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Neath Port Talbot Council has completed the purchase of the former Crown/Metal Box factory in Neath to establish a major new employment site with the potential for significant job creation
The Milland Road site was occupied for more than 70 years by the Metal Box container factory known locally as “The Box” but has been vacant after the previous occupiers, the Crown packaging company, closed in 2016.
Located within an important employment zone in Neath, the site forms part of the Welsh Government’s Neath Valleys Strategic Hub. Neath is to play a key role in the delivery of the Welsh Government’s ongoing Our Valleys, Our Future plan, which aims to close the employment gap between the South Wales Valleys and the rest of Wales, creating new and sustainable jobs.
Following the purchase, part funded by a Welsh Government Targeted Regeneration Investment (TRI) grant, phase 1 of the refurbishment and re-development of the site will now focus on works which will allow it to attract new investment and create jobs.
The Council is currently seeking tenders for the re-development and refurbishment project which will also involve other necessary remedial works to ensure the former Crown/Metal Box site attracts new business investment and secures the long term sustainability of the site.
Source: NPT Newsroom
