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Mill Rig Wind Farm Meet the Contractor event, South Lanarkshire.

The Supplier Development Programme is hosting for RJ McLeod and OnPath Energy a Meet the Contractor event which will take place on 28^th May from 2.00-3.30 at the Rutherglen Town Hall.

RJ McLeod is particularly interested in maximising opportunities for micro and small businesses in the South Lanarkshire and East Ayrshire areas including supported and third sector businesses and social enterprises.

Other examples of the types of local businesses RJ McLeod is looking to speak to include garages, fabricators, fencers, steel fixers, joinery works, concrete finishers, plant operators, agricultural suppliers, timber mills, builder merchants, specialist equipment hire, water proofers, grouting works, asphalters, white liners, traffic management, and more!

You can book your free place to attend and meet with RJ McLeod, OnPath Energy and the Supplier Development Programme who offer free tender training.

Background

OnPath Energy is working towards construction on the Mill Rig Wind Farm, which straddles the South Lanarkshire and East Ayrshire border near Darvel, since securing planning permission for the six-turbine project in 2022.

After completing preparatory site investigation work last year, the Hamilton-based firm has now chosen Glasgow-headquartered R J McLeod to deliver the balance of plant contract, which covers all the required civil engineering work as well as cabling and off-site highway construction.

Construction and commissioning work is scheduled to be complete by spring 2026.

The Mill Rig Wind Farm will have an installed generation capacity of around 33.4 megawatts, which is enough to meet the annual electricity needs of more than 45,000 homes.

An investment of around £91 million is being made in businesses and services based within a 60-kilometer radius of the site through the project, with around 300 jobs being directly supported by the project during its lifetime, alongside many more in the wider supply chain.

Mill Rig will also see a local community fund established which will deliver up to £167,000 every year to support a wide range of charities and community groups in the surrounding area, or around £5m through the project’s 30-year lifespan.

In addition, the six turbine site will deliver a £450,000 investment in local training and employment opportunities during the first five years of its operation.