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Bernard Matthews Foods Sunderland Factory Expansion

Planned · Tyne and Wear · Last reported Aug 2025

Source: Chronicle Live

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Bernard Matthews Foods plans to expand its existing food production facility at Leechmere East Industrial Estate in Sunderland. The project includes production and warehousing extensions, demolition of some existing buildings, new access points, additional car parking, and new staff facilities. The expansion aims to increase the facility size by 2500m2, create 170 new jobs, and improve site effici

Status
Prospective
Sector
Warehouse, Car parking, Manufacturing (Industrial), Automotive
Location
Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Chronicle Live

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The project “Bernard Matthews Foods Sunderland Factory Expansion” is an infrastructure initiative in the Warehouse sector, located in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Chronicle Live.

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2026-07-22

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Bernard Matthews Foods plans to expand its existing food production facility at Leechmere East Industrial Estate in Sunderland. The project includes production and warehousing extensions, demolition of some existing buildings, new access points, additional car parking, and new staff facilities. The expansion aims to increase the facility size by 2500m2, create 170 new jobs, and improve site efficiency and appearance.

Original sector

Business and Industrial

Location

Country

United Kingdom (UK)

State

Tyne and Wear

City

Sunderland

Source

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Chronicle Live

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Sector

Warehouse, Car parking, Manufacturing (Industrial), Automotive

Article published date

2025-09-16

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