New Factory – 200 More Jobs
Manufacturing business Ebac has added a new factory to its North East operations to facilitate its continued expansion, continuing its investment in growth and jobs at the company.
The firm will expand into the former home of Radius Products on the Aycliffe Industrial Park, Newton Aycliffe, as it looks to add new product streams and hundreds of jobs to its operations in the town.
Ebac, which makes water coolers and dehumidifiers, has recently added its range of air source heat pumps to the products manufactured at its existing site on the business park’s Ketton Way, where it employs 200 people.
Following the beginning of development work to start manufacturing washing machines in 2014, and the recent acquisition of the Norfrost chest freezer brand and production facilities, the company aims to increase the workforce to up to 400.
The production facility for the Norfrost products range is to be moved from Castletown, in the very North of Scotland, using a fleet of around 100 trucks.
Pamela Petty, Managing Director of Ebac, said: “We are dedicated to manufacturing in the North East, and this site will enable the growth which is happening within Ebac to take place on the Aycliffe Business Park, which has been our home since 2010.
“This site offers plenty of space for growth and will house the manufacture of the freezers, while the production of dehumidifiers and water coolers will continue at Ketton Way, alongside the new washing machine line being installed there.
“This expansion is part of our ongoing commitment to County Durham, following the formation of the Ebac Foundation in 2012. We are investing in the future of manufacturing in the area and look forward to bringing more jobs to the area.”
Managing Director Pamela Petty in the new factory
