New Clyde shipbuilding welding centre back on track after UK funds pledge

New Clyde shipbuilding welding centre back on track after UK funds pledge

The facility beside the Clyde had been in doubt because of an SNP ban on providing public funds for munitions.

Defence Secretary to announce £2.5m for Clyde facility after 'student politics' jibe

THE UK Government is set to announce £2.5 million in funding for a welding facility on the Clyde and accuse the SNP of not “backing Scottish…

Labour Government saves welding centre amid claims SNP is "anti-defence"

Defence Secretary John Healey said £2.5m is being made available for the specialist welding skills centre on the Clyde in Glasgow.

UK Government steps in to fund £11m Clyde welding centre after SNP 'principled' snub

Defence Secretary John Healey has confirmed that the UK Government will fund a specialist welding facility at the centre of an SNP "student…

Labour stepping in to fund welding skills centre in Glasgow, Healey confirms

The Defence Secretary accused the SNP Scottish Government of failing the back the shipbuilding industry.

Labour secures River Clyde Welding Centre with £2.5 million Pledge - Scottish Business News

The UK Government and Labour have stepped in to guarantee funding for an £11 million specialist welding centre on the River Clyde, a facility crucial to Scotland’s shipbuilding and submarine construction sector. The intervention comes after Scottish Enterprise withdrew its £2.5 million grant, citing SNP policy constraints on supporting companies involved in munitions, which had put the development in jeopardy. The new Welding Development Facilit…