£5 million scheme to give boost to construction industry

The engineering and construction industries on the Island could get a boost thanks to plans for new and improved facilities.

The Department of Education and Children will seek Tynwald approval to create new training areas for college students.

Plans include creating a facility for engineering and motor-vehicle engineering at the old treatment works and using the freed up space at the college for a bigger construction crafts area.

Minister Tim Crookall says the money for the work would come from the department’s development fund:

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