A green engineering firm is expanding into the region after acquiring the former ZF automotive plant in Sunderland - and it is also hiring some of its workforce.
Oxford based Saietta Group – which designs, develops and supplies powertrains for electric vehicles on land and sea in bases around the world – is set to onshore work from China to the North East, after signing a deal for the facility in Houghton-le-Spring.
ZF announced plans to close its Sunderland base at the end of 2020, after 30 years in the city. The firm had around 110 staff, but said it has seen volumes of orders fall significantly in recent years.
