Swalec Smart Energy

Type
Business expansion
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Wales; South East Wales; Central Valleys and Bridgend
Location of affected unit(s)
Treforest
Sector
Electricity
35 - Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply
35 - Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply
35 - Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply
250 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
14 December 2011
Employment effect (start)
1 June 2012
Foreseen end date
30 June 2012

Description

Renewable energy firm Swalec Smart Energy has announced that it is to create a new £7m renewable energy training centre with the creation of 250 jobs. The firm will receive £2m in Welsh government funds for the project. It is anticipated that the centre will be operational in 6 months.

According Swalec Smart Energy, the company has already created 800 jobs within the last four years. It currently employs around 2,000 people in Wales.

Sources

  • 14 December 2011: BBC Website

Citation

Eurofound (2011), Swalec Smart Energy, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 72870, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/72870.