We’re working with Sumitomo Electric to supply and install 525kV HVDC subsea and onshore cable for the Sea Link project. This will be support an investment of over £350 million in Sumitomo Electric's state-of-the-art new HVDC/HVAC cable manufacturing facility at the Port of Nigg in Scotland.  

The facility is expected to create more than 200 jobs in the UK. This marks the first time that 525kV HVDC transmission cables will be manufactured in the UK, strengthening domestic industrial capability and further supporting key local supply chains.

National Grid is working with Hitachi Energy to deliver major electricity network projects across the UK, helping support the development of specialist skills and capability in HVDC technology.

Hitachi Energy has opened a new Engineering Centre of Excellence in Glasgow, creating around 100 specialised roles in engineering, project management and technical delivery.

The facility will help build the expertise needed to support major transmission projects and strengthen the UK’s capability in advanced grid technologies. 

We’re working with Prysmian to support electricity network upgrades across the UK, including manufacturing in Wrexham and offshore services in Teesside. Prysmian UK operations include a marine base in Middlesbrough providing installation, storage and operations and maintenance services for subsea cables, securing more than 75 jobs and contributing £450 million to the local supply chain since 2014.  

Continuing investment is strengthening regional capability to deliver complex transmission infrastructure at scale. This long-term partnership supports UK employment, developing skills and expertise, domestic production of equipment and components and wide-ranging services, increasing resilience in the UK supply chain. 

We’re working with Prysmian to support electricity network upgrades across the UK, including manufacturing in Wrexham and offshore services in Teesside. Prysmian UK operations include a marine base in Middlesbrough providing installation, storage and operations and maintenance services for subsea cables, securing more than 75 jobs and contributing £450 million to the local supply chain since 2014.  

Continuing investment is strengthening regional capability to deliver complex transmission infrastructure at scale. This long-term partnership supports UK employment, developing skills and expertise, domestic production of equipment and components and wide-ranging services, increasing resilience in the UK supply chain. 

We’re working with Prysmian to support electricity network upgrades across the UK, including manufacturing in Wrexham and offshore services in Teesside. Prysmian UK operations include a marine base in Middlesbrough providing installation, storage and operations and maintenance services for subsea cables, securing more than 75 jobs and contributing £450 million to the local supply chain since 2014.  

Continuing investment is strengthening regional capability to deliver complex transmission infrastructure at scale. This long-term partnership supports UK employment, developing skills and expertise, domestic production of equipment and components and wide-ranging services, increasing resilience in the UK supply chain. 

Through our joint venture with SP Energy Networks, we’re working with GE Vernova to supply key equipment for the Eastern Green Link 1 (EGL1) project, a two-gigawatt high voltage connection between Scotland and England.  

This has supported the expansion of GE Vernova’s facility in Stafford, where transformer production capacity is set to double and around 100 new jobs are due to be created. The joint venture will help build UK capability in advanced grid technologies and the transporting of clean energy across the country.  

Our ongoing investment in distribution networks is supporting BRUSH Group, a key supplier of power transformers and switchgear, with spend of more than £150 million over the past five years.

This is enabling BRUSH to accelerate its growth plans, including expansion of its product portfolio, significant UK recruitment, and investment into its manufacturing facilities. Recent multi‑million-pound investment into a high-voltage transformer test cell has seen the firm increase capacity at the UK facility from 12 to 48 132kV units per year, and create additional capability for 33kV and 66kV type testing.

Since 2021, BRUSH has created skilled roles across production and office functions and supported around 60 apprentices starting careers in engineering. Alongside this growth, the company continues to bring new innovations to market, helping to shape the future of the energy network. 

Our supply chain partnerships are supporting Schneider Electric's continued investment in expanding its smart factory and innovation hub in Leeds, strengthening UK manufacturing capability and technical expertise.

