# Yaskawa to open UK headquarters and manufacturing plant in Sunderland

Yaskawa is opening a 35,000 ft² UK headquarters and manufacturing facility in Sunderland at Hillthorn Park, adjacent to Nissan UK and the International Advanced Manufacturing Park.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2023-12-18
- Where: Sunderland, Hillthorn Park, United Kingdom
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 35,000 ft²
- Products: drives, motion controls, robotics
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Yaskawa Electric Corp.](https://endata.com/companies/16371.md)

## Sources

- [machinery-market.co.uk](https://www.machinery-market.co.uk/news/36310/Yaskawa-to-open-UK-headquarters-and-manufacturing-plant-in-Sunderland), 2023-12-18: "Yaskawa – a global technology supplier in segments drives, motion controls and robotics – is opening a new a 35,000ft2 ‘state of the art’ UK headquarters and manufacturing facility in Sunderland."

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