# JR Group UK launches £9 million nonwovens facility in Bradford

JR Group UK is launching a new £9 million facility in Bradford, moving its Texfelt nonwovens business from Halifax. The facility includes machinery and a distribution center, creating 46 jobs over five years.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-10-09
- Where: Bradford, United Kingdom
- Value: $11.9M (9.00M GBP)
- Jobs: 46
- Starts operating: 9 Oct 2017
- Status: completed
- Products: recycled nonwoven products, felt underlay, insulation
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [Texfelt](https://endata.com/companies/23653.md)
- [JR Group UK](https://endata.com/companies/27305.md)
- [JR Fibres](https://endata.com/companies/27403.md)

## Sources

- [innovationintextiles.com](https://innovationintextiles.com/uk-textiles-group-launches-9-million-facility/), 2017-10-09: "JR Group UK, which has been manufacturing, recycling and trading in textiles for over 160 years, is set to launch a new £9 million project in Bradford later this month."
- [themanufacturer.com](https://www.themanufacturer.com/articles/family-run-textiles-group-to-create-46-new-jobs/), 2017-10-09: "This new facility will enable us to take our green credentials and our business to the next level."
- [insidermedia.com](https://www.insidermedia.com/news/yorkshire/9m-new-facility-for-bradford-textile-manufacturer), 2017-10-10: "Our objective for the project has always been to process difficult-to-recycle, post-industrial and consumer textile products such as carpets, mattresses and contract fabrics destined for landfill, then convert them into valuable flame retardant and hygienic products designed for a range of markets."
- [thetelegraphandargus.co.uk](https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/15595266.bradford-set-for-jobs-boost-with-new-9m-plant-by-jr-group-in-cutler-heights-lane-cutler-heights/), 2017-10-13: "We will be the only business in the UK able to make these products and we’re very proud to be able to do this in the heart of Yorkshire in line with our proud history."
- [uk-sfa.com](https://uk-sfa.com/jr-group-uk-invests-9m-in-new-textile-facility/), 2017-11-10: "The Yorkshire textile industry is set to receive a major boost as one of the UK’s leading textile groups gets ready to launch its new £9m project in Bradford later this month."

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