More than 300 jobs are being created in the North East in an offshore wind production boom thanks to more than £70m of UK government and private investment.
Offshore wind manufacturer Smulders Projects UK will receive support from the Government’s £160m Offshore Wind Manufacturing Investment Support scheme, and will invest a further £70m to make offshore wind turbine transition pieces at their site in Wallsend.
Smulders’ new production facility will substantially boost the UK’s offshore wind manufacturing base, supplying essential components to British offshore wind farms across the UK, as well as for export around the world.
