Econ expands with new Engineering facility to manufacture Gritters

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Gritter manufacturer, Econ, is to expand its North Yorkshire operation further with the development of a new engineering facility near Thirsk. The family-owned business, which makes more than 85 per cent of the UK’s winter road maintenance vehicles, has purchased a 24-acre site at Sowerby, 11-miles from its Ripon headquarters. The new facility will feature an area office, workshop, spray booth, brake test unit, underseal spray area, 20-bay maintenance compound, and 18 inspection pits. Solar panels on the roof will reduce the carbon footprint and running costs.