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The Irish Sun
02-05-2025
- Business
- The Irish Sun
Seaside town named as ‘sought after spot to buy' set for major revamp with £20m ‘innovation centre' investment approved
A POPULAR seaside town is set for a major revamp with a £20million investment approved. The South Wales Industrial Transition from Carbon Hub, or for short SWITCH building, has been approved by Neath Port Talbot council. 5 The local economy has suffered repeated set backs as its traditional industries falter Credit: Neath Port Talbot Council) 5 Tata Steel's Port Talbot steelworks in South Wales closed last year, causing 2,000 job losses Credit: Alamy 5 The famously smoky industrial town is going green Credit: Alamy Swansea University Academics will use the £20million site to investigate how to decarbonise the metal and steel industry that dominated Wales' economy for decades. It will be built on a brownfield parcel of land near Port Talbot Dock, due to the 'excellent infrastructure links' nearby, such as the Port Talbot Parkway station and the M4 motorway. The plans include facilities from workshops and welding zones to mechanical testing zones and labs. Workers will also be catered for with offices and 'breakout' spaces planned for staff. The council hopes the plans will provide a 'collaborative innovation centre' and serve as the basis for cooperation between academics and the industry. The plans read: "The new facility is a collaborative innovation centre working with academia, namely Swansea University, as a key stakeholder to help end users from the steel industry to decarbonise the steel industry towards a net-zero carbon future. "The core theme of the SWITCH (South Wales Industrial Transition from Carbon Hub) programme is to assist decarbonisation of the steel and metals industry, to strengthen collaboration between industry and academia and to future-proof the steel and metals industry in Wales and the UK. The project will be led by the council in partnership with nearby Swansea University. Most read in News The proposal may save the day, as it was received last November, just months after the closure of Port Talbot's steelworks site, which cost the area over 2,000 jobs. It also came just weeks after a submission by Tata Steel for a new £1.25bn electric arc furnace nearby. 5 Tata Steel has also proposed a £1.25bn furnace nearby Credit: Getty 5 One of the world's biggest steelworks shut down in 2023 Credit: Alamy
Scottish Sun
02-05-2025
- Business
- Scottish Sun
Seaside town named as ‘sought after spot to buy' set for major revamp with £20m ‘innovation centre' investment approved
The plan will hopefully provide thousands of jobs COASTAL CASH Seaside town named as 'sought after spot to buy' set for major revamp with £20m 'innovation centre' investment approved Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A POPULAR seaside town is set for a major revamp with a £20million investment approved. The South Wales Industrial Transition from Carbon Hub, or for short SWITCH building, has been approved by Neath Port Talbot council. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 5 The local economy has suffered repeated set backs as its traditional industries falter Credit: Neath Port Talbot Council) 5 Tata Steel's Port Talbot steelworks in South Wales closed last year, causing 2,000 job losses Credit: Alamy 5 The famously smoky industrial town is going green Credit: Alamy Swansea University Academics will use the £20million site to investigate how to decarbonise the metal and steel industry that dominated Wales' economy for decades. It will be built on a brownfield parcel of land near Port Talbot Dock, due to the 'excellent infrastructure links' nearby, such as the Port Talbot Parkway station and the M4 motorway. The plans include facilities from workshops and welding zones to mechanical testing zones and labs. Workers will also be catered for with offices and 'breakout' spaces planned for staff. The council hopes the plans will provide a 'collaborative innovation centre' and serve as the basis for cooperation between academics and the industry. The plans read: "The new facility is a collaborative innovation centre working with academia, namely Swansea University, as a key stakeholder to help end users from the steel industry to decarbonise the steel industry towards a net-zero carbon future. "The core theme of the SWITCH (South Wales Industrial Transition from Carbon Hub) programme is to assist decarbonisation of the steel and metals industry, to strengthen collaboration between industry and academia and to future-proof the steel and metals industry in Wales and the UK. The project will be led by the council in partnership with nearby Swansea University. The proposal may save the day, as it was received last November, just months after the closure of Port Talbot's steelworks site, which cost the area over 2,000 jobs. It also came just weeks after a submission by Tata Steel for a new £1.25bn electric arc furnace nearby. 5 Tata Steel has also proposed a £1.25bn furnace nearby Credit: Getty
The Sun
02-05-2025
- Business
- The Sun
Seaside town named as ‘sought after spot to buy' set for major revamp with £20m ‘innovation centre' investment approved
