A new solar panel company will bring 50 jobs to Witham.

EA-RS Group, based in Swanbridge Park, Witham, has signed a joint venture deal with C-Sun, a major solar panel manufacturing company in Jiangsu, China.

The new company, named Seesun, which will have a head office based in the town, will design, manufacture, install and maintain solar panels for businesses, houses and community solar parks across the UK.

The deal, which comes as a result of work by Essex International, Essex County Council’s international trade arm, will bring 50 jobs to the head office and 100 more across the county.

Seesun has already invested £1million and created six new jobs in Essex.

Eventually they plan to open 40 Seesun centres in the UK.

See the Braintree and Witham Times for the full story.