Kier has been chosen as the development partner for the 拢100m regeneration of the former Swan Hunter shipyard in North Tyneside

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North Tyneside council picked Kier Property as its development partner for the 拢100m project to transform the 34-acre site.

Kier Property will now deliver a master plan for the site, which will be marketed to advanced manufacturing companies specialising in the offshore industry.

Kier Property associate director, Mark Robinson, said: 鈥淲e鈥檙e delighted to have been selected to regenerate this iconic site.

鈥淚t has great potential to breathe new life into the area by attracting high-tech businesses, inward investment and creating new jobs.鈥

鈥淭he new development will be of particular interest to advanced manufacturing companies that specialise in off-shore activity due to the great location of the site and purpose-built high-spec units.鈥