£20m contract powers Morgan Sindall

Construction and infrastructure company Morgan Sindall has secured a £20 million project to build a manufacturing plant for Aggreko, the temporary power provider.

Sindall said it would create up to 200 jobs during the construction phase.

Aggreko, whose generators are used worldwide, is relocating its Dunbartonshire facility to the new single-storey building, covering 160,000sq ft of manufacturing space and 25,000sq ft of office and ancillary accommodation, under previously-announced plans.

Work begins this month and is expected to complete next June.

Harry Thorburn, Morgan Sindall managing director in Scotland, said: "The manufacturing sector is showing encouraging signs of growth in Scotland with a significant rise in new orders."