# Clearly Drinks to invest in new canning facility in Sunderland backed by NorthEdge

Soft drinks maker Clearly Drinks plans a multimillion-pound brownfield canning facility at its Sunderland headquarters, backed by private equity firm NorthEdge. The line, supplied by BW Integrated Systems, is expected to produce 160 million cans per year and operate from March.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2020-09-03
- Where: Sunderland, United Kingdom
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 160 million cans per annum
- Products: cans, soft drinks, canning line
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Clearly Drinks](https://endata.com/companies/6965.md)
- [NorthEdge](https://endata.com/companies/6966.md) (investor)
- [BW Integrated Systems](https://endata.com/companies/6967.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [insidermedia.com](https://www.insidermedia.com/news/north-east/soft-drink-firm-to-invest-in-pe-backed-canning-facility), 2020-09-03: "The facility is expected to be operational from March."
- [sunderlandecho.com](https://www.sunderlandecho.com/business/consumer/multi-million-pound-investment-made-in-sunderland-bottling-plant-clearly-drinks-2961900), 2020-09-05: "the multi-million pound canning line builds upon Clearly Drinks' success"

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