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’
‘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’
The Machrihanish wind towers factory has had a tumultuous history since it was first opened in 2001
‘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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If wind farms are to be built, could it not be a stipulation that locally sourced towers are used?
‘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.’
Elected representatives and Unite Union join forces to urge CS Wind owners to seek orders or let others take over.
‘There is fluctuation in this kind of business so manufacture can stop operation sometimes and start again through re-hiring.’
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.
‘It’s a scandalous story of missed opportunities and ultimately one of industrial and political failure.’