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Malin staff and
contractors are in the early stages of
site remediation for the Scottish Marine Technology Park
Work under way on new Marine Technology Park on the Clyde
MALIN Group’s innovative project to create 1,000 skilled jobs on the Clyde has taken one step closer to becoming a reality.
Malin staff and contractors were on
site recently to begin the early stages of the site remediation which will enable this site to be developed into the only Marine Technology Park in Europe. A team of experts, including microbiologists from the University
of Strathclyde, will work closely with West Dunbartonshire Council and SEPA, using pioneering bioremediation techniques to responsibly degrade the oil contamination at the site. Ecologists are also advising on measures to prevent any harm to wildlife before work activities commence in earnest. The Scottish Marine Technology Park is to be built in Old Kilpatrick,
with a recent economic impact study suggesting that it will result in almost 1,000 new jobs for the unemployment blackspot. The Park will become a centre of excellence for marine engineering and complex marine manufacturing and will include a large fabrication facility, a deep-water jetty with a 1,100-tonne ship hoist – the largest of its kind in Europe – as well as a range of modern, on-site amenities.
Sir Boyd Tunnock CBE receives knighthood from Her Majesty at
Buckingham Palace SINCE Sir Boyd Tunnock’s knighthood was first announced in the press, both he and the company have been deluged with messages of congratulations. The actual Investiture was held at Buckinham
Palace in November and the ceremony was watched by Sir Boyd’s wife and family. Well-known as a big fan of the Royal Family and the Queen in particular, Sir Boyd clearly enjoyed the occasion, describing it as “awesome”. This was his third Investiture having previously been honoured with the MBE then the CBE. Sir Boyd, who is 86, is still very much at the
helm of the family business and has no plans to retire. He received his honour for services to business and charity.
NIXON has been appointed to work with Southside Housing Association to survey more than 3,000 of its properties
NIXON appointed to work with Southside
Housing Association GLASGOW-based NIXON has been appointed to work with Southside Housing Association to survey more than 3,000 of its properties. Quantity surveyors within the multi- disciplinary team have been appointed to provide surveys and reinstatement cost assessments to some 3,500 properties in the Southside. The properties owned or factored by Southside Housing Associated (SHA) are being surveyed by the team to provide up-to-date valuations, as set out in Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors guidelines. This is the latest in a series of appointments for NIXON by local housing associations to ensure its housing stock is properly valued and subsequently
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Southside Housing Association is currently updating its buildings insurance policies and, as part of this process, new up-to-date reinstatement valuations are being provided by NIXON for its properties. Reinstatement valuations fully cover the cost to demolish, clear the site, rebuild properties to the same specification, as well as covering associated legal and professional fees in the event of a major loss. The Royal Institute of Chartered
Surveyors’ guidelines recommend that a major review and reassessment be carried out every three years, or earlier, should significant alterations be made to the insured properties.
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