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'Factory of the future': Brompton plots UK's largest bike plant on Kent wetland

Cecilia Keating

25 February 2022 • 3 min read

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A render of the Ashford Facility plans | Credit: Brompton

Sustainable design of factory will ‘challenge traditional perception of manufacturing’, according to company

Folding bike manufacturer Brompton has this morning confirmed plans to build the UK's biggest bike factory, a £100m facility in Ashford, Kent, which will be built on stilts above restored wetland. Following...

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