Thales

Type
Business expansion
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Northern Ireland; Northern Ireland; Belfast
Location of affected unit(s)
Belfast
Sector
Manufacturing
(29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment
30.1 - Building of ships and boats
30.13 - Building of military ships and vessels
150 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
17 October 2016
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2018

Description

French owned company Thales has announced that it is to create 150 new jobs in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The company will manufacture new and more energy efficient electric engines for spacecraft. A new site has been opened by the astronaut Tim Peake and the company is looking to add these new jobs over a period of two years. When these new positions are added the company will employ around 350 staff. Invest NI are understood to have helped fund the development of the new site.

Sources

  • 17 October 2016: The Telegraph
  • 18 October 2016: BBC Website

Citation

Eurofound (2016), Thales, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 88905, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/88905.