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2,500 new jobs pledged as part of Watermark WestQuay project
Southampton’s multimillion- pound Watermark WestQuay scheme is poised to create nearly 2,500 part-time jobs – and decision makers behind the project have pledged to award them to local people.
As part of the £70-million development all the major stakeholders have signed a charter that will help thousands of jobseekers in the county, by creating long-lasting employment as well as training opportunities for jobseekers in the city.
The charter pledges to “target employment opportunities within local communities“, which will include delivering recruitment and training services for jobs in the development.
Developer Hammerson revealed that the part-time job opportunities will include 1,590
in construction and 805 in the complex. The scheme is also expected to create 500 full-time jobs in the complex.
Other stakeholders in the scheme include Sir Robert McAlpine, Southampton City Council, Jobcentre Plus, People First and the Regional Growth Fund.
When work is completed next year, the site will contain a public plaza running alongside the medieval city walls and a row of restaurants and bars.
It will also contain a luxury Showcase Cinema de Lux, the first of its kind in the south, which will boast 10 screens.
The news comes as Hammerson announced the first eateries within the development will be Wahaca, Byron and Zizzi.
University to share in £20m to advance UK’s manufacturing
The University of Southampton is to share in £20 million of funding to advance the UK’s manufacturing capability. It will lead two of 10 new research projects announced by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).
In the first of these projects Southampton will receive £3.1m to revolutionise the manufacture and use of specialised glass, called chalcogenides, in a range of products from optical fibre and infrared lenses to electronic devices, including logic and memory.
The University’s Composite Material Facility, unique to the UK, will also
help to develop and manufacture radically new and advanced materials.
Group leader professor Dan Hewak said: “This is the culmination of almost 25 years of research into novel glasses by the ORC.“
The other project, ’Novel manufacturing methods for functional electronic textiles will receive £2.8m to develop novel manufacturing methods for wearable technology. It will be led by Professor Steve Beeby from electronics and computer science and also involves Nottingham Trent University and a number of industry partners.
THE BUSINESS MAGAZINE – SOLENT & SOUTH CENTRAL – FEBRUARY 2015
www.businessmag.co.uk
Hammerson Development manager Guy Wells said: “Today marked an important step in the WestQuay Watermark project, and highlights the opportunities the development will create for the people of Southampton.
“We’re delighted to be working in partnership with both Southampton City Council and Sir Robert McAlpine on the long- term regeneration of the city.“
Leader of Southampton City Council Simon Letts said:
“This development is a great opportunity for our local residents to forge a career and will create a significant number of new jobs and apprenticeships alongside the creation of a major landmark development for the city that they can be proud to be a part of.
“In the council’s anniversary year it is fitting that this is our 50th major development in the city that will have an employment and skills plan to help local people into work.“
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