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New textile Chinatown to open in the UK

26/02/2008
The north west of England is set to become a major European centre for trade with China after plans for a £125 million textile manufacturing hub were unveiled by the local council on February 20. Approximately 1,000 directly related jobs will be created, with a further 3,000 in related industries.

Nicknamed ‘Chinagateway’, the one million sq. ft. development will be similar to an existing site in Dubai, UAE. It will reportedly be the largest clothing and textile industry centre in Europe, a ‘textile city’, and will accommodate a large number of Chinese companies trading with the UK and Europe.

The deal follows more than two years of discussion between Wigan Council, Chinamex and Commercial Group Properties PLC. It is supported by the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Textiles, which has a membership of more than 6,300 Chinese textile companies.

Wigan council leader Peter Smith says: “The Prime Minister says he wants the UK to be the prime location in Europe for inward Chinese investment. In Wigan we are about to make that ambition a reality.”

Our borough was once at the heart of the region’s textile industry and I am delighted that we will be once again.”


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