# Hawker Siddeley Switchgear to relocate to Blackwood with Welsh Government support

Hawker Siddeley Switchgear, a manufacturer of electrical switchgear and overhead line equipment, will use £500,000 in Welsh Government funding to relocate from Pontllanfraith to a former British Airways factory in Blackwood, Wales. The move will safeguard 196 jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-09-22
- Where: Blackwood, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales, United Kingdom
- Value: $685K (500K GBP)
- Jobs: 196
- Status: announced
- Products: electrical switchgear, overhead line equipment
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Hawker Siddeley Switchgear](https://endata.com/companies/57867.md)
- [BRUSH](https://endata.com/companies/45645.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [gov.wales](https://www.gov.wales/welsh-government-support-helping-caerphilly-business-relocate-and-safeguard-jobs), 2021-09-22: "This government is committed to backing Welsh business, and as we emerge from the Coronavirus pandemic one of my priorities is to kickstart Wales’ economic recovery."
- [media.service.gov.wales](https://media.service.gov.wales/news/welsh-government-support-helping-caerphilly-business-relocate-and-safeguard-jobs), 2021-09-22: "Hawker Siddeley Switchgear will use £500,000 of Welsh Government funding to move from its existing site at Pontllanfraith to the former British Airways interiors seat assembly factory in nearby Blackwood."

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