Construction starts on Kirkcaldy business units as part of drive for 1000 new jobs
Fife’s flagship Industrial Innovation Investment programme has now begun construction on Midfield Drive, within Dunnikier Business Park.
The units are scheduled for completion in the autumn, and will boost economic development opportunities within the town.
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Hide AdThey form part of a wider investment programme which will deliver new buildings and serviced sites across mid and south Fife.
It will support the creation of 1000 new skilled permanent jobs and almost 600 short-term construction jobs.
It also aims to attract around £30mn in private sector investment and comes as part of the £1.3 billion Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal.
Councillor Neil Crooks, convener of Kirkcaldy Area Committee, said:” I am pleased that Kirkcaldy is one of the first towns in Fife to benefit from investment from the City Region Deal.
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Hide Ad“I’m looking forward to seeing tenants getting in and getting going when these units are finished next autumn.
“That’s what this investment is really about, supporting growing businesses that can invest in their workforce to create and sustain good jobs. The properties themselves are being built with future challenges and opportunities in mind, so the companies locating here will have premises that can adapt with their business model.”
The Fife Industrial Innovation Investment programme will be delivered in three phases.
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Hide AdPhase one, which runs until March 2022, includes projects Glenrothes, Kirkcaldy, Lochgelly, Dunfermline and Dalgety Bay and will deliver a mix of completed buildings to let and serviced land available for immediate investment by new or existing businesses.