Inx begins construction of new UK facility

Inx International UK held a ceremony for a new manufacturing facility in Heywood, UK, on February 27. Expected to be completed in 2013, the 40,000 square foot building at Hareshill Business Park will be 75 percent larger than the current location at Transpennine Trading Estate in Rochdale.

Sakata Inx Corp, through US subsidiary Inx Group, began blending and storing ink for the printing of beer and soft drink cans in Rochdale, England, in 1992, through a newly established subsidiary, Inx Group UK. Inx has expanded and increased its market share to become a leading ink supplier in the US, Asia and Europe. Inx International UK currently employs 70 people in Rochdale and another 36 overseas. It is anticipated the new facility will result in a workforce increase when it opens.

Attending the ceremony were the Mayor and Mayoress of Rochdale, along with several Councilors.

‘The development of this building shows Inx International’s commitment to all of our customers but, in particular, to the beer and beverage market in Europe and the Middle East,’ said Jonathan Ellaby, VP of international operations for Inx International. ‘Despite the hard times Europe is going through, Inx is committed to the market and to improving our manufacturing capability in the region. We will add equipment that will improve efficiencies and will allow us to increase our output for the European market.’

Pictured l-r: Councilor Peter Williams; Councilor Jacqui Beswick; Julie Evans, Rochdale Development Agency; Gillian Brown, Deputy Mayor of Rochdale; Jonathan Ellaby, VP of international operations, Inx International; holding shovel – Rick Clendenning, president and CEO of Inx International and Alan Godson, Mayor of Rochdale; Councilor Peter Rush; Paul Fox, factory manager of Inx International UK; and Peter Tresadern, managing director, Inx International UK

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