'We Always Reinvest the Profits to Help Create Jobs Locally' ; Jr Rix and Sons Is a Company Constantly Looking for a Fresh Opportunity. Business Reporter Catherine Lea Found Out More

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WHEN JR Rix And Sons snapped up the former Cosalt site in Stoneferry, east Hull, the purchase was purely a property deal.

So it came as a surprise to some when, in April last year, the company used the newly acquired site to launch Victory Leisure Homes, particularly as other manufacturers were laying off staff in their hundreds.

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'We Always Reinvest the Profits to Help Create Jobs Locally' ; Jr Rix and Sons Is a Company Constantly Looking for a Fresh Opportunity. Business Reporter Catherine Lea Found Out More

But the risk has paid off, with innovative products still rolling off the production line at a factory where employment levels have almost doubled since it launched, from 32 to 60.

Company director Rory Clarke said this willingness to invest in the local economy, even during times of eco...

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