# Lontra to open £17M smart compressor factory in Doncaster, creating 300 jobs

Lontra is opening a £17 million smart factory in Doncaster to make energy-saving compressors, with South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority providing grant and loan support of over £7 million and over 300 new jobs expected.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2021-10-28
- Where: Doncaster, United Kingdom
- Value: $23.3M (17.0M GBP)
- Jobs: 300
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 105,035 sq ft factory
- Products: energy-saving compressors, compressed air systems
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Lontra](https://endata.com/companies/943.md)
- [South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority](https://endata.com/companies/8546.md) (investor)
- [South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority](https://endata.com/companies/8546.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [doncasterfreepress.co.uk](https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/business/new-ps17-million-smart-factory-in-doncaster-will-create-300-jobs-3436144), 2021-10-28: "Lontra is opening a £17m Smart Factory in Doncaster."
- [invest.southyorkshire-ca.gov.uk](https://invest.southyorkshire-ca.gov.uk/news/article/lontra-announces-new-smart-factory-opening), 2021-11-09: "Lontra... is opening a £17m Smart Factory in South Yorkshire, generating a world-class manufacturing line."

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