# Ibstock plans 45 million GBP brick factory near Walsall

Ibstock announced plans to invest £45 million in a new brick factory at its Atlas site near Walsall, West Midlands, UK. The factory will have an annual capacity of 80 million bricks, with construction expected to start in 2022.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2020-03-04
- Where: Atlas site, near Walsall, West Midlands, UK, United Kingdom
- Value: $58.0M (45.0M GBP)
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 80 million bricks per year
- Products: clay bricks
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Ibstock](https://endata.com/companies/27015.md)

## Sources

- [business-live.co.uk](https://www.business-live.co.uk/manufacturing/brick-maker-ibstock-announces-new-17855670), 2020-03-04: "Today we are announcing a further investment in a new state-of-the-art 80 million per annum clay brick factory to re-develop our Atlas site, in the West Midlands."

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