Fabrication specialist Bilfinger is heading to Hull as it expands to deliver huge contracts won in nuclear.
The company has taken a significant site on West Carr Business Park, moving from Immingham as it enhances its Humber operations.
As reported, Bilfinger has won work valued at more than £400 million on Hinkley Point C.
A significant share of the 350 jobs it will create were tipped for the Humber, as it led a list of locations to benefit, including the headquarters in Warrington, Bristol and Somerset.
The two contracts are to deliver the design, procurement, supplier management, fabrication and construction of high quality pipework and specialist equipment for the new power station.
Now Bilfinger has been revealed as heading to the Sutton Fields Industrial Estate, having referenced a new fabrication facility “in Humberside” when announcing the opening of a new office in Teesside in February. Then it was eyeing a second quarter of 2021 launch.
West Carr was previously occupied by XPO Logistics, covering 200,000 sq ft across nine units.
When client and neighbour McBride, the aerosol specialist, closed in early 2019 with the loss of 117 jobs, it soon followed.
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Sole agent Scotts Property was instructed to market the site last year, with Atlas Leisure taking 100,000 sq ft for an additional caravan-building complex, and now Bilfinger taking 45,000 sq ft “after a long search period having relocated from Immingham”.
Chartered surveyor and business space specialist, Nick Coultish, said: “Demand for industrial space has continued to outstrip supply despite the ongoing pandemic, indicating the continued resilience of the industrial sector.
“We have been able to not only secure lettings on 11 industrial units to five operators during the pandemic, we have also been able to increase our client’s rental income through effective asset management.”
Bilfinger secured a balance of plant contract with EDF ahead of June’s major announcement.
Initially there were proposals to modernise the Immingham site on Manby Road, but by the summer, location appeared to be under review.
It has now confirmed Hull will be a relocation and expansion for it in the Humber with further details to follow once the site has been prepared.
Speaking at the time, Bilfinger chief executive Tom Blades said: “With the two new major contracts, the volume of our work on Hinkley Point C surpasses even our own initial expectations for this project. We are proud to expand our relationship with EDF once again and to be their trusted and valued supplier for this essential work on the power plant. The contracts provide stability for our business while preserving and creating jobs for our local workforce.
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"This new work enables us to strengthen our investment in additional fabrication capacities in the 海角视频. The fact that we are awarded these major contracts in such challenging times not only proves our expertise but makes us confident in our business prospects.”
McBride’s plant was bought by Hull City Council in a separate £2.95 million deal.
Further details from Bilginger are anticipated in the coming weeks.