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New factory to generate 200 jobs

A state-of-the-art factory has been unveiled in Hartlepool which aims to create up to 200 new jobs.

JDR Cable Systems’ £20m plant will make cables to be laid on seabeds all over the world. The huge cables weighing up to 2,200 tonnes each will be made for the offshore wind, oil and gas sectors.

25 workers have already started on site and an advert for an extra 50 local people to work as technicians, engineers and manufacturing staff – has already had a huge response, say bosses.

JDR hopes to take the workforce to 200 eventually as it builds its Hartlepool base as a major new facility.

Other leading industrialists also praised JDR’s arrival in town. They believe it could be the first step towards Hartlepool becoming a “centre of excellence” for the offshore support industry.

JDR managing director Patrick Phelan said: “We believe this is the best location to serve the needs of our clients in the UK and continental Europe and we are further delighted to be able to make a significant contribution to the economy of the North East, particularly in the current economic climate.

“The new JDR Hartlepool facility has been built in response to a significant growth in demand from customers for our products and a move to expand our offering to the renewable energy sector.

“The response from the market has been very positive and we are at an advanced stage of tendering for many other projects.”

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