The new owners of two North East defence specialists have announced multimillion-pound investments to bring in new jobs, new equipment and factory upgrades.
Pearson Engineering and Responsive Engineering were acquired in an undisclosed deal by global defence giant Rafael last September, with the Israeli contractor pledging to plough fresh investment into the industrial leaders.
Now the companies have received significant backing from Rafael to create a raft of new jobs, with more than £5m being spent on new manufacturing equipment for Responsive Engineering, which it said demonstrates the company’s commitment to the North East and to the future of UK manufacturing capability.
