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LONGBRIDGE, England , Nov. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT ) announced the official opening of its new 45,000 square foot manufacturing facility at the Longbridge Business Park in the West Midlands . The new facility more than triples existing operations and enhances the company's machining capacity to produce critical components for products developed and manufactured at Waters Mass Spectrometry Center of Excellence in Wilmslow, UK and in Wexford, Ireland .
The new Waters facility at Longbridge represents a significant investment in the region, underscoring the company's commitment to maintaining and growing its local manufacturing capabilities and capacity.
Products manufactured at the new site in Longbridge are essential components used in Waters mass spectrometry systems – scientific instruments used by tens of thousands of chemists and analytical scientists worldwide in support of the life, food, environmental, and materials sciences.
The Longbridge facility is a testament to Waters dedication to sustainability. The building, developed by St. Modwen with internal fit-out completed by Briggs & Forrester Engineering Services, was constructed to BREEAM Very Good standard and achieved an Energy Performance Certificate rating of "A." Key building features include the heating and hot water systems designed to consume zero natural gas and the temperature-controlled production environment allows manufacturing to sub-micron accuracy.
About Waters Corporation ( www.waters.com )
Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT ), a global leader in analytical instruments and software, has pioneered chromatography, mass spectrometry, and thermal analysis innovations serving the life, materials, food, and environmental sciences for more than 65 years. With approximately 7,500 employees worldwide, Waters operates directly in 35 countries, including 15 manufacturing facilities, and with products available in more than 100 countries.
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