# Forterra plans £90-95M brick plant expansion at Desford, Leicestershire

Forterra announced plans to invest £90-95 million to expand its Desford brick manufacturing site in Leicestershire, increasing capacity from 85 million to 180 million bricks per annum, with commissioning expected in late 2021.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-05-22
- Where: Desford, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
- Value: $126.0M (95.0M GBP)
- Starts operating: Q4 2021
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 180 million bricks per annum
- Products: bricks
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Forterra](https://endata.com/companies/30280.md)

## Sources

- [construction.co.uk](https://www.construction.co.uk/construction-news/244853/forterra-planning-to-expand-desford-brick-manufacturing-site), 2018-05-22: "The company is planning a £90m - £95m investment at its Desford site to expand production from 85m bricks to up to 180m bricks per annum."

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