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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is showed around the Hitachi factory by MP Paul Howell .
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Paul Howell MP gives Rishi Hitachi tour
Local MP Paul Howell welcomed Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to Hitachi ’ s Newton Aycliffe factory , where they looked at a series of next generation intercity trains that are currently being manufactured for UK passengers .
The Aycliffe Business Park site , which covers an area of over 31 acres just south of the town , employs over 700 workers and will be celebrating its eighth year of operation this year .
“ It was great to bring Rishi Sunak to Newton Aycliffe and show him just one of the hundreds of manufacturing firms based in the town and across my constituency ,” said MP Howell .
“ It was also great to discuss the fantastic work done by Hitachi and I know the Prime Minister has used many of the carriages produced here whilst he has travelled on the East Coast Mainline .
“ We know how committed the government is to expanding our existing rail infrastructure and doing it in a green way that makes use of the high-skilled workforce we have in the North-East .”
Hitachi Rail is one of almost 200 companies and organisations who have utilised the professional services of Aycliffe Business over the last 10 years .
Aycliffe Business is produced by a team of professional writers , photographers and designers – it ’ s then printed and distributed around Aycliffe Business Park and surrounding areas free of charge .
Most businesses , like Hitachi , recognise that Aycliffe Business provides a professional service and platform to promote products , services and recruitment campaigns – or a PR campaign .
Expressing his delight at the work done by Hitachi , Sunak said on the visit : “ There is world class manufacturing going on here and we ’ ve been meeting some of the next generation of British engineers .
“ As a government we ’ re committed to supporting jobs and opportunities to people across the North-East and this is a great example of it .”
Jim Brewin , chief director of UK and Ireland at Hitachi Rail , said : “ It was a real honour to introduce our 700-strong Newton Aycliffe workforce to the Prime Minister and Paul Howell MP .
“ The Prime Minister saw first-hand the value of Hitachi Rail ’ s investment in the North- East , which delivers over £ 400m economic benefit for the region and UK supply chain .
“ It was also an incredible opportunity to discuss our exciting plans to make the factory a Net Zero hub for battery trains and skills .
“ I want to thank Paul for being so closely engaged with the work of the factory and ensuring the Prime Minister came to the plant to see how the Hitachi Rail ’ s factory is levelling-up in action .”
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DISABILITY LEADERS Durham County Council has been recognised for its forward-thinking work to improve employment opportunities for disabled people in County Durham .
The region ’ s largest local authority has once again been awarded Disability Confident Leader Level 3 status by the Department for Work and Pensions .
As a Disability Confident Leader , the council aims to improve recruitment and retention rates of disabled people within the council and work with businesses locally to improve disability employment rates countywide .
CARERS APP An employment referral app is helping a number of care providers across County Durham to recruit and retain high quality care staff .
Durham County Council is supporting a group of providers to pilot the technology , with more than 100 care staff having already been recruited by one organisation alone .
Care Friends allows staff already employed in the sector to share job opportunities with their friends and contacts through the easy-to-use app on their phone .
POLICE HUB BOON Contractors working on the creation of the new Durham Investigative Hub are celebrating a major new milestone after boosting the social and economic value of the project beyond £ 10m .
The Durham Gate development , which will provide more than 6,600m2 of up-to-date accommodation including 48 modern cells , has been intentionally designed to improve local opportunities , life chances and wellbeing for local people . Aycliffe firms SCH Site Services and Aspect Facades have both worked on the project , while more than £ 18m of the overall contract was spent in the North- East .
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