# Customade Group invests £250,000 in new REAL Aluminium factory in Stonehouse

Customade Group invested £250,000 in a new 23,000 ft² factory in Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, to increase REAL Aluminium's window production by 60%. The expansion will create 40 new jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-01-16
- Where: Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
- Value: $345K (250K GBP)
- Jobs: 40
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 800 window frames per week; 300 bi-folding doors per week
- Products: aluminium windows, aluminium doors, lantern roofs
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Customade Group](https://endata.com/companies/29423.md)
- [REAL Aluminium](https://endata.com/companies/29424.md)

## Sources

- [glassnews.co.uk](https://www.glassnews.co.uk/real-aluminium-builds-for-the-future/), 2018-01-16: "This substantial investment will cement REAL Aluminium’s position as a leading force in the supply of aluminium and enable the company to comfortably satisfy future demand."

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