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Nestlé Purina unveils £150m upgrade at Wisbech site
Nestlé is investing more than £150m to upgrade its Nestlé Purina PetCare factory in Wisbech, which will in turn create 40 new skilled positions. More via The Manufacturer
Lord Richard Harrington: the Harrington Review on Foreign Direct Investment
Lord Richard Harrington looks at how the UK can better attract foreign direct investment into key growth sectors to ensure the UK is the most attractive destination in Europe for internationally mobile investment. More via The Manufacturer
OX Delivers to double UK workforce by end of 2025
OX Delivers has outlined plans to almost double its UK workforce with the launch of a campaign to recruit a significant number of personnel for a wide range of highly skilled roles at its headquarters in the West Midlands. More via The Manufacturer
NMS UK announces Leamington Spa as home of new strategic manufacturing hub
Specialist defence manufacturing firm, NMS UK, has chosen Tachbrook Park, Leamington Spa in Warwickshire as the home of its new production facility, with plans to create up to 150 skilled jobs over the next three years. More via The Manufacturer
AEM drives forward with new Electrification Skills Training Programme
A specialist designer and manufacturer of sustainable electric motors and powertrain systems has tapped into a new skills pilot to help it achieve ambitious expansion plans – fuelled by a recent £23m raise. More via The Manufacturer
Cathay engine fire may be linked to cleaning, European regulator says
European regulators have pinpointed a potentially flawed cleaning process during maintenance as investigators probe an engine fire that caused a Cathay Pacific Airbus jet carrying 348 people to turn back to base. More via Reuters
Mid Cheshire MP opens Coveris’ new VSP manufacturing facility
Mid Cheshire MP Andrew Cooper has opened Coveris’ new conversion hall at its flagship polyethylene extrusion facility in Winsford, Cheshire.
The multi-million-pound investment is thought to be the UK’s largest blown extrusion facility of polyethylene (PE) films. More via Packaging News
