Power generator specialists Cummins has relocated its 200 staff from its former base in Manston.

The firm, which specialises in engines and generators, has set up base at the nearby Discovery Park in Sandwich.

It has taken on some 16,500sq ft of office space and purpose-built engineering labs at the site.

But it brings the curtain down on a long history with Manston which, at its peak, employed 600 people.

However, in 2016 it closed its manufacturing operations at the site down, turning the site into a regional distribution and logistics hub.

Adam Sidders, global marketing communications director at Cummins, said: “Moving here opens doors for us to collaborate with other tenants in order to make a bigger difference and the wide array of amenities available on site are also an added bonus for our employees.

Mayer Schreiber, CEO of Discovery Park, added: “Cummins is a global player with focus on research and development and is an exciting addition to the world-class innovation that is already being carried out at Discovery Park, at a time when demand for science and technology discoveries is huge and growing rapidly.”

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