# Forterra to invest £95M to double brick production at Desford plant

Forterra announced a £95 million project to double production capacity at its Desford plant in Leicestershire to 180 million bricks per year, with a new facility expected to commence production in 2022.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-04-11
- Where: Desford, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
- Value: $123.5M (95.0M GBP)
- Starts operating: 2022
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 180 million bricks per year
- Products: bricks
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [forterra.co.uk](https://www.forterra.co.uk/95m-investment-set-to-double-desford-brick-production/), 2019-04-11: "We are set to commence a £95m project to double production capacity at our Desford plant, after the planning application for a new facility was permitted today (11/04/19)."

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