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FORSS BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY
PARK
FAR NORTH MP AND MSP VISIT FORSS
BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY PARK
 The
major opportunities for business and economic development in the Far
North, created by UKAEA�s commitment to restore the environment at
Dounreay, were highlighted during a visit to Forss Business and
Technology Park, Caithness by the local MP and MSP on Friday 3rd October
2003.
John Thurso MP and Jamie Stone MSP visited the Park being developed by New
Park Highland as part of a growing network of Technology Centres
throughout Scotland. Touring the Park they were shown the transformation
of a decaying and derelict site, unoccupied since 1992, into a hi-tech
business park of strategic importance servicing the needs of UKAEA�s Major
Projects and Engineering Division and companies involved in the
decommissioning of Dounreay.
 Jamie
Stone said, �We are very fortunate in attracting Scottish company New
Park, currently the country�s leading private sector developer of Business
and Technology Centres, to develop the Forss site. The Park will provide
major opportunities for Far North businesses to win work at the Dounreay
site and from the national and international companies that will be
located here.�
 John
Thurso said, �The development of the Forss Business and Technology Park
demonstrates the major economic benefits that the decommissioning of
Dounreay can bring to the local economy through effective partnership
between the private sector and the public agencies of the Edinburgh and
Westminster Parliaments. The creation of a prestigious, hi-tech Park has
only been made possible by the joint commitment of New Park Highland,
UKAEA and Caithness & Sutherland Enterprise. It is a model I hope to see
copied by other agencies as the decommissioning progresses�
 Murdo
Mackenzie, New Park�s executive chairman, commented, �The Park will make a
major contribution to the local economy by establishing the necessary
infrastructure that will attract inward investment to the Far North and
encourage the growth of existing businesses and new starts. It will also
enable businesses based on the Park to tap into opportunities and
expertise created by businesses in the national network of New Park�s
Business and Technology Centres. We are creating something that will
continue to bring benefit to the local area after decommissioning.� |