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Radio Leicester,3 mins

Leicestershire Brick Boom

Jonathan Lampon

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As the economy starts to show signs of recovery, a Leicestershire brick factory has told BBC Radio Leicester that business is booming again. Hanson Building products in Measham struggled like a lot of businesses when the economic downturn hit in 2008. But this last 12 months has seen its fortunes transform. They say they're now the most modern brick factory in Europe, and want to double the number of bricks they make to two hundred million next year. BBC Radio Leicester's Christian Hewgill has been to the factory, which has had a huge 50 Million pounds ploughed in to it, in the last 5 years:

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