This investment is enhancing capacity for medium‑ and low‑voltage switchgear, helping to deliver the essential equipment needed to modernise the electricity network. It also supports the development of advanced manufacturing skills and technical careers, while improving resilience, reliability, and on‑time delivery across the supply chain. Taken together this reinforces Schneider Electric's role in enabling the UK’s transition to a low‑carbon energy system. 

We’re working with NKT on major high voltage cable projects, supporting long-term investment and supply chain activity across the UK.  

Over the past five years, NKT has contributed more than £370 million to UK suppliers and has more than tripled its workforce, with further growth expected as new projects are delivered. The investment supports a wide range of UK businesses, from engineering and installation to specialist services, helping to strengthen supply chain resilience and build the capability needed to deliver significant infrastructure. 

Murphy is investing £35 million in a new training facility in Ollerton, Nottinghamshire, focused on overhead lines, high voltage cables and substations, alongside a further £40 million investment in a new hub in Golborne, Greater Manchester, creating around 215 jobs.  

Supported by its long-term role delivering electricity network infrastructure, these investments are helping to build local skills, create jobs and develop the workforce needed to deliver major upgrades across the UK. 

Murphy is investing £35 million in a new training facility in Ollerton, Nottinghamshire, focused on overhead lines, high voltage cables and substations, alongside a further £40 million investment in a new hub in Golborne, Greater Manchester, creating around 215 jobs.  

Supported by its long-term role delivering electricity network infrastructure, these investments are helping to build local skills, create jobs and develop the workforce needed to deliver major upgrades across the UK. 

Omexom, (part of the Omexom Taylor Woodrow JV - OTW), has invested in a new training institute in Castleford, West Yorkshire, supporting the delivery of electricity network projects. This multi million pound investment is designed to accelerate the energy transition through people, with facilities including substation training, cable installation, overhead line training and advanced simulation tools, helping to build technical capability and develop the skills OTW and the wider industry requires. 

M Group Energy is expanding its training facilities near Nottingham, including the development of a new overhead lines training capability at its National Distribution Centre. Supported by the long-term pipeline of network upgrades, the company has invested heavily in workforce development over the past three years, recruiting more than 150 linespersons new to the industry, expanding its apprenticeship programmes and strengthening overseas recruitment to attract specialist skills into the sector.

Alongside this investment in people, M Group Energy is also enhancing its plant and fleet capability, helping to ensure teams have the equipment, training and expertise needed to deliver network infrastructure safely, efficiently and reliably across the UK. 

Painter Brothers, a Balfour Beatty company specialising in the design and fabrication of structural steelwork, including overhead line towers, has invested almost £6 million in new manufacturing equipment and expanded its operations to increase production capacity.  

The business has also more than doubled its factory workforce to over 60 people, strengthening UK capability and supporting National Grid’s ambitious expansion plans. 

We’re working with Laing O’Rourke to deliver major electricity infrastructure using modern manufacturing and construction techniques developed at its Explore Manufacturing facility in Worksop, Nottinghamshire.

The facility is a centre of excellence for modern construction, employing around 600 people and delivering precast concrete solutions for major infrastructure projects across the UK. Since opening in 2009, it has delivered more than 300 projects using advanced manufacturing, digital design and offsite construction methods to improve efficiency and reduce on-site construction activity.

The investment is also supporting regional supply chains and local communities, with 85% of the workforce recruited locally and 75% of raw materials sourced within a 50-mile radius. This is helping to strengthen UK manufacturing capability and support delivery of complex infrastructure more efficiently. 

We’re working with Siemens Energy to deliver HVDC converter stations for both Sealink and Eastern Green Link 4 (EGL4) alongside substation equipment for transmission projects, supporting the infrastructure needed to transport clean energy across the UK.

Siemens Energy employs more than 7,500 people across the UK, including over 400 apprentices. The company has invested over £1bn in its facilities over the last decade, including at its centre of excellence in Manchester. Opened in 2023, the £5 million high-tech testing facility supports energy industry innovation and training, including more than 20 apprentices.

