MORE than 60 of the 100 people working on the Viking Energy wind farm project at the end of October were local to Shetland, according to its developers.
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The team behind the projects – a collaboration between SSEN Transmission, SSE Renewables and Viking Energy Wind Farm – said that half of the 60-strong workforce for mainland based contractor RJ McLeod were people local to Shetland.
“To date, 15 local contracting businesses, a further 18 local supply companies and numerous local accommodation providers have been directly engaged by RJ McLeod in their delivery of the main construction contract,” the newsletter said.
There have been recent calls for all travelling workforce to be tested for coronavirus, something which is not in place.