Scottish Salmon Company has a long history with Kiscadale Engineering, which started over 30 years ago.

The Scottish Salmon Company commissions 6-boat building contract to local firm

UNITED KINGDOM
Saturday, March 23, 2019, 01:40 (GMT + 9)

The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) has decided to award a six figure boat-building contract to a family-run business based on Arran, Scotland.

This business, Kiscadale Engineering/Arran Workboats Ltd, has been commissioned to build six new work boats for SSC, which will be delivered to SSC sites across the Outer Hebrides from Lewis to Mull between April and September this year.

“We are delighted to be awarded this second contract for The Scottish Salmon Company and appreciate their policy of supporting local businesses throughout the West Coast of Scotland,” highlighted Ian Monteith of Arran Workboats Ltd.

From the salmon producer firm, it is recalled that over the past two years, it has taken delivery of nine boats from Arran Workboats Ltd, located on the island’s Whiting Bay, representing a significant investment in the Company’s operational infrastructure.

These vessels are now central to the Company’s fleet and are used for essential tasks such as transportation around the sites.

“The Scottish Salmon Company has a long history with Kiscadale Engineering, having first worked with them over thirty years ago,” pointed out Craig Anderson, SSC chief executive.

“We are committed to using local suppliers from the communities in which we live and work wherever possible. Kiscadale Engineering is a quality local business who will supply us with best in class equipment, and our close working relationship allows us to work together to design improvements in the vessels and incorporate new technology,” the executive stressed.

The Isle of Arran has played a long-term role in SSC’s operations and its Lamlash Bay site, one of the first fish farms in Scotland, was established over 30 years ago.

“With a history going back over 30 years of working with The Scottish Salmon Company at the Kingscross Farm on Arran, we are pleased to be awarded this contract. Multiple orders like this helps secure employment and provide training for local young people, this contract has allowed us to create one new role and also supports four workers who are under 30. SSC demand a very high standard for their boats and we have a well-trained workforce dedicated to building the best boats of their class,” Ian Monteith.

SSC employs 600 people across 60 sites on the West Coast of Scotland and the Hebrides. 

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