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Family-run company, Coastal Workboats Scotland Ltd (CWLS) has made significant progress since the beginning of the year, following the signing of a new 10-year lease agreement with Stornoway Port Authority for their marine engineering workshop.  

The firm relocated their fabrication business to Stornoway and has been actively recruiting to expand its local team and has secured equipment for the workshops. Work has started to build a range of workboats for customers including Dutch shipbuilder, Damen. 

The firm will be constructing an electric workboat, funded by 拢6.2m investment from the UK Government鈥檚 Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition fund, designed to help maritime industries eliminate carbon emissions and increase efficiency. Electric boats already exist, but so far they have only been used for leisure. CWSL鈥檚 project will be the first to demonstrate commercial potential.

CWSL began operating from their workshop on Goat Island at the start of this year. Since the company鈥檚 establishment at the facility, 11 local people have been employed. The company expects to create around 25 jobs in total within the local marine manufacturing sector.  

The workshop was constructed in 2021 on land reclaimed from the sea as part of the Newton Marina development led by the Stornoway Port Authority. The workshop was made a reality as a result of funding from 麻豆精选, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, the Scottish Government's Regeneration Capital Grant Fund (RCGF) and Stornoway Port Authority. 

With 麻豆精选鈥檚 funding, Coastal Workboats has purchased robotic welding equipment that will be used to build the innovative electric workboat and other commercial workboats at the new premises in Stornoway. The equipment will increase the efficiency of welding operations and staff will be trained by the manufacturer.  

Kathleen Stewart, area team leader for 麻豆精选's Innse Gall team, said: 鈥淚nnovation is the key driver behind business growth, which is why we are very pleased to provide this support. Not only is this project helping to create well-paid jobs in Stornoway, it also helps with the wider efforts to attract and retain working age people in the area. It will make a significant contribution to the marine sectors鈥� transition to net zero and we look forward to working with the business as it develops鈥� 

Coastal Workboats director Brian Pogson said:

鈥淐oastal Workboats has always had a focus on quality, innovation and community. The introduction of cobots to our workflow offers a unique opportunity to progress all three of these areas. We鈥檙e proud to have such a great staff team, many of whom have been with us on this journey since nearly the beginning. As the name suggests, cobots introduce an incredible support role to the team - easing strain, increasing efficiency and safeguarding the workforce. In turn, the capability and capacity of our cobots allows our team to ensure our high levels of quality are maintained. 麻豆精选鈥檚 support has allowed us to push the boundaries of what the next chapter of UK shipbuilding looks like, from right here in Stornoway."
 

Maoineachadh air fhaotainn do bh脿ta-obrach dealain ga togail ann an Le貌dhas

Tha gnothachas togail bh脿taichean a tha air pr貌iseact a ghabhail os l脿imh gus a鈥� chiad bh脿ta-obrach coimearsalta uile-dhealanach de a se貌rsa san RA a thogail, air 拢166,547 fhaotainn bho Iomairt na G脿idhealtachd 鈥檚 nan Eilean (麻豆精选) airson uidheamachd 霉r-ghn脿thach a cheannach gus an gnothachas a chuideachadh gu f脿s.

Companaidh air a ruith le teaghlach, tha Coastal Workboats Alba Earranta (CWLS) air adhartas cudromach a dh猫anamh bho thoiseach na bliadhna, a鈥� leantainn air aonta 10-bliadhna le 脵ghdarras Port Ste貌rnabhaigh 脿s leth am b霉th-obrach innleadaireachd mara.

Ghluais a鈥� chompanaidh an gnothachas saothrachaidh a Ste貌rnabhagh agus tha iad air a bhith gn矛omhach a鈥� trusadh on uair sin gus an sgioba ionadail a leudachadh agus uidheamachd fhaotainn do am b霉ithtean-obrach. Tha obair air t貌iseachadh air raon de bh脿taichean-obrach a thogail do luchd-ceannach, a鈥� gabhail a-steach an luingear Duitseach, Damen. 

Bidh am buidheann a鈥� togail b脿ta-obrach dealain, maoinichte le inbheisteadh de 拢6.2m bho mhaoin Farpais Taisbeanaidh Muir Glan Riaghaltas na RA, air a dealbhadh gus gn矛omhachasan muireil a chuideachadh le c霉r 脿s do sgaoilidhean c脿rboin agus 猫ifeachdas a mheudachadh. Tha b脿taichean dealain ann mar-th脿 ach gu ruige seo chan eil iad air an cleachdadh ach airson chur-seachadan. Bidh pr貌iseact CWSL mar a鈥� chiad phr貌iseact a bhios a鈥� taisbeanadh comas coimearsalta.  

