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Almost 1,200 jobs will be created in south Hampshire when plans to invest more than £25 million in the Solent Enterprise Zone at Daedalus are finalised.
The investment plans were announced by secretary of state for communities and local government Eric Pickles, who visited Enterprise Zone-based company Marine Concepts to meet partners involved in the delivery of the project.
It is expected that more than £15m will be used to unlock 21.6 acres of land for the development of new commercial space and up to 90 new homes. The proposed investment would also support the development of 25,000 sq ft of new advanced manufacturing business space beside the airfield on the site. It is estimated that the investment would create around 220 construction jobs and nearly 680 jobs when work is complete.
The proposed investment is expected to come from a number of bodies, including £8m from the Solent Local Enterprise Partnership’s (LEP’s) Growing Places Fund, £4.1m from Hampshire County Council and £1.5m from the Regional Growth Fund. The package will be supported by the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA), which owns much of the Enterprise Zone site and is working with partners to deliver the long- term project.
Pickles also announced proposals to invest £3m from the Growing Places Fund in Fareham College’s proposals for a new advanced skills’ training centre on the site.
If a £12m investment package is secured to deliver the proposed centre, it would provide specialist training for the advanced manufacturing sector, improving the skills of local people and helping to secure the future of advanced manufacturing across the Solent.
Fareham College hopes to work with the Solent LEP, The Skills Funding Agency, Hampshire County Council and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills to fund the development of the new centre, which is expected to create and safeguard 135 temporary jobs during construction and a further 150 permanent jobs on site when complete.
Pickles said: “This over £25m boost for the Solent Enterprise Zone will unlock its huge potential to deliver growth, homes and jobs and make a real difference to Gosport. It is local business and commerce that creates the growth and jobs this country needs and it’s this government’s job to foster the conditions for those businesses to thrive. That is why through the Growing Places Fund and the setting up of Enterprise Zones, we have empowered local enterprise partnerships to drive forward their own local economic development.“
Added Gary Jeffries, director of Solent LEP, leading on the Solent Enterprise Zone: “We are seeking to commit a significant investment from the Solent Growing Places Fund which will bring us a step closer to our goal of creating 3,500
University ranks among the best
The University of Southampton has again established itself as one of the top 75 universities in the world, according to an international rankings’ guide.
In the 2012 QS World University League Rankings, Southampton is ranked 73rd, one of only 18 UK universities in the global elite of 100 higher education institutions. This is the University’s highest ranking in the table and the fourth consecutive year that it has improved its position. The QS rankings are one of only a few internationally-recognised indicators of excellence in
teaching, research, citations of research, industry reputation and the international mix of students and staff.
The University is also home to a number of world-leading research centres, including the Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, the Optoelectronics Research Centre, the Web Science Research Initiative, the Centre for the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, the Southampton Statistical Sciences Research Institute and is a partner of the National Oceanography Centre at the Southampton waterfront campus.
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jobs at the Solent Enterprise Zone by 2026.“
The MP for Gosport, Caroline Dinenage, said: “This investment package is excellent news for future jobs and growth in our area. This will secure the Solent Enterprise Zone’s place as a leading centre for advanced manufacturing in the long-term and enhance the prospects of young people in our local area.“
“Our new centre will play a vital role in creating a sustainable future for the advanced engineering and manufacturing sector both on the site and across the region,“ said Nigel Duncan, principal of Fareham College. “It will benefit both businesses and young people as we aim to support 200 apprenticeships and teach 600 learners every year. We will actively be encouraging businesses on site to take advantage of the state-of- the-art equipment and research and development facilities that will be housed in the centre.“
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