Manufacturing move for Frederick Crowther & Sons
FREDERICK Crowther & Sons, a manufacturer of coneyors and filtration equipment supplied to the machine tool trade, has relocated its Yorkshire operation.
The family-owned business, part of Cromar Group, is moving to Brighouse, West Yorkshire, from Halifax.
The company has bought a 50,125 sq ft industrial unit in deal led by Gent Visick and Jones Lang LaSalle on behalf of Threadneedle Pensions.
Frederick Crowther & Sons is a major European manufacturer of Swarf conveyors and filtration equipment, used in engineering companies in sectors such as pharmaceutical, defence, aerospace and automotive.
The business, which has been established for more than 60 years, also has a site in Scotland.
Managing director Ben Crowther said: “The relocation of our business to the new factory is exciting and will give our company the opportunity to grow and develop our products with existing customers and new customers.
“Times are challenging and as a business it is paramount that we invest within the company, whether new premises, machines or people.”
Andrew Gent, of Leeds-based industrial property specialist Gent Visick, said “The sale of Locksley Works to Frederick Crowther & Sons continues a recent trend of take up of vacant accommodation by companies from within the manufacturing sector which is a positive indicator for the resurgence of the manufacturing sector over the service sector.”
