# JR Group UK opens £9m nonwovens facility in Bradford, creating 46 jobs

JR Group UK launched a new £9m facility in Bradford for its Texfelt nonwovens business, creating 46 jobs over five years, with £3m invested in new machinery.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-10-09
- Where: Bradford, United Kingdom
- Value: $11.9M (9.00M GBP)
- Jobs: 46
- Starts operating: Oct 2017
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 56,000 sq ft facility
- Products: recycled textile products, felt underlay, insulation
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [bdaily.co.uk](https://bdaily.co.uk/articles/2017/10/09/family-run-textiles-group-to-create-46-jobs-with-launch-of-9m-bradford-facility), 2017-10-09: "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."

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