Last year the company also invested £2 million in its production facilities in Newcastle to manufacture protection and control panels for electricity substations, creating 65 new jobs. Together, these investments are helping strengthen UK capability in advanced energy technologies and supporting the workforce needed to deliver future network infrastructure.

We’re working with Siemens Energy to deliver HVDC converter stations for both Sealink and Eastern Green Link 4 (EGL4) alongside substation equipment for transmission projects, supporting the infrastructure needed to transport clean energy across the UK.

Siemens Energy employs more than 7,500 people across the UK, including over 400 apprentices. The company has invested over £1bn in its facilities over the last decade, including at its centre of excellence in Manchester. Opened in 2023, the £5 million high-tech testing facility supports energy industry innovation and training, including more than 20 apprentices.

Last year the company also invested £2 million in its production facilities in Newcastle to manufacture protection and control panels for electricity substations, creating 65 new jobs. Together, these investments are helping strengthen UK capability in advanced energy technologies and supporting the workforce needed to deliver future network infrastructure.

National Grid Electricity Distribution is working with Lampeter Tree Services to support vegetation management across South-West Wales, helping maintain a safe, resilient and reliable electricity network.

The long-term partnership has enabled the family-run business to expand from around 30 to 80 employees, while supporting local suppliers and subcontractors across the region.

As part of National Grid Electricity Distribution’s wider investment in vegetation management in the South West, Midlands and South Wales, the work is helping strengthen network resilience, support skilled jobs and create long-term economic opportunities in local communities. 

We’re working with Balfour Beatty to deliver the Bramford to Twinstead project, replacing the existing electricity connection between Suffolk and Essex with a new 18km overhead line and 11km of underground cable through the Dedham Vale National Landscape and Stour Valley.

Through the project, Balfour Beatty is working with four local suppliers from across East Anglia, providing specialist services that support construction and project delivery. Together, these contract packages are worth more than £9 million, representing significant investment in the regional supply chain.

The project is one of a number of major electricity infrastructure schemes being delivered across the UK to reinforce the network and support future energy demand. In response to this growing programme of work, Balfour Beatty is expanding its power transmission and distribution workforce from around 1,800 to approximately 3,500 people, helping to build the skills, capability and supply chain capacity needed to modernise the electricity network. 

We’re working with BAM to deliver Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2). So far, this project has created 160 direct roles within BAM UK and Ireland, 136 of which have been filled by local workers in full-time positions.  

The project also includes 23 apprentices working at the Peterhead and Selby convertor station sites across the Hitachi Energy BAM (HEBAM) joint venture. Additionally, nine local residents who are not in education, employment or training (NEETs) took part in a construction readiness course, resulting in three of these participants being employed on EGL2 and the rest taking up jobs locally.  

This demonstrates the project’s ability to generate sustained employment, strengthen local workforce capability and support long-term career progression. 

We’re working with BAM to deliver Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2). So far, this project has created 160 direct roles within BAM UK and Ireland, 136 of which have been filled by local workers in full-time positions.  

The project also includes 23 apprentices working at the Peterhead and Selby convertor station sites across the Hitachi Energy BAM (HEBAM) joint venture. Additionally, nine local residents who are not in education, employment or training (NEETs) took part in a construction readiness course, resulting in three of these participants being employed on EGL2 and the rest taking up jobs locally.  

This demonstrates the project’s ability to generate sustained employment, strengthen local workforce capability and support long-term career progression.  

National Grid Electricity Distribution is working with Network Plus in the delivery of overhead line construction and maintenance, cable installation, and reinstatement services across the East and West Midlands, as well as the Southwest of England.

To support increasing levels of network investment and the growing demand for infrastructure delivery, Network Plus has significantly expanded its operations and now employs more than 1,500 skilled and accredited power engineering and civil engineering professionals. This workforce is supported by a network of 95 depots and offices across England and Wales.

This continued growth has strengthened Network Plus' capability and resilience, ensuring access to the skilled resources required to deliver critical infrastructure projects safely, efficiently, and at scale, while supporting the future needs of the electricity network.