| Egersund Abandons Plans For Lewis Net-washing |
9 July 2003 |
| The Comhairle learned formally today that the Norwegian company Egersund Net AS has abandoned plans to locate a new net-washing facility in Lewis. The disappointment comes in the wake of other planned job losses in the aquaculture and related industries and despite a substantial amount of work to attract new business to the islands. It is understood that the company has claimed that changes to their market would make the planned operation unprofitable. Chairman of the Sustainable Development Committee, Councillor Archie Campbell, commented: ‘This is a further blow to the economic prospects of the islands and a bitter disappointment for all of those who worked so hard to attract this business to Lewis. We are committed to further initiatives to attract a wide base of economic activity to our islands.’ Local Councillor for North Lochs, Alex Macintosh, said: ‘This is a missed opportunity for us at a time when new jobs are so desperately needed. I very much regret that we were not able to attract this kind of operation to our area. I hope that we will be able to find other investors who are prepared to bring new work with them. ’ Nigel Scott Tel: 01851 709389 (Work) |
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