Another £100m Investment in Hull: 1,200 jobs and create new roles in construction and research. The company will create a new Centre of Scientific Excellence, one of six worldwide. Construction will begin next year. Chancellor George Osborne visited firm’s Dansom Lane factory today to welcome the news. Mr Osborne said: “RB plc is a great British success story and their decision to invest in the UK is testament to the steps this government has taken to make Britain open for business.” A key part of our long-term economic plan is making the UK a world leader in science and innovation, and the new state-of-the-art Centre of Scientific Excellence will help us deliver this, giving greater economic security for hard-working people. “In April, the firm was awarded £6m from the UK Regional Development Fund to construct a major new building in Hull.