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Magma Global creates 100 new jobs in Southampton by opening new plant
10:15am Thursday 10th January 2013 in Business
100 new jobs created by city firm
A DEEP-sea pipe manufacturer is to create 100 new jobs by opening a new plant in Southampton.
Specialist Hampshire-based oil and gas pipeline firm Magma Global is creating the new high-tech facility thanks in part to a £8.76m investment from the Business Growth Fund, which was set up to help small and medium-sized UK businesses.
The new plant, which the company said will be built on a brownfield site in Southampton with deepwater access, will make the next generation of carbon fibre pipes that can enable oil and gas companies to access harsher undersea environments.
With existing technology reaching the limit of their capacity, Magma hopes to capitalise on the need for a composite alternative that can cope with the demands of operating under higher pressures, while offering benefits of weight, resistance to corrosion and ease of installation.
Magma, which currently employs 90 people at its Porstmouth base, is aiming to take advantage of one of the fastest-growing markets within the oil and gas industry, in which British expertise and technology is already leading the world.
Pipelines are expected to account for more than half of the $139bn (£87bn) projected spend on under-sea hardware over the next five years.
The Southampton plant will be able to produce up to 250km of pipe a year.
It will make pipes up to 4km long which can be stored on a spool and taken away by installation vessels from the deep water quay, to export pipe to international markets, and provide a platform for further international expansion.
As well as BGF, Magma has attracted funding from a Canadian specialist energy investor and Danish venture capital firm for the new facility.
Magma’s founder and chief executive, Martin Jones said: “In the last two years we have grown from a team of five to a total workforce of 90 and an order book of in excess of $70m.”
Comments(24)
loosehead
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11:42am Thu 10 Jan 13
southy wrote:What about the proposed Bio Mass site?
Ideal place would be the old Burt Bolton timber yard and quay, plenty of space to have the freedom to expand if needed, plenty of laying down area for the spools and any thing else that they need to store while waiting on a ship.
Linesman
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11:57am Thu 10 Jan 13
Just a pity that we appear to be losing more than we are gaining.
southy
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12:07pm Thu 10 Jan 13
loosehead wrote:Some thing like that needs to be at the bottom of a river and have its own personal quay, if you had a boi mass on Bolton land there would only be one way the wood chip could get in the yard and that is by road, the overhead power lines would rule out a wood chip carrier ship.
southy wrote:What about the proposed Bio Mass site?
Ideal place would be the old Burt Bolton timber yard and quay, plenty of space to have the freedom to expand if needed, plenty of laying down area for the spools and any thing else that they need to store while waiting on a ship.
loosehead
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12:22pm Thu 10 Jan 13
southy wrote:No build the new cable factory where the BIO mass is proposed not at Boltons
loosehead wrote:Some thing like that needs to be at the bottom of a river and have its own personal quay, if you had a boi mass on Bolton land there would only be one way the wood chip could get in the yard and that is by road, the overhead power lines would rule out a wood chip carrier ship.
southy wrote:What about the proposed Bio Mass site?
Ideal place would be the old Burt Bolton timber yard and quay, plenty of space to have the freedom to expand if needed, plenty of laying down area for the spools and any thing else that they need to store while waiting on a ship.
Shoong
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1:13pm Thu 10 Jan 13
Linesman wrote:Have you ever considered a career in 'negative spin'?
Good news that jobs are being created.
Just a pity that we appear to be losing more than we are gaining.
red/whitearmy
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1:50pm Thu 10 Jan 13
southy
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1:51pm Thu 10 Jan 13
loosehead wrote:could do, but Southampton will need that space for more car imports and container staorage space
southy wrote:No build the new cable factory where the BIO mass is proposed not at Boltons
loosehead wrote:Some thing like that needs to be at the bottom of a river and have its own personal quay, if you had a boi mass on Bolton land there would only be one way the wood chip could get in the yard and that is by road, the overhead power lines would rule out a wood chip carrier ship.
southy wrote:What about the proposed Bio Mass site?
Ideal place would be the old Burt Bolton timber yard and quay, plenty of space to have the freedom to expand if needed, plenty of laying down area for the spools and any thing else that they need to store while waiting on a ship.
southy
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1:59pm Thu 10 Jan 13
red/whitearmy wrote:try there Calgary-based KERN Energy Partners and Copenhagen-based NES Partners.
Where are these jobs being advertised. I went onto Magma website and no mention of jobs southampton. Not even a mention of opening a new plant here. I registered on Magma's web site but could not find any jobs advertised.
Jobs here in Southampton will be subject to how many of its work force will be transfered to the new building here.
Also the font line workers was unware of the change in locations till today.
Lone Ranger.
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2:33pm Thu 10 Jan 13
red/whitearmy
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2:39pm Thu 10 Jan 13
Cyber__Fug
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3:17pm Thu 10 Jan 13
1:59pm Thu 10 Jan 13
Also the font line workers was unware of the change in locations till today.
