A European blind-making firm is basing its UK headquarters in Eastbourne, it was announced today.
Winsol will create up to 35 new jobs over three years at the former Parker Pen building on the Hampden Park industrial estate.
The firm has sunk £1.5 million into a refit of the building, which opens today.
Mark Wimpenny, senior sales manager at Winsol UK, said the revamped unit was the largest and most modern facility of its kind in the UK.
He said: "Winsol is a major concern in Europe with a turnover of £30 million and 660 employees. After long deliberation, Eastbourne has been chosen as the ideal location for a new UK base."
The unit will manufacture and distribute awnings and blinds for homes and businesses.
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