# Forterra

- Headquarters: United Kingdom
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Sites

| Place | Latest | Largest value | Types |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wilnecote, United Kingdom | 2021-07-30 | $37.0M | investment |
| Desford, United Kingdom | 2021-02-11 | $132.0M | expansion, new_facility |
| Claughton, United Kingdom | 2018-02-24 | $4.50M | expansion |

## Customers, suppliers and deals

- [Quikrete Holdings](https://endata.com/companies/19918.md): acquired by, 2×, latest 2021-02-22

## Announcements (11)

- 2021-07-30: [Forterra invests £27M in Staffordshire brick factory modernization](https://endata.com/announcements/60248-forterra-invests-27m-in-staffordshire-brick-factory-modernization) (Investment · Wilnecote, Staffordshire, United Kingdom · $37.0M · starts operating 2023)
- 2021-02-22: [Quikrete to acquire Forterra for $2.74 billion](https://endata.com/announcements/55946-quikrete-to-acquire-forterra-for-2-74-billion) (Acquisition · United States · $2.74B)
- 2021-02-11: [Forterra to build £95M brick plant in Desford, Leicestershire](https://endata.com/announcements/55699-forterra-to-build-95m-brick-plant-in-desford-leicestershire) (New facility · Desford, Leicestershire, United Kingdom · $132.0M · starts operating 2022)
- 2020-11-06: [Forterra to expand Desford brick factory with £95M investment](https://endata.com/announcements/53062-forterra-to-expand-desford-brick-factory-with-95m-investment) (Expansion · Desford, United Kingdom · $125.0M · starts operating 2022)
- 2020-10-28: [Quikrete completes acquisition of Forterra for $24 per share](https://endata.com/announcements/52770-quikrete-completes-acquisition-of-forterra-for-24-per-share) (Acquisition · United States)
- 2020-04-21: [Forterra to build new brick factory in Desford, Leicestershire](https://endata.com/announcements/47916-forterra-to-build-new-brick-factory-in-desford-leicestershire) (Expansion · Desford, Leicestershire, United Kingdom · $124.0M · starts operating 2022)
- 2019-12-06: [Forterra to build new factory doubling capacity at Desford brick plant](https://endata.com/announcements/44512-forterra-to-build-new-factory-doubling-capacity-at-desford-brick-plant) (Expansion · Desford, Leicestershire, United Kingdom)
- 2019-06-14: [Forterra to build £95M brick factory in Desford, Leicestershire](https://endata.com/announcements/40026-forterra-to-build-95m-brick-factory-in-desford-leicestershire) (Expansion · Desford, Leicestershire, United Kingdom · $120.0M · starts operating 2022)
- 2019-04-11: [Forterra to invest £95M to double brick production at Desford plant](https://endata.com/announcements/38455-forterra-to-invest-95m-to-double-brick-production-at-desford-plant) (Expansion · Desford, Leicestershire, United Kingdom · $123.5M · starts operating 2022)
- 2018-05-22: [Forterra plans £90-95M brick plant expansion at Desford, Leicestershire](https://endata.com/announcements/30798-forterra-plans-90-95m-brick-plant-expansion-at-desford-leicestershire) (Expansion · Desford, Leicestershire, United Kingdom · $126.0M · starts operating Q4 2021)
- 2018-02-24: [Forterra completes £3.2M investment at Claughton brickworks](https://endata.com/announcements/28935-forterra-completes-3-2m-investment-at-claughton-brickworks) (Expansion · Claughton, Lancashire, United Kingdom · $4.50M · starts operating 24 Feb 2018)

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Data from Endata (https://endata.com/). Announcements are summarized from public sources and may be incomplete; check the linked originals.