Really ??? This was in the Dave Echo yesterday ...http://www.dailye
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loosehead
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3:18pm Thu 10 Jan 13
Lone Ranger. wrote:Why? tried saving jobs by cutting pay only for Labour to restore pay & cut jobs so why will it upset the Tories?
Goodness me ..... the old Tory Blue Dinosaur will be so very disapponited with this news
So the coalition Government has created more work for the city? after all you & this Labour Council blame them for job cuts so it must be down to them that more jobs have been created under them than under Labour YES?
Linesman
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4:24pm Thu 10 Jan 13
Shoong wrote:Have you ever considered facing facts?
Linesman wrote:Have you ever considered a career in 'negative spin'?
Good news that jobs are being created.
Just a pity that we appear to be losing more than we are gaining.
Linesman
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4:27pm Thu 10 Jan 13
red/whitearmy wrote:You should not have informed us of your experience because it is not the sort of thing that Shoong wants to read.
Where are these jobs being advertised. I went onto Magma website and no mention of jobs southampton. Not even a mention of opening a new plant here. I registered on Magma's web site but could not find any jobs advertised.
Maybe he will suggest that you consider a career in Negative Spin.
Linesman
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4:32pm Thu 10 Jan 13
loosehead wrote:You fail to understand that the jobs created are far less than the jobs that have been lost, thanks to the incompetence of this Cameron government and the restrictions placed on Councils.
Lone Ranger. wrote:Why? tried saving jobs by cutting pay only for Labour to restore pay & cut jobs so why will it upset the Tories?
Goodness me ..... the old Tory Blue Dinosaur will be so very disapponited with this news
So the coalition Government has created more work for the city? after all you & this Labour Council blame them for job cuts so it must be down to them that more jobs have been created under them than under Labour YES?
If, as you say, this Tory-led coalition government has created more work in the city, can you tell us all how many more jobs have they created than have been lost, and where these jobs are?
Lone Ranger.
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5:28pm Thu 10 Jan 13
loosehead wrote:Firstly ........ What are you on about. Are you still drinking the left overs from christmas.
Lone Ranger. wrote:Why? tried saving jobs by cutting pay only for Labour to restore pay & cut jobs so why will it upset the Tories?
Goodness me ..... the old Tory Blue Dinosaur will be so very disapponited with this news
So the coalition Government has created more work for the city? after all you & this Labour Council blame them for job cuts so it must be down to them that more jobs have been created under them than under Labour YES?
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Secondly ....... The Tory Blue Dinosaur knows exactly who he is . . ... .. and its not YOU.
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Thirdly ...... It was this person who stated that companies would not invest in Southampton whilst Labour was in charge ........ So again he is wrong .......... And that is why i like to remind him of the facts
loosehead
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8:54pm Thu 10 Jan 13
Linesman wrote:Sorry more people in work than at any time means only job losses?
loosehead wrote:You fail to understand that the jobs created are far less than the jobs that have been lost, thanks to the incompetence of this Cameron government and the restrictions placed on Councils.
Lone Ranger. wrote:Why? tried saving jobs by cutting pay only for Labour to restore pay & cut jobs so why will it upset the Tories?
Goodness me ..... the old Tory Blue Dinosaur will be so very disapponited with this news
So the coalition Government has created more work for the city? after all you & this Labour Council blame them for job cuts so it must be down to them that more jobs have been created under them than under Labour YES?
If, as you say, this Tory-led coalition government has created more work in the city, can you tell us all how many more jobs have they created than have been lost, and where these jobs are?
Why is there 2.5 million unemployed with this fact? has it anything to do with Browns B+lls up on allowing Eastern Europeans in here so quickly?
Is it because they'll do jobs for wages our people wouldn't do or is it that the real level of those who refuse to work is now nearer the 2million mark?
southy
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9:41am Fri 11 Jan 13
loosehead wrote:Labour Government got unemployment down to 1.6 million while they was in office, it was one of things that they did get right, as soon as the Torys was in the unemployment started to rise.
Linesman wrote:Sorry more people in work than at any time means only job losses?
loosehead wrote:You fail to understand that the jobs created are far less than the jobs that have been lost, thanks to the incompetence of this Cameron government and the restrictions placed on Councils.
Lone Ranger. wrote:Why? tried saving jobs by cutting pay only for Labour to restore pay & cut jobs so why will it upset the Tories?
Goodness me ..... the old Tory Blue Dinosaur will be so very disapponited with this news
So the coalition Government has created more work for the city? after all you & this Labour Council blame them for job cuts so it must be down to them that more jobs have been created under them than under Labour YES?
If, as you say, this Tory-led coalition government has created more work in the city, can you tell us all how many more jobs have they created than have been lost, and where these jobs are?
Why is there 2.5 million unemployed with this fact? has it anything to do with Browns B+lls up on allowing Eastern Europeans in here so quickly?
Is it because they'll do jobs for wages our people wouldn't do or is it that the real level of those who refuse to work is now nearer the 2million mark?
