Type
Business expansion
Country
United Kingdom
Region
East of England; East Anglia; Suffolk
Location of affected unit(s)
Great Blakenham
Sector
Construction
Construction Of Buildings And Infrastructure Engineering
Civil Engineering
42 - Civil engineering

3,500 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
23 November 2008
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2009
Foreseen end date

Description

Onslow Suffolk, a leisure developer, has announced that it has received permission to build an indoor winter sports centre in Great Blakenham, Suffolk. The project, named SnOasis, will provide 3500 construction jobs when the project is started in 2009. As of 30 November 2008 it is not known when construction will be complete, but the company has stated that when the centre is open it expects to employ 1800 people.


Sources

  • 23 November 2008: BBC News

Citation

Eurofound (2008), Onslow Suffolk, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 67519, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/67519.