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Scotland; Eastern Scotland; Perth and Kinross and Stirling
Location of affected unit(s)
Bridge of Allan
Sector
Manufacturing Manufacture Of Basic Metal And Fabricated Metal Products Manufacture Of Fabricated Metal Products, Except Machinery And Equipment 25.92 - Manufacture of light metal packaging
49 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
18 May 2017
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
United Closures and Plastics (UCP), a company which manufactures bottle tops and closures for the spirits industry, has announced that it is to create 49 new jobs at its plant at Bridge of Allan, just north of Stirling. The plant already employs around 300 workers and is looking to add to its headcount as it develops new products to safeguard against counterfeiting in the spirits industry. The jobs are being supported by a GBP 1.5 million (€1.7 million) grant from Scottish Enterprise, which is part of the company's two year investment programme. The timetable for the creation of the new jobs has not been reported.
Sources
18 May 2017: BBC Website
Citation
Eurofound (2017), United Closures and Plastics, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 91064, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/91064.
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