Celebrating investment that has come in spades
CS Wind bosses and invited guests performed a ceremonial ground breaking, on Thursday of last week, to begin the firm’s £27 million offshore project.
THE INK was barely dry on CS Wind UK’s planning application to extend its Machrihanish factory when the firm held a series of celebrations last week.
Building engineers AECOM submitted detailed plans to Argyll and Bute Council on Monday last week and hopes to be well on with construction by December.
The plans, awaiting the council’s approval, include a second production line in the existing blue building, construction of a new bespoke internal fit-out building, upgrading the external service yards and office and welfare extensions to the tower building.
On Wednesday evening, 90 guests enjoyed a six-course celebration dinner at the recently restored town hall, finished off with Springbank whisky cake.
Guests included the chiefs of CS Wind from China, Canada and Vietnam, company president Sung Sup Kim, Scottish energy minister Paul Wheelhouse, British ambassador to South Korea Charles Hay and Len Scoullar, Provost of Argyll and Bute.
A memorandum of understanding was formally signed between Swedish wind farm firm Vattenfall and CS Wind UK.
On Thursday last week a further ceremony, at Machrihanish, followed in front of CS Wind UK’s staff.
A further memorandum of understanding was signed between CS Wind UK and Siemens.
Thursday’s event included a performance by Campbeltown Brass and entertainment from the James McCorkindale School of Dance.
Each dinner guest received a souvenir miniature Springbank 10-year-old bottle of malt with a specially commissioned label celebrating the investment.