# Aflex Hose begins construction of new factory in West Yorkshire

Aflex Hose, a manufacturer of hoses for automotive and pharmaceutical industries, has started building a new 17,000 m² factory in West Yorkshire, UK. The facility will consolidate five existing sites, include new extrusion lines, and boost capacity by 70%. Construction is expected to complete by end of 2019, with manufacturing starting in Q2 2020.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-02-09
- Where: West Yorkshire, Kirklees, United Kingdom
- Jobs: 500
- Starts operating: Q2 2020
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 70% capacity increase
- Products: hoses for automotive and pharmaceutical industries
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md), [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [Aflex Hose](https://endata.com/companies/488.md)
- [Watson-Marlow](https://endata.com/companies/8611.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [machinery-market.co.uk](https://www.machinery-market.co.uk/news/23076/New-factory-under-construction-for-Aflex-Hose), 2019-02-09: "At a time when doubt and concerns abound over Brexit, with all the negative stories about manufacturing job losses and economic doom and gloom, I am proud and excited that Aflex and the Watson-Marlow Group are investing in a scheme that will bring jobs and prosperity to Kirklees for many years to co"

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