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Expansion of Floor Area - 1934 - 1943

Date - Factory - Area - Acc. Total

1934 Newton Heath - 250,000 sq.ft.
1934 Woodford Flight Sheds, Nos. 1 & 2 - 30,000 sq.ft.- Acc. Total 280,000 sq.ft.

April 1936 Ivy Works - 200,458 sq.ft.
April 1936 Woodford Flight Shed, No-3 - 20,000 sq.ft.
Sept. 1936 Empire - 21,605 sq.ft. - Acc Total 522,063 sq.ft.

Feb. 1937 Collyhurst - 40,000 sq.ft. - Acc Total 562,063 sq.ft.

1938 Woodford Flight Shed No. 4 - 90,344 sq.ft.
1938 Newton Heath Extensions - 16,000 sq.ft.
Dec. 1938 Ashton - 211,178 sq.ft. - Acc. Total 879,585 sq.ft.

April 1939 Chadderton - 750,000 sq.ft
Dec. 1939 Woodford Assembly - 689,484 sq.ft.
Dec.1939 Collyhurst (discontinued) (40,000) - Acc. Total 2,279,069 sq.ft.

Dec. 1940 Firwood - 39,000 sq.ft.
Dec. 1940 Newton Heath Extensions - 20,000 sq.ft.
Dec. 1940 Woodford Flight Shed No.5 - 70,000 sq.ft.
1940 Ringway Experimental - 24,500 sq.ft.
1940 Yeadon Assembly - 1,494,711 sq.ft. - Acc. Total 3,927,280 sq.ft.

Feb. 1941 Laurel - 224,343 sq.ft.
March 1941 Dukinfield - 50,344 sq.ft.
May 1941 Bracebridge - 86,909 sq.ft.
June 1941 Yeadon Flight - 209,910 sq.ft.
Aug. 1941 Sun Mill - 19,739 sq.ft.
Nov. 1941 Wythenshawe - 94,100 sq.ft.- Acc. Total 4,612,625 sq.ft.

Feb. 1942 Audenshawe - 76,665 sq.ft.
June1942 Baytree - 30,669 sq.ft.
June1942 Langar - 176,302 sq.ft. - Acc. Total 4,896,261 sq.ft.

Jan. 1943 Chadderton Extensions - 273,780 sq.ft.
Jan. 1943 Newton Heath - 20,721 sq.ft.
Jan. 1943 Ringway Assy and Flight - 268,100 sq.ft.
Jan. 1943 United Co-op Dairies - 6,240 sq.ft.
March 1943 Stockport Manuf.- *114,200 sq.ft.Jun
1943 Croysdale's - 60,000 sq.ft.
June 1943 Stanningley - *140, 000 sq.ft.
July1943 Park Mill - 54000 sq.ft.
July1943 Newlay Mills - 92,500 sg.ft.
1943 Newton Heath Extensions - 40,000 sq.ft.
1943 Chadderton - 80,000 sq.ft.
1943 Yeadon - 50,000 sq.ft.
1943 Bracebridge Heath - 112,000 sq.ft.
1943 Langar - 9,000 sq.ft.
1943 Wythenshawe - 3,100 sq.ft.
1943 Woodford Assembly - 67,200 sq.ft.
1943 Ringway - 5,600 sq.ft.
1943 Dukinfield - 1,100 sq.ft. - Acc. Total 6,293,802 sq.ft.

Less deductions for factories equipped but not controlled by A.V.Roe & Co. Limited shown with an asterisk 254,200 sq.ft. Other areas not controlled by A.V.Roe and Co Ltd 6,039,602 sq.ft.

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