ROBOTICS and automation specialist Yaskawa has announced it is making a significant investment in its UK operations with the opening of a new HQ and manufacturing facility in Sunderland.
The 35,000 sq ft. facility at Hillthorn Park is adjacent to Nissan UK and the International Advanced Manufacturing Park (IAMP).
Yaskawa has shipped over 500,000 industrial robots across the globe, thousands of which are deployed in the UK.
David Walsh, MD at Yaskawa UK, said, “We continue to see positive growth and investment changes across our European organisation which includes the continued desire to invest in the growing opportunities for UK industry sectors in the robotics, and motion control industries we supply. This represents a huge vote of confidence in the UK and our new location in the north east is a significant driver for major industrial investment, helping to exploit the opportunities to help shape, create and contribute to innovative automation solutions across many industry sectors including automotive, food and beverage, logistics, packaging and manufacturing.”
Yaskawa plans to continue growing headcount over the course of 2024 and the new facility provides the space to enable that. The company has been supported in its move to Sunderland by the business investment team at Sunderland City Council. Councillor Graeme Miller, leader of Sunderland City Council, commented, “We are fortunate as a city to be home to a number of multi-national manufacturers and we are delighted that Yaskawa will be joining the ever-growing list of businesses that can call Sunderland home.”