A POPULAR seaside town is set for a major revamp with a £20million investment approved. The South Wales Industrial Transition from Carbon Hub, or for short SWITCH building, has been approved by Neath Port Talbot council. 5 5 5 Swansea University Academics will use the £20million site to investigate how to decarbonise the metal and steel industry that dominated Wales' economy for decades. It will be built on a brownfield parcel of land near Port Talbot Dock, due to the 'excellent infrastructure links' nearby, such as the Port Talbot Parkway station and the M4 motorway. The plans include facilities from workshops and welding zones to mechanical testing zones and labs. Workers will also be catered for with offices and 'breakout' spaces planned for staff. The council hopes the plans will provide a 'collaborative innovation centre' and serve as the basis for cooperation between academics and the industry. The plans read: "The new facility is a collaborative innovation centre working with academia, namely Swansea University, as a key stakeholder to help end users from the steel industry to decarbonise the steel industry towards a net-zero carbon future. "The core theme of the SWITCH (South Wales Industrial Transition from Carbon Hub) programme is to assist decarbonisation of the steel and metals industry, to strengthen collaboration between industry and academia and to future-proof the steel and metals industry in Wales and the UK. The project will be led by the council in partnership with nearby Swansea University. The proposal may save the day, as it was received last November, just months after the closure of Port Talbot's steelworks site, which cost the area over 2,000 jobs. It also came just weeks after a submission by Tata Steel for a new £1.25bn electric arc furnace nearby. 5 5
Wales Online
02-05-2025
- Business
- Wales Online
£20million new project approved for Port Talbot Harbourside
£20million new project approved for Port Talbot Harbourside It will serve as a purpose-built research centre for de-carbonising the metal and steel industry and comes after permission was given to Tata Steel to progress plans for a new £1.25bn electric arc furnace to be built at the Port Talbot Steel works site Harbourside, Port Talbot (Image: Neath Port Talbot Council ) Plans for a new multi-million pound industrial research facility have been approved by Neath Port Talbot Council. The facility, named the South Wales Industrial Transition from Carbon Hub, or SWITCH building, will be located in the Harbourside area of Port Talbot as part of the Swansea Bay City deal. Its approval now gives the green light for a £20m facility to be built by Morgan Sindall Construction, where it will serve as a purpose-built research centre for de-carbonising the metal and steel industry. It will be based on a brownfield parcel of land near Port Talbot Dock in an area described as having "excellent infrastructure links" nearby, such as Port Talbot Parkway Station and the M4 motorway. The project was approved by Neath Port Talbot Council officers as part of their delegated decisions made between March 3 and April 14, 2025. Once completed, plans say the building will contain a number of facilities such as workshops and welding zones, with mechanical testing zones and laboratory space. It will also feature a number of offices, reception and breakout spaces for staff. Article continues below Harbourside, Port Talbot (Image: Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council ) The plans read: "The new facility is a collaborative innovation centre working with academia, namely Swansea University as a key stakeholder to help end users from the steel industry to decarbonise the steel industry towards a net zero carbon future. "The core theme of the SWITCH (South Wales Industrial Transition from Carbon Hub) programme is to assist decarbonisation of the steel and metals industry, to strengthen collaboration between industry and academia and to future proof the steel and metals industry in Wales and the UK. POLL Should the Valleys have its own development agency? Should the Valleys have its own development agency? Yes No Don't know "The construction will consist of a mix of office space, laboratories, research and production area, storage areas and external works." The project will be led by Neath Port Talbot Council in partnership with Swansea University, Article continues below In terms of the proposed number of employees there could eventually be a total of 95 workers based at the site. It comes just months after permission was given to Tata Steel to progress plans for a new £1.25bn electric arc furnace to be built at the Port Talbot Steel works site. It also comes less than a year after the closure of the two blast furnaces at Port Talbot's steelworks site, which resulted in the loss of around 2,000 jobs. For the latest Neath Port Talbot news sign up to our newsletter here.
Yahoo
11-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Port Talbot's regeneration project gets £8.2 million boost
An £8.2 million boost has been announced for Port Talbot's first regeneration project. The funding will support more than 100 jobs, with other similar projects set to follow. The cash injection comes from the Tata Steel/Port Talbot Transition Board, which has committed £51 million to the community. Welsh secretary Jo Stevens, who chaired the latest meeting of the board on February 6, said: "We said we would back the community of Port Talbot through Tata Steel's transition and we continue to do exactly that. "Millions more will follow and while this remains a very difficult time for Tata workers, their families and the community, we are determined to support our steel communities whatever happens." The money will be used for the South Wales Industrial Transition from Carbon Hub (SWITCH) project, which will redevelop a four-acre site at Harbourside, Port Talbot. This will include the construction of shared space, flood mitigation, and the provision of specialist equipment. The facility aims to support the steel and metal industry in reducing carbon emissions. It is expected to generate more than £87 million for the South Wales economy. Up to £30 million of the overall board fund will be allocated to growth and regeneration projects in the coming months.
