new brick factory in Leicestershire

Ibstock, the UK's largest brick manufacturer, announced plans to invest £50 million in a new factory in Leicestershire to increase production capacity and meet growing demand from housebuilding.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-09-20
- Where: Leicestershire, United Kingdom
- Value: $67.5M (50.0M GBP)
- Status: announced
- Products: bricks
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Ibstock](https://endata.com/companies/27015.md)

## Sources

- [construction.co.uk](https://www.construction.co.uk/construction-news/235061/ibstock-to-invest-50m-in-new-factory-at-leicestershire), 2017-09-20: "Ibstock has announced plans to invest £50 million in a new factory in Leicestershire."

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