BAE Systems

Type
Business expansion
Country
United Kingdom
Region
West Midlands (England); West Midlands; Birmingham
Location of affected unit(s)
Barrow-in-Furness
Sector
Manufacturing
(29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment
30.1 - Building of ships and boats
30.1 - Building of ships and boats
280 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
17 February 2012
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2012

Description

BAE Systems, a British defense, security and aerospace company, has announced to create 280 jobs in 2012 at its shipyard in Barrow on Furness. The new positions will include 100 engineers, 30 designers, 30 test and commissioning engineers and 50 project managers. The jobs are to be created in 2012.

BAE employs around 5,000 at its shipyard in Barrow where is produces submarines.

Sources

  • 17 February 2012: North West Evening Mail

Citation

Eurofound (2012), BAE Systems, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 73194, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/73194.