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Next week, Drax Group's Director of Corporate Affairs, Clare Harbord, will be speaking at the British Chamber of Commerce Global Annual Conference, where she will be discussing how Drax is helping to develop the skilled workforce of the future⚡️

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— Drax (@DraxGroup) June 23, 2022

We are proud to be working with @BritishSteelUK to support efforts to meet the UK’s #climate targets and #levelup the North, whilst supporting #skills within the steel sector, #BuildingStrongerFutures. 🇬🇧⚡️👥🏭

Find out more. 👉 https://t.co/7xPqsPCmNM pic.twitter.com/m8ooCY8JmN

— Drax (@DraxGroup) June 18, 2022

We are also pleased to be at the Northern Research Group Conference today, where Drax's Plant Director, Bruce Heppenstall, will be discussing how #BECCS at Drax can help deliver #levellingup in the North and announcing our new partnership with @BritishSteelUK. 🇬🇧@NP_Partnership pic.twitter.com/ALzgtzc0iq

— Drax (@DraxGroup) June 17, 2022

This new partnership with @BritishSteelUK is a testament to our ambition to source up to 80% of the materials and services it needs to develop #BECCS in the UK from #British businesses, protecting and creating thousands of jobs, helping to #levelup the North. 🇬🇧 pic.twitter.com/h4WzGsOywS

— Drax (@DraxGroup) June 17, 2022

We have forged a new partnership with @BritishSteelUK to support #BECCS at Drax. 👥🇬🇧⚡️https://t.co/7xPqsPCmNM

— Drax (@DraxGroup) June 17, 2022

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