# Forterra to expand Desford brick factory with £95M investment

Forterra is investing £95 million to expand its Desford factory, increasing annual brick production from 200 million to nearly 300 million by 2022.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2020-11-06
- Where: Desford, United Kingdom
- Value: $125.0M (95.0M GBP)
- Starts operating: 2022
- Status: announced
- Capacity: nearly 300 million bricks per year
- Products: wirecut extruded bricks
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Forterra](https://endata.com/companies/30280.md)

## Sources

- [forterra.co.uk](https://www.forterra.co.uk/our-brands/butterley/), 2020-11-06: "With a £95-million investment in the expansion of our Desford factory annual production will increase to nearly 300 million by 2022"

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