An Aberdeen safety system design firm predicted it will create a total of 40 jobs in Caithness as it officially opened a new office in Wick yesterday.
Process Safety Solutions (PSS) celebrated the launch of the new office at Wick Business Park along with John Swinney, Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth.
The firm said the new base, which currently employs five staff, will look to employ another five people within six months and will look to increase to a team of 30 – 40 staff within two years.
The company said the location was ideal to support oil and gas developments in the West of Shetland region, as well as the Smith Bank and Beatrice offshore renewable wind energy sites. The area also enjoys a skills base from workers at the Dounreay power plant which is currently being decommissioned.
David Green, PSS founder, said: “Access to the local skill base developed over the last 50 years at Dounreay was one of the main drivers to the new office location. When you couple that with the fact that I am originally from Wick so know the area and people very well, the reasons are quite compelling.”
Mr Swinney said: “Commitments like this clearly demonstrate that Scotland is investing in our engineering sector to not only benefit our economy and home grown talent but to secure our place as skilled operators in global industries.”