Industry
Lying next to the ConocoPhillips-owned Humber Refinery and Total's Lindsey Oil Refinery, the residential village is subjected to heavy traffic passing through its single main road at the times of work shifts commencing and ending. ConocoPhillips and Total have attempted to combat this by erecting signs and circulating newsletter notices to its workforce.
North Killingholme Industrial Estate is situated at Lancaster Approach. Among the units is a large storage warehouse.
Its proximity to the Humber estuary means that the area is an important shipping location featuring Humber Sea Terminals Ltd.
In June 2008, Spanish insulation firm Ursa announced plans to build a £66 million base close to the village which would create up to 130 new jobs. The plant will reportedly produce around 90,000 tonnes of glass wool each year. Ursa said it was attracted to the area because of its transport links.
On 27 June 2010 a fire broke out at the site. One 24 year old man died. Three other people who were caught in the blow were taken yo hospital with burns.
The village was brought to media attention in the first half of 2009 when a series of strikes at the Lindsey Oil Refinery broke out over the use of foreign labour.
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