Nuclear factory to create 200 jobs in north Wales

A MAJOR new nuclear production facility has been unveiled in Wales.

- OWEN HUGHES

Boccard, an international engineering, manufacturing, construction and maintenance company based in Lyon, France, is opening the 200-worker facility on Deeside.

The new strategic hub is seen as a vital move in developing a supply chain capable of meeting the UK Government's nuclear build programme. Boccard is involved in the manufacturing of high-integrity components such as pipework, supports, tanks and modular systems pivotal to the nuclear sector and essential for the power generation and food ingredients industries.

The new facility will create more than 200 permanent positions and provide a major boost to the Deeside region and further afield. It will support the development of nuclear sites like Hinkley Point C in Somerset and Sizewell C in Suffolk, and potentially a new nuclear plant or small modular reactors at Wylfa on Anglesey in the future.