Factory given £3m research grant
The Energy and Technologies Institute has awarded the Caterpillar factory in County Durham more than £3 million. Business Secretary Vince Cable visited the site today.
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Caterpillar awarded millions
by Dan Ashby
A North East company has been given millions of pounds to try to develop more fuel-efficient lorries and trucks.
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Vince Cable arrives in County Durham
Business Secretary Vince Cable has arrived at the Caterpillar factory in Peterlee
Business Secretary to award £3m research grant
The Business Secretary is expected to arrive in the next few minutes at Caterpillar in Peterlee, County Durham to confirm £3m in research money for the company.
It is part of a £40m fund that Vince Cable is launching, to help businesses make heavy duty vehicles more efficient.
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Vince Cable launches £40m project in Peterlee
The Business Secretary Vince Cable will show his support for a new research project in County Durham. He is due to visit the Caterpillar factory in Peterlee, which will receive a share of £40m.
Researchers at the plant will look at energy efficiency in heavy goods vehicles, and hope eventually to build and sell a new, cleaner engine for big vehicles.