# Forterra to build new brick factory in Desford, Leicestershire

Forterra is investing £95 million (€114 million) to build a new brick factory in Desford, Leicestershire, which will double production capacity to 180 million bricks per year. The existing plant will continue operating until the new factory starts up in 2022.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2020-04-21
- Where: Desford, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
- Value: $124.0M (114.0M EUR)
- Starts operating: 2022
- Status: under construction
- 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)

## Sources

- [ceramicworldweb.com](https://www.ceramicworldweb.com/en/news/forterra-invests-114-million-euros-new-desford-facility), 2020-04-21: "The £95 million (almost 114 million euro) investment will transform the company’s facility in Desford, Leicestershire into what the owners believe will be the largest and most efficient brick factory in Europe."

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