Finley complete £870k car plant site
Finley Structures have completed work on their latest high-profile contract in the region.
The County Durham firm has just finished its 700-tonne construction on a new £8.5m state-of-the-art car production site on Teesside – completing the job within a tight five-week deadline.
Tolent Construction are developing the site near Eaglescliffe for Stockton-based company Nifco, which will produce car parts for the firm and create 120 new jobs.
Newton Aycliffe firm Finley Structures won the £870,000 contract to supply, fabricate and erect the structural steelwork for the factory, which is expected to be fully completed by the end of the year.
Managing director John Finley said: “The Nifco project is another example of how far Finley Structures has come in the last few years.
“We’ve reached a stage where main contractors have recognised us as one of the market leaders, both in the North-East region as well as nationally. Our reputation out on site and in delivering projects within budget and deadline is becoming one of if not the best.
“While feeding the Nifco site, we also had other large-scale contracts on the go around the North-East region, including a 300-tonne site at the Sunderland Software Centre and a 315-tonne site at NETPark in Sedgefield as well as major jobs at Nissan’s new site at Washington and another site at North Shields Metro station, and none of these jobs were adversely affected during our time on them.
“Contracts between 300 and 1,000 tonnes are now run of the mill to us, which is a glowing testament to our highly-skilled and dedicated workforce.”
Nifco is creating 120 jobs and safeguarding a further 180 with the expansion of its site on Durham Lane.
The Japanese car component firm, which makes parts for Nissan, Toyota and Honda, currently operates from a 44-year-old site. The new 11,750m-square injection moulding facility is expected to be completed by November and will start production in the first quarter of 2012.
● The picture shows Finley Structures managing director John Finley outside the Nifco site near Eaglescliffe, Stockton. Click here to view the finished building.
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