# Invertek Drives to build 2,750 sq m factory extension in Welshpool

Invertek Drives Ltd is building a 2,750 sq m extension to its existing manufacturing and distribution facility in Welshpool, Powys, to increase production capacity to over 1.2 million units annually. The extension is expected to be completed in early 2024 and will create 250 jobs over five years.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2023-08-22
- Where: Welshpool, Powys, United Kingdom
- Jobs: 250
- Starts operating: Q1 2024
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 1.2 million units annually
- Products: electric motor control technology, variable frequency drives
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md), [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [bbc.co.uk](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-66581127), 2023-08-22: "We're already in the process of building a 2,750 sq m extension to our existing 5,500 sq m manufacturing and distribution facility which will allow us to increase production capacity to more than 1.2 million units annually."

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