# WEC Group invests £10 million in heavy machining facility in Blackburn

WEC Group is investing £10 million to develop Europe's largest subcontract heavy machining and nuclear fabrication facility in Blackburn. The first Correa Fox M machining centre is operational, and the facility will house six large CNC machining centres, creating 60 new jobs.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2026-01-26
- Where: Blackburn, Lancashire, United Kingdom
- Value: $12.7M (10.0M GBP)
- Jobs: 60
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: components up to 30 metres in length
- Products: heavy machining, nuclear fabrication
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [WEC Group](https://endata.com/companies/16598.md)

## Sources

- [wec-machining.com](https://www.wec-machining.com/first-new-cnc-machine/), 2026-01-26: "We’re continuing to make significant progress on £10 million investment to develop Europe’s largest subcontract heavy machining and nuclear fabrication facility in Blackburn."

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