Tenneco-Walker

Type
Business expansion
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Wales; South East Wales; Central Valleys and Bridgend
Location of affected unit(s)
Merthyr
Sector
Manufacturing
(29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment
29.3 - Manufacture of motor vehicle parts and accessories
29.32 - Manufacture of other parts and accessories for motor vehicles
220 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
12 May 2014
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Tenneco-Walker has announced that it is to create 220 jobs at a new site in Merthyr, South Wales.  The compnay which manufactures exhausts for motor vehicles currently has a site at nearby Tredegar employing 190. The expansion has been made possible, in part, by financial support from the Welsh Government. 

The timeline for the expansion plans is not yet available.

Sources

  • 12 May 2014: BBC Website

Citation

Eurofound (2014), Tenneco-Walker, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 77083, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/77083.