By Council plans to develop carbon-neutral manufacturing site
North Lincolnshire Council have received part of the government’s levelling-up fund to purchase a 65-acre site on the edge of Scunthorpe which may be used to create the UK’s first carbon-neutral advanced manufacturing site.
According to the council, nearly 2,000 jobs will be created with access to national and international markets becoming available also.
The plans include a 4m sq ft of advanced manufacturing space to be built alongside infrastructure which will link onto the motorway.
North Lincolnshire Council Leader Cllr Rob Waltham announced: “This is a massively exciting project which will have profound effects on the area for generations.
“It will create hundreds of well-paid, high-skilled jobs in advanced sectors and will be a globally significant hub for research, development and innovation.
“We are already leaders in advanced steel making and this development will create the right environment for more world-leading businesses to join the North Lincolnshire stable, creating and developing innovative, leading-edge products.
“With the fantastic motorway links and clear ties to the ports complex, access to national and international markets will be immediately available – helped of course further through the Government’s flagship freeports project which will help make these companies even more competitive.”
According to the council, £35 million has been given to Scunthorpe by the government through the Town Deal and Future High Streets Fund.
An additional £12 million went towards the Burringham Bypass connectivity improvements on the M181 (A1077).
£14 million was spent on flood defence work on the River Trent and £35 million was used on the new pumping station in Keadby.
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