New homes, new jobs. . . developing Dunbeg with MacLeod Construction Ltd
Just what the community and local economy needs right now
MacLeod Construction is now working on its largest community project to date with 300 much-needed new homes at Dunbeg and creating equally-welcome new jobs.
The official title for this project is The Dunbeg Development Corridor, Phase 3 which is 300 new properties in partnership with Link Group Ltd and West Highland Housing Association.
The mix of properties include 1,2,3 & 4 bed flats & houses.
Work officially began on January 21 with the official sod-cutting ceremony where Kenny MacLeod (Snr) represented the company which he founded with his twin brother, the late Murdo MacLeod.
‘For everyone here at MacLeod Construction this represents regeneration of the area, with affordable, sustainable and economical housing,’ said Kenny MacLeod (Jnr). ‘The project will help grow the population of the Oban area and create employment and careers to allow families to settle and thrive in the local community. We at MacLeods will be hiring a wide range of skilled and unskilled workers and will create a lot of employment for local people including apprenticeships in joinery, roofing, bricklaying and other construction trades.’
Scottish housing minister Kevin Stewart MSP was at the sod cutting ceremony. He said: ‘We want rural communities to thrive and I know that this investment will make a real difference, not just by providing more homes, but also by supporting the economic regeneration of the area.
The Dunbeg corridor is seen as key to the growth of the Oban area; more homes are planned in the future and, when linked with the traditional village base and existing enterprises such as the Dunstaffnage Marina, Scottish Association for Marine Science and University of the Highlands and Islands and European Marine Science Park, the whole area looks set to thrive in years to come.
Councillor Elaine Robertson, who chairs the Oban, Lorn and the Isles area committee, said: ‘This development will be a huge asset when it’s completed, bringing much needed, highquality, affordable homes to families. It will help to put Dunbeg on the map as a sought-after location, and will hopefully encourage people to live, work and visit this beautiful area.’
MacLeod Construction Ltd will be at the heart of this, doing what it has always done best – building homes and places to work; growing and training its workforce and creating social and economic prosperity for the community.