Government gives £380m grant to Agratas gigafactory

Earl Wiggins, Vice President of Manufacturing Operations, UK for Agratas stated: “We welcome the UK Authorities’s funding as we construct a battery manufacturing facility that may play an important function in delivering internet zero and strengthening the UK’s place as a world chief in battery manufacturing.

“This funding will assist the event of our Somerset facility, enabling us to provide battery cells for our anchor buyer, JLR (Jaguar Land Rover).

“Over the following 12 months we can have over 2,200 individuals engaged on the positioning, and that progress will proceed over the approaching years.”

Severfield has the principle metal package deal on the positioning the place the Enquirer revealed final month that TClarke has withdrawn from the mechanical and electrical delivery team.

Earlier this 12 months Costain secured a £123m contract to design and construct a brand new motorway junction on the M5 to serve the battery plant.