ON the 6th December 2007 ERT announced that it had granted a UK production licence to 2K Manufacturing Limited (2K) for the manufacture of eco-sheet in the UK. 2K is the preferred manufacturer for the board. 2K has established strong links with distributors and end users in the construction industry.  2K says it has an aggressive plan for several production plants in the United Kingdom and also mainland Europe. Production is expected to commence in late 2008.Whilst the UK licence deal is worth a minimum of £2 million in licence fees and royalties to ERT (over a period of five years), the intention for both ERT and 2K is to work together with their partner organisations to ensure that minimum production and licence fee targets are superseded on an annual basis.  Click here for the full text of the announcement.