# Sewtec Automation opens new £2M design and manufacturing facility in Wakefield

Sewtec Automation opened a new £2 million state-of-the-art design and manufacturing facility at Silkwood Park in Wakefield, supported by a £250,000 grant from the Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership, with plans to create up to 70 new high-skilled jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2020-10-26
- Where: Wakefield, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Value: $2.60M (2.00M GBP)
- Jobs: 70
- Status: completed
- Products: automation systems
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Sewtec Automation](https://endata.com/companies/17591.md)

## Sources

- [sewtec.co.uk](https://www.sewtec.co.uk/sewtec-welcomes-vip-delegation-to-new-2m-facility/), 2020-10-26: "Sewtec Automation has welcomed a VIP delegation to our new £2m state-of-the-art design and manufacturing facility at Silkwood Park in Wakefield."

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