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East Midlands; Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire; Derby
Location of affected unit(s)
Derby
Sector
Manufacturing Manufacturing Of Furniture And Other Manufacturing Other Manufacturing 32.5 - Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies
200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
8 February 2021
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
SureScreen Diagnostics, the British diagnostic tests manufacturer has announced that it will create 200 jobs in Derby, in the EastMidlands region of England. The business expansion follows the company’s securing a contract with the UK Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) to supply COVID-19 rapid testing kits.
The director of Surescreen Diagnostics said he was ‘delighted’ that the company’s products had been recognised by the UK’s health authority.
SureScreen specialises in manufacturing diagnostics and nutritional products to the UK and around the world. The company is contracted to manufacture 20 million testing kits, which produce results within 30 minutes.
Eurofound (2021), SureScreen Diagnostics, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 103636, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/103636.
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