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Specialist door manufacturer JELD-WEN has opened a third production line at its Penrith factory, increasing capacity by 50%. The extra production line, enhanced by AI technology, will boost output and streamline workflow in tandem with the company’s new Sheffield site.  It strengthens JELD-WEN’s ability to support its customers navigate an …

Howdens, the trade kitchen supplier, has started work on a major expansion of its Runcorn cabinet making facility. The £100m investment will increase the size of the site by 40 per cent, from 500k sq. ft to 700k sq. ft, and the new factory will house state-of-the-art manufacturing machines to …

Building materials producer Saint-Gobain is to invest in a new multi-million pound low-carbon stone wool insulation factory at its former Holwell Foundry Works, Melton Mowbray. The new factory, which is a major step forward in low-carbon manufacturing technology, will use all-electric melting technology to power the furnace, powered by renewable electricity. …

Insulation manufacturer Knauf Insulation is to build its new UK state-of-the-art rock mineral insulation manufacturing plant in Shotton, Clwyd, North Wales. Located less than two miles from the company’s existing Queensferry plant, the large-scale facility will be built on land formerly occupied by Tata Steel’s steelworks in Deeside. The investment …

SAM Mouldings, the manufacturer of MDF mouldings, is to invest a £20 million on installing new state of the art bespoke machinery to double its current capacity. As part of the £20 million investment, the recent opening of a distribution centre in the West Midlands has significantly heightened SAM’s logistics …

Over 98% of the Siniat boards sold in the UK and Ireland will be made in the UK, now that global lightweight construction materials manufacturer Etex, has officially opened its 200 million euros expansion of its plasterboard production facility in Bristol, United Kingdom. It is Etex’s largest production investment ever. …

Drainage and plumbing manufacturer, Wavin, is celebrating over thirteen years – 5,000 days – of no Loss Time Incidents (LTI) at its clay piping production facility Hazlehead, in South Yorkshire. An LTI is any work-related injury or illness which results in a member of staff being unable to perform duties.  …

Baxi has hosted its first official visit to its €13 million (£11 million) commercial heat pump R&D and laboratory site in Vilafranca del Penedès, Spain. Its 7,000m² factory, located near Barcelona and opened just last year, is focused on developing and producing commercial heat pump technology. Its site boasts complete …

Brick maker Forterra has dispatched the first load of bricks from its new Desford factory in Leicestershire, the biggest and most efficient manufacturing plant in Europe. The company has invested £95 million into future-proofing the factory to achieve outstanding overall equipment effectiveness while upgrading production capacity to 185 million bricks …

Etex is set to double the plasterboard production capacity of its Ferrybridge plant upon the opening of its new factory in 2023. Work is well underway for the new 57,000m2 Siniat facility, which comes at a time when plasterboard and timber shortages continue to put pressure on the supply chain. …