# JDR Cable Systems to build £130M subsea cable factory in Cambois, UK

JDR Cable Systems will open a new factory in Cambois, near Blyth, Northumberland, to manufacture high-voltage underwater cables for offshore windfarms, creating 170 jobs and safeguarding 270 at its Hartlepool site.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2021-09-28
- Where: Cambois, near Blyth, Northumberland, United Kingdom
- Value: $178.0M (130.0M GBP)
- Jobs: 170
- Starts operating: 2024
- Status: announced
- Products: high-voltage underwater cables, subsea cables
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md), [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [JDR Cable Systems](https://endata.com/companies/9358.md)
- [TFK Group](https://endata.com/companies/9359.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [bbc.co.uk](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-58719035), 2021-09-28: "As the energy transition gathers pace and the UK's offshore wind sector continues to thrive, turbines are growing taller and farther from shore, calling for higher voltage subsea cables."
- [jdrcables.com](https://www.jdrcables.com/media-centre/press-releases/130m-subsea-cable-facility-to-boost-uk-offshore-renewables-sector,1104), 2021-09-28: "We're delighted to build on our legacy as a leading provider of subsea cables to the offshore energy sector by investing in this new facility."
- [energyglobal.com](https://www.energyglobal.com/wind/04102021/jdr-cable-systems-to-open-subsea-cable-manufacturing-facility/), 2021-10-04: "We're delighted to build on our legacy as a leading provider of subsea cables to the offshore energy sector by investing in this new facility."

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