# Watson-Marlow invests £47M in UK manufacturing capacity

Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group is investing £23 million in a new Aflex site in Yorkshire and £24 million in a new BioPure facility in Portsmouth, expanding cleanroom and warehousing capacity.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-07-08
- Where: Yorkshire and Portsmouth, UK, United Kingdom
- Value: $65.0M (47.0M GBP)
- Starts operating: Q2 2020
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 16,200 m2 (Aflex), 11,000 m2 (BioPure)
- Products: fluid path technologies, tube extrusion, pumps
- Sectors: [Pumps and Valves](https://endata.com/sectors/pumps-valves.md), [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group](https://endata.com/companies/487.md)
- [Aflex](https://endata.com/companies/55510.md) (partner)
- [BioPure](https://endata.com/companies/55511.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [manufacturing-journal.net](https://www.manufacturing-journal.net/press-release/3997-watson-marlow-fluid-technology-group-responds-to-market-growth-with-major-investments-in-manufacturing-capacity), 2021-07-08: "The new £23 million, 16,200m2, manufacturing site for Aflex, in Yorkshire, delivered its first production output during the second quarter of 2020."

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