22/11/2013

GSK Announce £25m Scottish Expansion

Pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has said it is to expand its operations in Montrose, Angus, Scotland.

GSK are to invest some £25m into the expansion and create 25 new jobs, bringing the company's total workforce in Scotland to more than 750.

GSK also say an additional 50 contractors are expected to be employed during the construction phase of the expansion.

The new state-of-the-art facilities and equipment will allow the firm to bring the production of the ingredients for four new pharmaceutical products to Montrose.

(MH/JP)

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