USA owned, Pall Newquay, produce filtration products for the healthcare and aerospace industry in their Cornwall operations. It is estimated that the scheme will cost just under £5 million with just over £1.4 million of that coming from the ERDF Convergence Programme. It will create about 60 jobs on top of the 270 already employed by Pall.
Director and General Manager Andrew Holland said, “The investment in Pall Newquay will facilitate groundbreaking technology platforms and position the site as a World leader in Medical products, ensuring long-term viability for the business. The Convergence support was vital in securing the finance to achieve this fantastic opportunity.”
Carleen Kelemen, Director of the Convergence Partnership Office for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, said, “Carleen Kelemen, Director of the Convergence Partnership Office for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, said, “This significant ERDF Convergence investment is to support higher value jobs and skills through the expansion of an internationally respected business which makes a valued contribution to the Cornish economy.”
Pall Newquay is a subsidiary of the Pall Corporation providing total fluid management products and systems for customers in biotechnology, pharmaceutical, transfusion medicine, energy, electronics, municipal and industrial water purification, aerospace, transportation and broader industrial markets. The investment will mean more production can be centralised at St Columb, reducing product miles, therefore expense.
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For further information please contact:
Andrew Holland, MBA FCMI, Director & General Manager, PALL Newquay. Tel: 01637 896200.
Clare Morgan, Media Relations Manager for the Convergence Partnership Office for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Tel: 01872 223439 / 07973 813647.
Email: cmorgan@cornwall.gov.uk
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