A RISLEY firm is helping to give young adults a ‘leg-up’ in the nuclear industry as part of a government scheme.

Nuvia UK, based on Birchwood Park, have signed up to the government’s Kickstart scheme which aims to give new job placements to 16-24 year olds on Universal Credit who are at risk of long-term unemployment.

The nuclear specialist firm hope to roll out the scheme across other areas within the nuclear sector, as larger projects such as Sizewell C in Suffolk remain on the brink of approval.

Nuvia UK recently became a member of the Sizewell C Consortium - a group of over 200 leading nuclear suppliers in the UK – to highlight the importance of Sizewell C being built.

Tom Jones, CEO of Nuvia UK, said: "It’s an exciting moment when you can say to a young person who comes from nearby “We’re going to give you a chance to get into the industry” and that’s what this is all about making sure that there are constant opportunities for the people Warrington here at NUVIA UK.

“Of course, we are always wanting to expand and big projects like Sizewell C as they will help us to develop our business, supplying more jobs for local people here in Warrington.

“We encourage the government to support Sizewell C, as this will help us expand our business even further and provide brilliant economic opportunities here in Cheshire and across the country.”