Business drive to promote region to renewables firms

An partnership is seeking to transform Perth and Kinross into the leading region for Scotland’s renewable energy sector.

Nine Perthshire businesses are to collaborate with Perth and Kinross Council’s inward investment campaign, Invest in Perth, in a drive to promote the area to industry leaders.

The partnership will attend the All Energy trade show, taking place in Glasgow on May 6 and 7, to showcase individual firms and highlight the benefits of setting up in the Perth city region.

Derek Ross, group director at Kilmac Construction, said: “For us, the decision to locate in Perth was down to the huge benefits of a central location within reach of the industry hubs of Aberdeen and Dundee and the economic hubs of Edinburgh and Glasgow.

“We believe that Perth is primed for further green investment into a sector which is very forward thinking, adaptable and likely to be a key employer in Scotland for the foreseeable future.”

Stuart Oliver of Invest in Perth said: “We have identified the renewable energy sector as a key industry that we would like to attract to the area capable of bringing with it meaningful and skilled employment.”