‘UK doesn’t make anything anymore? Wrong!’ Brexit Britain unveils new £200m factory

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Under construction in Goole, Yorkshire, the new project will create 700 direct jobs and 1,700 roles across the UK. GMI Construction Group is well on with delivering it £35million contact and aims to hand over the project to Siemens Mobility in March. The £200million investment is the core element on a 67-acre rail village site.

Contracts worth £50million have been awarded to UK companies, the majority of which are based in Yorkshire.

Tube trains for London’s Piccadilly Line will be the first to be manufactured at the site.

Sharing the news on Twitter, Mr Freeman said: “UK doesn’t make anything anymore? Wrong.

“The UK’s annual output is £191billion.

“That makes us the 9th largest manufacturer in the world.

“We have huge specialist expertise in advanced manufacturing.”

There are currently five main bodies under development in Goole.

These include train body construction, assembly, testing and commissioning and trucking, as well as dedicated office space.

It will also see 4.5km of rail track connecting the facilities to the main railway line laid, with five lines in total.

Lee Powell, the new chief executive of GMI Construction, said “The economic benefits of the GMI Construction programme will be long-lasting for the area and stretches far beyond the local wage bill.

“We are committed to supporting local jobs and skills and we are working with employment and training initiatives in the area as well as forging links with educational establishments.”

As part of the project, GMI has created four new apprenticeships and has safeguarded a further six positions.

It is also hosting educational visits and workshops for schools, colleges, and universities and will offer five university or college work placements.

It comes after data from IHS Markit and the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (Cips) showed growth in UK factory output was limited at the start of the year.

It left some people pointing the finger at Brexit.

According to the survey of 650 manufacturers, which is tracked by the government and the Bank of England for early warning signs from the economy, inflows of new work from overseas dropped for the fourth month in a row.

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While firms reported continued growth at the end of last year and a slight easing of supply chain delays, manufacturers said logistics issues, Brexit difficulties and the possibility of further pandemic restrictions at home and overseas had damaged export demand at the end of the year.

Researcher Euler Hermes said that new trade restrictions since leaving the EU and the impact of the pandemic mean that Britain’s exporters are on track to be the slowest among big European economies to recover from COVID-19.

But those fears appear to have been shut down.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) announced last week: “GDP grew 0.9 percent in November and is now 0.7% above its pre-pandemic peak.

“Services grew 0.7 percent, manufacturing grew 1.1 percent and construction grew 3.5 percent.

Mr Sunak commented: “It’s amazing to see the size of the economy back to pre-pandemic levels in November – a testament to the grit and determination of the British people.

The Government is continuing to support people and businesses, including through grants, loans and tax reliefs.”

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