The Ulster Unionist Party’s East Belfast MLA, Andy Allen MBE, has welcomed the news that InfraStrata has bought the Harland & Wolff Shipyard and saved almost 80 jobs, as a vindication for the workforce who fought so hard against the closure of the yard.
Andy Allen MBE MLA said:
“The news that Harland & Wolff Shipyard is to be sold, saving it and almost 80 jobs, is great news for East Belfast and Northern Ireland plc.
“It is a vindication for the workers who were determined that this iconic site with all its industrial history and heritage would not be allowed to simply disappear without a fight. This is a victory for the workforce and the trade unions and a testament to their resilience.
“InfraStrata have exciting plans for the site and hope to create several hundred new jobs in the next five years which is great news in the current economic climate.
“We will do all we can to support the Shipyard going forward and help it to flourish.
“Today has brought some very welcome good news for East Belfast and the Harland & Wolff workforce and their families.”