Hull Green-Lights Siemens Blade Factory

Hull City Council’s Planning Committee has approved Siemens’ plans for a turbine blade factory and associated facilities on Hull’s Alexandra Dock.

Now, the entire Siemens development, in which the company is investing £310m with partner Associated British Ports (ABP), has full planning approval.

The approval for two related planning applications follows a Siemens decision last November to bring together buildings previously earmarked for Alexandra Dock and nearby Paull onto a single site.

The facilities at Alexandra Dock will create 1,000 jobs directly, with more during construction and in the supply chain, and stimulate further investment and economic growth, the company said.

Siemens has already begun hiring for jobs based in Hull, with recruitment continuing through 2015 and 2016.

ABP has appointed the GRAHAM Lagan Construction Group Joint Venture to develop the Alexandra Dock site for the Siemens facilities and enabling work is well advanced. Siemens anticipates that construction of the blade factory and associated facilities will begin this summer.

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