Wind farm manufacturer Skycon going into administration is tragic
news
6 January 2011
Unite, Scotland's biggest union, described the news that Skycon
is going into administration as "tragic".
The union will meet with the administrators and the workforce of
Skycon next Monday (10 January) to offer whatever assistance the
union can to maintain and salvage the facility and avoid losing
what Machrihanish, near Cambelltown, can offer in a growing and
expanding renewables industry.
Unite regional officer, Kenny Jordan, said:"Skycon going into
administration is tragic news. Unite will be doing everything it
can to support this valuable asset and the jobs that depend on it.
Machrihanish in Scotland is already suffering as a unemployment
black spot. Unite will meet with the administrators and the
workforce early next week to offer whatever assistance the union
can to maintain the facility."
In 2009, Skycon acquired the plant from Vestas, another Danish
owned company ,heavily involved in the wind turbine manufacturing
industry, with a view to expanding the facility to capture and
access the growing export market both in the UK and Ireland.
Following acquisition the workforce grew from under 100 to 130 with
expectation that full expansion would see a future for around 400.
As the biggest employer in a remote area with high unemployment
this latest development is a blow to the local economy. The parent
company of Skykon said it was suspending payments to its creditors
because it was cash-strapped.
ENDS
Contact: Ciaran Naidoo 07768 931 315
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