A Black Country manufacturer is expanding its operating base with a new, purpose-built factory following a £9.5million investment by the West Midlands Combined Authority. Drywall Steel Sections is getting ready to move to the soon-to-be constructed 39,500 sqft factory on four-and-a-half acres of brownfield land in Ettinghall, Wolverhampton.
Drywall, manufacturers of light structural steel framing systems, wall partitions and ceiling systems, say the facility will enable the firm to safeguard existing jobs and provide the extra capacity required as the business grows.
Andy Street, Mayor of the West Midlands and WMCA chair, said: "Firms like Drywall remain the backbone of the West Midlands economy and keep our proud manufacturing heritage burning bright. I am pleased we can support them in this way and look forward to seeing them move into their new factory and continue to prosper."
Drywall Managing Director, Mayank Gupta, said: "We are extremely grateful to the WMCA for their support in unlocking this brownfield site. The new Drywall Steel Sections unit and the smaller units in the new Industrial Park will provide a significant contribution to the overall regeneration and economic renaissance currently underway all over the West Midlands. We are proud to move our manufacturing business headquarters back to our home city of Wolverhampton, retaining all existing staff, with further plans to create more jobs as the company grows".
The £13million scheme also includes the construction of 17 commercial starter units for small and medium-sized enterprises, expected to create around 150 new jobs.
Image: West Midlands Combined Authority
Credit: Dale Martin dale@dmphotos.com Andy Street, Mayor of the West Midlands and WMCA Chair with Drywall Managing Director, Mayank Gupta.
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