# Ashford Orthodontics invests £1.1M to automate production in Sunderland

Ashford Orthodontics, part of ALS Group, used £200,000 from The Growth Fund as part of a £1.1M project to automate handcraft production of dental products, creating 18 new jobs.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2022-07-29
- Where: Sunderland, United Kingdom
- Value: $1.32M (1.10M GBP)
- Jobs: 18
- Status: completed
- Products: dental retainers, aligners, crowns, bridges, dentures
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [Ashford Orthodontics](https://endata.com/companies/64437.md)
- [ALS Limited](https://endata.com/companies/17234.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [business-live.co.uk](https://www.business-live.co.uk/enterprise/sunderland-manufacturer-ashford-orthodontics-create-24617661), 2022-07-29: "We knew the market was there and that we could do the work by hand, but we knew that wasn’t sustainable for scaling up while keeping costs down and delivering a consistently high-quality product."

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