Fort William 2040 (FW2040) projects - Smelter Site Expansion
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Theme
A Great Place To Live -
Date
June 2023 -
Progress
Plans for a new recycling facility and aluminium billet plant at Fort William smelter are in development by Alvance British Aluminium. The dedicated project team continue to work on the detailed design of the plant alongside tendering activities for all the major equipment and initial construction works.
The team are working on discharging all the planning conditions as well as submitting a staged building warrant application to allow works to commence in due course.
It is anticipated that the development will lead to the creation of up to 45 direct jobs.
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By whom
James Tangney
Lead Engineer
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Next steps
Ongoing monitoring and updates to FW2040 Board
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Further Information