Building materials firm to open major production site

Verdant Regeneration, a partnership involving Ward Recycling, has welcomed an announcement by an Italian building materials firm to open a major production site at a new industrial park.

Fassa Bortolo has announced it will open the facility at Verdant’s New Stanton Park near Ilkeston, creating around 100 jobs.

The plant will manufacture approximately 300,000 tonnes of pre-mixed plasters and renders each year.

The new facility will include 30,000 sq ft of office space, a Fassa Academy training centre, and 140,000 sq ft of warehousing.

It forms part of a major investment programme across Fassa Bortolo’s international network of 21 production sites and nine commercial branches.

It is strengthening its presence in response to increasing demand for construction materials.

The New Stanton Park site is undergoing redevelopment to support up to 4,000 jobs and 2.2 million sq ft of industrial space.

David Ward, from Verdant Regeneration, said: “Fassa Bortolo is an historic name in the construction materials industry and its decision to invest here at New Stanton Park speaks volumes about its status as one of the best locations for manufacturing.

“We look forward to working with the Fassa team as their proposals develop and to seeing manufacturing return to an historic industrial location.”

Bortolo Fassa, president of Fassa Bortolo, said: “We are extremely pleased to announce our new headquarters in the East Midlands.

“This investment in New Stanton Park is a strategic choice, dictated by growing demand for our high-quality solutions across the UK and our strong belief in the continued growth of the UK construction market.

“By expanding our specific product lines, we aim to bring our expertise closer to our customers and significantly strengthen our distribution network.”

Adam Rodgers, inward investment executive at Marketing Derby, said: “I’m delighted to see that Fassa Bortolo has found a home in Derbyshire, having liaised with them on their initial enquiry several years ago when Marketing Derby ran the Invest in Derbyshire enquiry service for the wider county.”