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Multipanel UK gets go-ahead for new factory
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A manufacturer has been given the go-ahead to bring around 70 jobs to East Kent after switching production from China.
Dover council has given Multipanel UK permission to build a factory at Millyard Way in Eythorne on the site of the former Tilmanstone colliery. The council approved change of use of the land to allow general industrial use and other associated works. The major planning application was determined within eight weeks, ahead of the national 13-week target for an application of this type.
The Exeter-based company says that capital investment in the next two years should be around £12.5m, with about 70 jobs directly or indirectly created.
Multipanel specializes in the manufacture of aluminium panels which are widely used in the signage and commercial construction industries. The company previously sourced them from China.
Andrew Cock, Multipanel UK managing director who founded the firm in 2005, said: “We are delighted to be able to bring our manufacturing process back to the UK and particularly to Dover which has excellent transport links to UK and mainland Europe. We hope our policy of purchasing materials and services locally will show our commitment to the area and build other support industries around us as we grow.”
Dover council has given Multipanel UK permission to build a factory at Millyard Way in Eythorne on the site of the former Tilmanstone colliery. The council approved change of use of the land to allow general industrial use and other associated works. The major planning application was determined within eight weeks, ahead of the national 13-week target for an application of this type.
The Exeter-based company says that capital investment in the next two years should be around £12.5m, with about 70 jobs directly or indirectly created.
Multipanel specializes in the manufacture of aluminium panels which are widely used in the signage and commercial construction industries. The company previously sourced them from China.
Andrew Cock, Multipanel UK managing director who founded the firm in 2005, said: “We are delighted to be able to bring our manufacturing process back to the UK and particularly to Dover which has excellent transport links to UK and mainland Europe. We hope our policy of purchasing materials and services locally will show our commitment to the area and build other support industries around us as we grow.”
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