# Forterra to build new factory doubling capacity at Desford brick plant

Forterra is building a new factory at its Desford plant in Leicestershire, UK, that will double brick production capacity from 85 million to 180 million bricks per year. UKWS is providing roofing and cladding for the project, with work starting in December 2019.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-12-06
- Where: Desford, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
- 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)
- [Buckingham Group Contracting](https://endata.com/companies/34301.md) (partner)
- [UKWS](https://endata.com/companies/43784.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [ukwsltd.co.uk](https://www.ukwsltd.co.uk/latest-news/ukws-to-help-deliver-europes-largest-brick-factory/), 2019-12-06: "the new facility would make Desford “the largest and most efficient brick factory in Europe”."

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