Brace yourself for good news.Jobs are set to be created at a medical equipment company poised to sign a lucrative contract in China. Newcastle-based Peacocks Medical Group is set to tie up an agreement with a Shanghai Shanghai (shăng`hī`, shäng`hī`), city (1994 est. pop. 12,980,000), in, but independent of, Jiangsu prov., E China, on the Huangpu (Whangpoo) River where it flows into the Chang (Yangtze) estuary. business partner to sell its specialised medical supports and braces See curly brace. to a hospital in the city. The deal could create up to 15 jobs at Peacocks' base, in Benfield Business Park, where the devices will be designed. The 100-year-old company, which employs 130, says work done by regional development agency One NorthEast has helped it to enter the Chinese market. Company director Chris Peacock peacock or peafowl, large bird of the genus Pavo, in the pheasant family, native to E Asia. There are two main species, the common (Pavo cristatus), and the Javanese (P. said: "This is a major step for us into a potentially massive market place. Without the help of One NorthEast, Centre of Excellence for Life Sciences and public sector partners, we'd never have been able to access the market." |
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