MPA THE CONCRETE CENTRE
UK CONCRETE SECTOR
THE EXPANSION OF THE UK RENEWABLE ENERGY INDUSTRY HAS THE POTENTIAL TO GENERATE MANY THOUSANDS OF JOBS. THE CONCRETE INDUSTRY IS WELL PLACED TO BOTH CONTRIBUTE TO AND BENEFIT FROM THIS INVESTMENT PARTICULARLY FROM THE DEVELOPING OFFSHORE WIND FARM SECTOR BELIEVES ANDREW MINSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF MPA THE CONCRETE CENTRE.
DETERMINED TO REALISE ECONOMIC PROMISE OF GROWING OFFSHORE WIND INDUSTRY
The growth of wind, wave and tidal industries has the potential to generate up to 120,000 jobs over the next 10 years, both directly and through the UK-based supply chain that is developing alongside it. Of particular welcome is the fact that many of these jobs, especially those created by the offshore wind sector, will be in old industrial areas along the UK coastline. These are areas that are in considerable need of regeneration and new employment.
JOB CREATION POTENTIAL The significant potential for job creation has been recognised by Unite, the UK’s largest trade union, and RenewableUK, the trade association for the renewable energy. They have recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding that commits both organisations to campaign together to ensure that the new development of the renewable energy industry results in significant benefits to the UK economy. This campaign has been welcomed by the concrete sector as it underlines the economic worth of the renewable energy industry.
BENEFITS POTENTIAL – SCOTLAND The potential benefits are significant. A study by consultancy firm IPA Energy + Water Economics found that in Scotland the offshore wind energy could create 28,000 direct jobs and generate £1.7 billion of investment over the next decade. It also suggested that an additional 20,000 jobs could be created indirectly. An example of the investment is the recent announcement that the port of Leith has been chosen by Spanish company Gamesa for the site of a new wind turbine manufacturing plant. The £125 million investment could create over 800 jobs directly and hundreds more in the supply chain.
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