European manufacturing giant Legrand has announced it will open a new centre of excellence in Northumberland, creating 200 jobs in the process.
Legrand previously said it wanted to open a base near to the UK’s offshore renewable energy sector. The new site in Cramlington, which is six miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne, achieves this goal.
Planning permission for the 3,717m2 facility, which will also feature a 1,580m2 service yard and 107 car parking spaces, has already been granted. Legrand expects the site to be operational by April 2025.
Legrand’s new Cramlington site will be home to new manufacturing technologies, with a focus on manufacturing digitisation. It will also feature a wide range of sustainable capabilities, including solar PV.
Pascal Stutz, CEO, Legrand UK & Ireland, said: “The opening of our new Cramlington facility underscores our confidence in the UK’s manufacturing sector and particularly in the skilled workforce in the North East.
“Legrand has been a proud UK manufacturer for more than 40 years. During this time, the company has grown its expertise to become a trusted partner to contractors, specifiers, wholesalers, installers, facilities managers and building occupants, through our extensive catalogue of products, training opportunities and support services. Indeed, we are already proud members of the Made in Britain organisation, demonstrating our commitment to quality and UK manufacturing. Our investment in this state-of-the-art facility underscores our ongoing commitment to UK manufacturing.”
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