Harland And Wolff Administration Announcement

Gary Cook, GMB Scotland Senior Organiser for Manufacturing, said on the announcement of Harland and Wolff entering administration:

“This is a hammer blow to Scotland’s energy workforce and an all too familiar story. Just this week, it was announced Grangemouth will cease refining operations with hundreds of redundancies.

“But it does not need to be the end of the yards at Arnish or Methil. They can and must be cornerstones of Scotland’s manufacturing foundations.

“Both the Scottish and UK Governments have made promises of a ‘just transition’. It’s now time for them to keep those promises and secure the future of these yards.

“If a ‘just transition’ is to be anything other than a hollow phrase, then the cycle of crises must be broken. Both yards need public investment to make them competitive so they can build Scotland’s offshore wind here at home.”

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Contact:  Gary Cook, GMB Scotland Senior Organiser on 07712677594 or email: gmbscotcampaigns@gmb.org.uk