# Gripple to build £2M automation factory in Sheffield, UK

Gripple Automation plans to build a £2 million factory on Foley Street in Sheffield, UK, for making hi-tech assembly machines. The facility will have nine build bays and create five jobs initially, with construction starting in August 2019 and opening in 2020.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-06-10
- Where: Sheffield, UK, United Kingdom
- Value: $2.54M (2.00M GBP)
- Jobs: 5
- Starts operating: 2020
- Status: announced
- Products: hi-tech assembly machines
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Gripple](https://endata.com/companies/39913.md)

## Sources

- [thestar.co.uk](https://www.thestar.co.uk/business/new-gripple-factory-in-sheffield-will-be-an-automatic-success-70302), 2019-06-10: "We wanted a flagship, iconic building worthy of our reputation."
- [machinery-market.co.uk](https://www.machinery-market.co.uk/news/24340/Gripple-plans-new-facility), 2019-07-16: "We wanted a flagship iconic building worthy of our reputation."

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