JDR Cable Systems (JDR) has started construction for its new subsea cable manufacturing facility in Cambois, near Blyth, Northumberland, The 69,000 sqm factory will be operational by 2024.
The £130m project is currently providing 171 local jobs for the construction phase of the project. The project is supported by His Majesty’s Government and the Secretary of State as part of the BEIS Offshore Wind Manufacturing Investment Support Scheme. When complete, the facility will include a new catenary continuous vulcanisation (CCV) line, making it capable of full start-to-finish manufacturing of high voltage subsea cables for offshore wind farms.
