# Becton Dickinson builds £2.5M factory extension in Plymouth

Becton Dickinson (BD) is building a £2.5 million factory extension at its Plymouth plant, part of a £100 million investment creating 100 jobs, to increase production of Vacutainer blood collection tubes.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-05-13
- Where: Plymouth, England, United Kingdom
- Value: $3.20M (2.50M GBP)
- Jobs: 100
- Starts operating: Oct 2019
- Status: under construction
- Products: Vacutainer blood collection tubes
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [Becton Dickinson](https://endata.com/companies/20170.md)

## Sources

- [plymouthherald.co.uk](https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/business/world-leading-medical-firm-builds-2854289), 2019-05-13: "A Plymouth manufacturer is building a £2.5million factory extension – part of a £100million investment creating 100 jobs."

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