Up to 100 skilled jobs are set to be created in Northamptonshire after a major company announced a significant investment in a new engineering and manufacturing facility.

The adi Group, a growing multi-disciplinary engineering firm with nationwide reach, has chosen a base at the Crown Way Industrial Estate in Rushden to launch in May.

The Birmingham-based company looked at several sites before finally selecting Rushden as host to a key element of its ambitious growth and job creation plans due to its proximity to a number of the firm’s current and future key clients.

Its senior management recognised the potential of the new Northamptonshire base to localise the firm’s delivery in more than 30 specialist disciplines by expert engineers from over 20 divisions within the Group.

In the process, adi Group aims to further bolster the long-term partnerships it enjoys with businesses engaged in the food and beverage, manufacturing, automotive, aerospace and defence, pharmaceutical and petrochemical sectors.

Alan Lusty, CEO of adi Group, has high hopes for the new facility. “Our new Northamptonshire base gives us extra flexibility and enables us to simplify the way we deliver services to our partners in the region,” he said.

“In recent years, we have adopted a proactive approach to achieving our strategic objectives, so this investment is a real expression of not only that but of our confidence in the area to provide the skills we’ll need to exceed the expectations of our customers.

“adi Group has been operating in this area for many years but we now believe the time is right to further invest, bringing our services closer to our customer base, as well as allowing us to add value to prospective customers across the East Midlands and down towards London.”