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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Basic Metal And Fabricated Metal Products Manufacture Of Basic Metals 24.1 - Manufacture of basic iron and steel and of ferro-alloys
300 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
2 May 2017
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
International manufacturer Liberty House has announced that it is to create 300 new jobs as part of a GBP 20 million (€23 million) investment programme in it steel producing sites. The group, which took over a number of Tata Steel operations, has safeguarded approximately 1,700 jobs in addition to the 300 new jobs. The new jobs will be located at three of the firms major sites in South Yorkshire - Rotherham, Stocksbridge and Brinsworth. It has not been reported when the new jobs will be filled.
Sources
2 May 2017: BBC Website
2 May 2017: The Guardian
Citation
Eurofound (2017), Liberty House, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 90983, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/90983.
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