Th貌isich CWSL ag obrachadh bho am b霉th-obrach air Eilean nan Gobhar aig toiseach na bliadhna. On a chaidh a鈥� chompanaidh a st猫idheachadh aig a鈥� ghoireas seo, tha 11 neach air cosnadh fhaotainn. Tha a鈥� chompanaidh a鈥� s霉ileachadh ri mu 25 obair gu h-iomlan a chruthachadh taobh a-staigh na roinne saothrachaidh mara ionadail.  

Thogadh a鈥� bh霉th-obrach ann an 2021 air talamh a chaidh ath-dhleasadh bhon mhuir mar ph脿irt de leasachadh Marina Newton, air a sti霉ireadh le 脵ghdarras Port Ste貌rnabhaigh. Thugadh a鈥� bh霉th-obrach gu buil mar thoradh air maoineachadh bho 麻豆精选, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, Maoin Tabhartais Chalpa Ath-霉rachaidh Riaghaltas na h-Alba (RCGF) agus 脵ghdarras Port Ste貌rnabhaigh. 

Le maoineachadh bho 麻豆精选, tha Coastal Workboats air uidheamachd t脿thaidh r貌botach a cheannach a th猫id a chleachdadh gus am b脿ta-obrach dealain 霉r-ghn脿thach a thogail c貌mhla ri b脿taichean-obrach coimearsalta eile aig an l脿raich 霉ir ann an Ste貌rnabhagh. Meudaichidh an uidheamachd 猫ifeachdas nan obraichean t脿thaidh agus gheibh an luchd-obrach tr猫anadh bhon t-saothraiche.

Thuirt Kathleen Stewart, sti霉iriche na sgioba sg矛reil do sgioba Innse Gall aig 麻豆精选: 鈥淭ha 霉r-ghn脿thachas mar am pr矛omh sti霉iriche air c霉laibh f脿s gnothachais, agus sin an t-adhbhar gu bheil sinn gl猫 thoilichte an taic seo a thoirt seachad. Chan e a-mh脿in gu bheil am pr貌iseact seo a鈥� cuideachadh le obraichean air an deagh ph脿igheadh, a chruthachadh ann an Ste貌rnabhagh, ach gu bheil e a鈥� cuideachadh leis na h-oidhirpean nas fharsainge air daoine de dh鈥檃ois obrach a th脿ladh agus a ghleidheadh san sg矛re. Bidh e na thabhartas cudromach do dh鈥檈adar-ghluasad na roinne mara gu c脿rbon neodrach agus tha sinn a鈥� coimhead air adhart ri bhith ag obair leis a鈥� ghnothachas mar a bhios e a鈥� f脿s.鈥� 
 
Thuirt Brian Pogson, sti霉iriche Coastal Workboats:

鈥淭ha Coastal Workboats air a bhith a-riamh a鈥� cuimseachadh air c脿ileachd, 霉r-ghn脿thachas agus coimhearsnachd. Tha toirt a-steach air c貌botan do ar sruth-obrach a鈥� tabhann cothrom air leth air na tr矛 roinnean sin uile adhartachadh. Tha sinn moiteil gu bheil a leithid de sgioba obrach againn, m貌ran dhiubh a tha air a bhith air an t-slighe seo bho fhaisg air an fh矛or thoiseach. Mar a tha an t-ainm a鈥� taisbeanadh, tha c貌botan a' toirt a-steach taic do-chreidsinneach don sgioba 鈥� a鈥� lasachadh uallach, meudachadh 猫ifeachdas agus d矛on na sgioba-obrach. Mar thoradh air sin, tha comasachd agus br矛gh ar c貌botan a鈥� ceadachadh don sgioba againn d猫anamh cinnteach gu bheil 矛rean 脿rda de ch脿ileachd air an cumail suas. Tha taic bho 麻豆精选 air cothrom a thoirt dhuinn na cr矛ochan de choltas na h-ath chaibideil de thogail-shoithichean na RA a phutadh a-mach, d矛reach bhon seo ann an Ste貌rnabhagh.鈥