# MHI Vestas expands blade factory on Isle of Wight, UK

MHI Vestas announced a major expansion of its blade production facility on the Isle of Wight, UK, hiring hundreds of new workers to meet growing demand for offshore wind turbines.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-10-15
- Where: Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
- Jobs: 300
- Status: announced
- Products: wind turbine blades
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [MHI Vestas](https://endata.com/companies/5448.md)

## Sources

- [energyvoice.com](https://www.energyvoice.com/renewables-energy-transition/183833/wind-turbine-factory-to-create-hundreds-of-jobs/), 2018-10-15: "Today marks the start of an ambitious programme to increase the capacity of our blade production facility at the West Medina Mills on the Isle of Wight."

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