Construction work has started on HydraForce's new 120,000 sq ft factory at Birmingham's Advance Manufacturing Hub.

HydraForce, which employs 280 at its European headquarters at Aston, Birmingham, is building the new factory in response to a huge increase in demand for its products.

Using a £1.8m grant from the Government's Regional Growth Fund, the company completed the deal with landowners, the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA), over the summer and will move the entire business and staff to its new world class facility in August 2015.

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HydraForce's new building will expand its manufacturing facility by 70,000 sq ft and allow the company to bring the manufacturing of more of its products over to the UK from its parent company in the United States.

HydraForce managing director, Peter Macdonald, said: "The Advanced Manufacturing Hub is the ideal site for us. It is logistically well-placed and very close to our existing premises at St Stephen's Street, Aston so it will be easier for our staff to move with us."

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