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Northern Power House attracts record FDI Investment
almost 8 years ago by Mike KellyAccording to research by Ernst & Young; the UK as a whole attracted a record number of foreign direct investment projects last year with nine-tenths of the country’s FDI growth outside of London and the south-east. The north-west was top of the 12 UK regions, with FDI levels across the Northern Powerhouse – an area that encompasses Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield and Le...
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Engineering Jobs Market News - April 2016
almost 8 years ago by Mike KellyJobs Market enters unsettled period Demand for Permanent Engineers in the Engineering Sector continued to soften in April; however the demand for contract engineers strengthened. In the Construction Sector the demand for Permanent Engineers weakened to a 12month low but on the positive side the demand for contract staff was at a 12month high. Commenting on the latest...
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Contractors confirmed for £14bn Wylfa nuclear power station
almost 8 years ago by Mike KellyIt has been reported that Horizon Nuclear Power has struck a deal with joint venture partners Hitachi, Bechtel and Japan’s JGC Corporation to deliver the Wylfa Newydd nuclear power station project. The JV will work as a Tier-1 contractor responsible for engineering, procurement and construction of the £14bn project in Anglesey. The deal paves the way for the JV known a...
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£411 million investment in new missile for UK's new jets sustains 700 UK jobs
almost 8 years ago byThe Ministry of Defence has awarded a £411 million contract to develop a new missile for the UK’s future F-35B supersonic stealth aircraft. The contract secures around 350 highly skilled missile engineering jobs across MBDA’s sites in Stevenage, Bristol and Lostock, with an equivalent number of jobs in the wider supply chain, and will draw on engineering and manufacturing...
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