Plans to build factory in Kirton could create new jobs

Plans to build a new factory in a village location could create more jobs in the area.

Parkinson Harness Technology, which currently rents two sites in Boston, hopes to bring its workforce together at a proposed site in Kirton.

The firm - which has provided parts including high-voltage cables, wiring harnesses and battery leads to the UK and European specialist vehicle market for more than 20 years - claims moving to a bespoke factory could double its turnover within five years while the workforce could rise by as much as 50 per cent.

Plans for a production facility, with offices, access road, car parking, storage and associated infrastructure have been submitted to Boston Borough Council by parent company Dhoot Transmission UK.

"The company is planning to grow turnover by over 50% in the five years following construction of this new facility," the design and access statement, prepared by agent Siddle Grimley Hage, said.

"This will see employment growth of circa 50%, with an increasing proportion of the team either having specialist HV (high voltage) skills, working in admin or having other specialist technical skill."

Parkinson Harness Technology - which has sites on the Riverside and Marsh Lane industrial estates - currently has 165 employees.

It proposes to relocate to the Kirton Distribution Park, between Princess Road and Drainside South, off the A16 - creating a single building with a gross floor area of 5,592 square metres, plus an external canopy of 364 square metres, with potential for future expansion.

Parking spaces for 107 vehicles, including three electric vehicle charging bays, plus spaces for cycles and motorbikes are included in the plans.

The site is approximately 4.16 hectares and was previously agricultural land.

"The manufacturing work undertaken on the site is labour intensive, primarily preparing vehicle wiring harnesses and cables," the statement added.

"The process does not generate noise or odours."