# Schneider Electric invests £42M in new manufacturing facility in Scarborough

Schneider Electric is investing £42 million in a new manufacturing facility in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, creating over 200 jobs. The site, nearly triple the size of its existing facility, will produce low-voltage switchgears and is expected to be net-zero in Scope 1 and 2 emissions when it opens in early 2025.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2024-09-09
- Where: Scarborough, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
- Value: $55.0M (42.0M GBP)
- Jobs: 200
- Starts operating: Q1 2025
- Status: announced
- Products: low-voltage switchgears
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Schneider Electric](https://endata.com/companies/2048.md)

## Sources

- [prolificnorth.co.uk](https://www.prolificnorth.co.uk/news/200-new-jobs-coming-to-new-42m-clean-energy-facility-in-scarborough/), 2024-09-09: "The site, which is almost triple the size of Schneider Electric’s existing Scarborough facility, is a blueprint for sustainable design and operations in the manufacturing industry."
- [gazetteherald.co.uk](https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/24575713.schneider-electric-create-200-scarborough-jobs/), 2024-09-11: "Sustainability is at the core of our purpose, culture and business."

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