# Invertek Drives invests £10M to expand VFD manufacturing in Welshpool

Invertek Drives announced a £10 million investment to expand its global variable frequency drive manufacturing and distribution centre in Welshpool, Powys, UK, adding three new production lines to increase capacity from 350,000 to 600,000 drives per year and creating 85 new jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-12-20
- Where: Welshpool, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom
- Value: $13.3M (10.0M GBP)
- Jobs: 85
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 600,000 drives per year
- Products: variable frequency drives
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Invertek Drives](https://endata.com/companies/42365.md)

## Sources

- [invertekdrives.com](https://www.invertekdrives.com/news/general-news/pound10m-investment-and-expansion-announced-at-invertek-drives), 2021-12-20: "The expanded manufacturing facility will allow us to increase production from 350,000 units a year to 600,000."

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