A DEWSBURY company has been given the go-ahead for major redevelopment plans.
Magma Ceramics & Catalysts won the backing of Kirklees Council’s planning committee to carry out the second phase of work at its Earlsheaton site – and help the firm boost its business in the technical ceramics and catalysts markets.
The company has already completed a 1,000sq metre drying facility and will now increase its manufacturing facilities by an extra 7,500sq metres.
Work on the site will begin with the demolition of an old mill, which will be replaced with a new building.
Managing director Mark Stuckey said: “Planning consent for the Dewsbury site was an integral part of our plans to continually improve our products, services and facilities. Gaining this means we can continue moving forward.”
Magma Ceramics & Catalysts, which has 65 employees, makes and supplies a wide range of refractory, ceramic and catalyst materials and technology throughout the world.
The company was formed in February 2010, following the management buy-out of the former Dyson Group businesses, Dyson Precision Ceramics and Dytech. It operates from sites in the UK, Brazil and Vietnam, making products for customers in sectors such as glass manufacturing, petro-chemicals and natural gas.
