Scots firms in Forth bridge work boost

Published on Saturday 11 February 2012 12:39

TRANSPORT Minister Keith Brown has spoken out to correct “the wrong impression” that no Scottish firms are benefiting from the new Forth bridge.

Mr Brown said: “Scottish firms are clearly already benefiting and will continue to do so. 118 Scottish firms have already risen to the challenge of working on this iconic project and the total value to Scottish firms is around £20 million, with more to be announced.

“In addition, 870 out of 1041 supply orders awarded on the principal contract have gone to Scottish companies. These contracts are awarded by Forth Crossing Bridge Constructors which includes Scottish firm Morrison Construction.”

Mr Brown said the project will support 1200 Scottish jobs, securing 3000 more, and every year will provide 45 vocational training positions, 21 professional-body training places and 46 positions for long-term unemployed people.

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Niebiosa tam sa naprawde nieskrzydlowe ludzie tam

Monday, February 13, 2012 at 05:25 PM

I know a Scotsman who will have a roadside caravan selling the workies Pies & Bovril, but mostly egg foo yung and other exotica to the engineering and other staff

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Danielrober2

Sunday, February 12, 2012 at 08:53 PM

In comparison to other investments, £1.5 billion, is it really delivering on Scots jobs and opportunities? Hard assessments need to be made and importing such significant amounts of materials must have altered the economic assessment of this project.

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The auld lies will nae wash any mair

Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 08:24 PM

Johann Lamont made a pigs breakfast of her opportunity to ask Alex Salmond about this at First Ministers Questions on Thursday. Alex Salmond's response was to correct the figures she had been quoting and give her the information quoted in this article. Nevertheless she continued to plough on regardless reading from her prepared script quoting the same erroneous figures she had claimed at the onset of the exchange. By this time it was abundantly clear that she is incapable of thinking on her feet and an even worse Labour leader than her predecessor was. How on earth could Labour repeat this same mistake again?

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