Roundtable meeting discusses wind towers factory’s future
‘We now need to keep a firm focus on the future and work in any way we can to ensure the future of this site is one which brings long-term employment and prosperity to the area’
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CS Wind (UK) in administration: councillors, MP and MSP react
The Machrihanish wind towers factory has had a tumultuous history since it was first opened in 2001
Kintyre
Union slams windfarm pledge as Kintyre factory sits idle
‘We have the BiFab yards and CS Wind in Campbeltown sitting idle. The Prime Minister’s pledge is hollow words for these communities.’
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CS Wind owners lose appeal over factory equipment
UK’s only manufacturer of onshore and offshore wind towers fails to overturn interim interdict.
Opinion
Leader, August 21 2020
If wind farms are to be built, could it not be a stipulation that locally sourced towers are used?
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Local representatives unite to demand action from CS Wind
‘If they are not able or willing to secure orders, I call on them to vacate the premises immediately and give another manufacturer the chance to take over to secure the orders that are out there.’
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Ill wind blows letter to turbine company
Elected representatives and Unite Union join forces to urge CS Wind owners to seek orders or let others take over.
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Is there hope for CS Wind?
‘There is fluctuation in this kind of business so manufacture can stop operation sometimes and start again through re-hiring.’
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Fresh hope for CS Wind?
It may spare some of the 73 jobs which were said to be under threat at CS Wind, although some staff have already been made redundant.
Campbeltown
Scotland should be reaping the wind jobs
‘It’s a scandalous story of missed opportunities and ultimately one of industrial and political failure.’