Siemens official's boost for Hull plant

A rendering of the Hull site

A senior Siemens executive has reiterated its plans to build an offshore wind equipment plant in Hull, northeast England, according to local reports.

Matthew Chinn, Siemens’ managing director of energy for the UK and northwest Europe, told an audience of business leaders in the city that the German group is still committed to advancing the factory plan, says the Hull Daily Mail.

Although there is still no final green light, the public words of encouragement will be a boost to the Humberside region. It views the Siemens plant, and up to 800 new direct jobs, as hugely important to its economic future as part of its Green Port Hull plan – but has…

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