Employers like overseas workers they are not subject to the NWL for the first 6 mths and then they get rid of them and bring in a new oversea worker.
2.5 million unemployed is not the total figure, unemployment is broken up into 4 sections and it do not count those on DLA or ILA
loosehead
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1:15pm Fri 11 Jan 13
southy wrote:So Southy banks shedding thousands of jobs after we bailed them out.
loosehead wrote:Labour Government got unemployment down to 1.6 million while they was in office, it was one of things that they did get right, as soon as the Torys was in the unemployment started to rise.
Linesman wrote:Sorry more people in work than at any time means only job losses?
loosehead wrote:You fail to understand that the jobs created are far less than the jobs that have been lost, thanks to the incompetence of this Cameron government and the restrictions placed on Councils.
Lone Ranger. wrote:Why? tried saving jobs by cutting pay only for Labour to restore pay & cut jobs so why will it upset the Tories?
Goodness me ..... the old Tory Blue Dinosaur will be so very disapponited with this news
So the coalition Government has created more work for the city? after all you & this Labour Council blame them for job cuts so it must be down to them that more jobs have been created under them than under Labour YES?
If, as you say, this Tory-led coalition government has created more work in the city, can you tell us all how many more jobs have they created than have been lost, and where these jobs are?
Why is there 2.5 million unemployed with this fact? has it anything to do with Browns B+lls up on allowing Eastern Europeans in here so quickly?
Is it because they'll do jobs for wages our people wouldn't do or is it that the real level of those who refuse to work is now nearer the 2million mark?
Employers like overseas workers they are not subject to the NWL for the first 6 mths and then they get rid of them and bring in a new oversea worker.
2.5 million unemployed is not the total figure, unemployment is broken up into 4 sections and it do not count those on DLA or ILA
3.5million extra workers on the job market from eastern europe?
the actual amount of people working is far greater now than it has been before.
this isn't a Tory statistic this is the truth.
Linesman
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2:58pm Fri 11 Jan 13
loosehead wrote:I note that Honda, who you claimed as a Thatcher success story, is cutting 800 jobs at their Swindon factory.
Linesman wrote:Sorry more people in work than at any time means only job losses?
loosehead wrote:You fail to understand that the jobs created are far less than the jobs that have been lost, thanks to the incompetence of this Cameron government and the restrictions placed on Councils.
Lone Ranger. wrote:Why? tried saving jobs by cutting pay only for Labour to restore pay & cut jobs so why will it upset the Tories?
Goodness me ..... the old Tory Blue Dinosaur will be so very disapponited with this news
So the coalition Government has created more work for the city? after all you & this Labour Council blame them for job cuts so it must be down to them that more jobs have been created under them than under Labour YES?
If, as you say, this Tory-led coalition government has created more work in the city, can you tell us all how many more jobs have they created than have been lost, and where these jobs are?
Why is there 2.5 million unemployed with this fact? has it anything to do with Browns B+lls up on allowing Eastern Europeans in here so quickly?
Is it because they'll do jobs for wages our people wouldn't do or is it that the real level of those who refuse to work is now nearer the 2million mark?
They took on workers when Labour were in power, but not prospering under the Party of Big Business.
loosehead
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3:57pm Fri 11 Jan 13
Linesman wrote:Really low that one.
loosehead wrote:I note that Honda, who you claimed as a Thatcher success story, is cutting 800 jobs at their Swindon factory.
Linesman wrote:Sorry more people in work than at any time means only job losses?
loosehead wrote:You fail to understand that the jobs created are far less than the jobs that have been lost, thanks to the incompetence of this Cameron government and the restrictions placed on Councils.
Lone Ranger. wrote:Why? tried saving jobs by cutting pay only for Labour to restore pay & cut jobs so why will it upset the Tories?
Goodness me ..... the old Tory Blue Dinosaur will be so very disapponited with this news
So the coalition Government has created more work for the city? after all you & this Labour Council blame them for job cuts so it must be down to them that more jobs have been created under them than under Labour YES?
If, as you say, this Tory-led coalition government has created more work in the city, can you tell us all how many more jobs have they created than have been lost, and where these jobs are?
Why is there 2.5 million unemployed with this fact? has it anything to do with Browns B+lls up on allowing Eastern Europeans in here so quickly?
Is it because they'll do jobs for wages our people wouldn't do or is it that the real level of those who refuse to work is now nearer the 2million mark?
They took on workers when Labour were in power, but not prospering under the Party of Big Business.
Just recently they took on 500 people so really the figure is 300. but they were on telly saying it was only short time & they will be re-hiring them?
Linesman
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4:14pm Fri 11 Jan 13
I heard it said that they Hoped to re-hire them, but gave no estimate on time.
Production has fallen considerably and doubt that they will increase staff until sales pick up.
Linesman
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7:19pm Fri 11 Jan 13
I heard it said that they Hoped to re-hire them, but gave no estimate on time.
Production has fallen considerably and doubt that they will increase staff until sales pick up.
southy says...
11:10am Thu 10 Jan 13