The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Yorkshire and the Humber; South Yorkshire; Sheffield
Location of affected unit(s)
Woodhouse
Sector
(49 - 53) Transportation / Storage 52 - Warehousing, storage and support activities for transportation 52.2 - Support activities for transportation 52.2 - Support activities for transportation
160 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
26 April 2007
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
160 new jobs are to be created in Woodhouse, South Yorkshire, as part of a 40 million GBP Network Rail project to create a new national engineering centre. The centre is to become the national hub for maintaining engineering trains and track machinery. Peter Henderson, projects and engineering director for Network Rail, said: 'Our plans are great news for the local area as they represent a big investment for the region and the creation of much needed jobs. The railway is thriving and this national hub will help to keep it running safely and effectively for years to come.'
Sources
26 April 2007: BBC News
Citation
Eurofound (2007), Network Rail, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 65288, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/65288.
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