# Sewtec Automation starts fit-out of new 75,000 sq ft facility in Wakefield

Sewtec Automation began fit-out of a new multi-million pound 75,000 sq ft design and manufacturing facility in Wakefield, UK, more than double the size of its current premises. The project is supported by a £250,000 grant and is expected to create 70 new high-skilled jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2020-03-04
- Where: Wakefield, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
- Value: $325K (250K GBP)
- Jobs: 70
- Starts operating: May 2020
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 75,000 sq ft
- Products: automation systems, manufacturing equipment
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Sewtec Automation](https://endata.com/companies/17591.md)
- [Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership](https://endata.com/companies/45730.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [sewtec.co.uk](https://www.sewtec.co.uk/fit-out-underway-at-sewtec-automations-new-multi-million-pound-75000-sq-ft-manufacturing-facility-in-wakefield/), 2020-03-04: "Demand for our inventive and highly effective approach to automation continues to grow worldwide"

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