Cartwright

Type
Business expansion
Country
United Kingdom
Region
North West (England); Greater Manchester; Greater Manchester
Location of affected unit(s)
Altrincham
Sector
Manufacturing
(29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment
29 - Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
29 - Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
210 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
16 May 2013
Employment effect (start)
16 May 2013
Foreseen end date
24 May 2016

Description

The Cartwright Group, a manufacturer of trailers, has announced plans to create 300 new jobs in Altrincham, Greater Manchester. Of the new jobs, 210 are full-time ones and 90 are apprenticeships. The company invested £2.9m last year in order to improve products and services and also received £1.9m from the Regional Growth Fund (RGF). The new jobs include roles from shop-floor production to administration and will be created over the next three years.

Sources

  • 16 May 2013: BBC News

Citation

Eurofound (2013), Cartwright, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 75429, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/75429.