MORE jobs could be on the way for two Huddersfield engineering firms.

They are among businesses across the country to be handed millions to help create new jobs.

Turbochargers manufacturer Cummins Turbo Technologies and valve maker Severn Unival are among 119 successful bidders in the second round of the Government’s £1.4bn regional growth fund.

Both are expected to create new jobs.

It follows the success of David Brown Gear Systems in the first round of bids when the company landed a £2m grant to add to its own £2.8m investment in a project set to create 80 jobs by developing gearboxes for use in wind turbines.

Details of the projects backed in round two of the regional growth fund have yet to be announced but more than £950m has been earmarked for the firms.

However, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills said the projects would directly create about 37,000 jobs with a further 164,000 jobs created or protected.

The Government investment is expected to support almost £6bn of private investment in the successful projects, said Deputy Prime Nick Clegg.

He said: “I am delighted to be able to announce this boost to business, which will jump-start growth and create jobs that last in the places that really need it.

“This targeted support for businesses across the country allows them to expand and create jobs. It unlocks private sector investment – with at least £5 put in for every £1 of public money.”

Business secretary Vince Cable said: “We need to be doing all we can to enable businesses and organisations to create much needed jobs and inject private investment into the economy.

“We have announced that a further 119 projects will benefit from the fund and expect to deliver a huge number of jobs across their businesses and in the supply chain.

“This is a very significant boost to local communities, and the regional growth fund will help businesses to drive local growth.”

The successful bids are subject to legal checks before they can be awarded their final allocation of funding – to allow the Government to establish that companies are able to deliver on the proposals in their bids. Money is expected to start being passed on to bidders next spring.

Turnbridge-based Cummins Turbo Technologies is a global market leader in the design and manufacturer of turbochargers for commercial diesel engines.

Its latest developments include improving the environmental performance of turbos used in trucks and other vehicles.

Severn Unival, based at Milford Street, designs and makes specialist valves for the energy industry in markets, including the Middle East, the Far East, Europe, Canada, the USA and the North Sea.