hub South West marks tenth year with £700m projects milestone

hub South West marks tenth year with £700m projects milestone

The hub South West Scotland team

hub South West Scotland has delivered a portfolio of 90 projects worth over £717 million since its formation ten years ago.

Led by chief executive Michael Ross since 2021, the public-private partnership provides projects for the public sector, spanning education, social housing, healthcare, leisure, office and regeneration projects.

More than 20 projects are currently in construction and development, worth over £480m.



With a commitment to driving economic development across south west Scotland, hub South West has awarded a total of £365,287,517 worth of work packages to local construction companies across the territory.

hub South West marks tenth year with £700m projects milestone

Michael Ross, chief executive (left) and Dr Willie Mackie, chair of hub South West Scotland

In addition, since its inception, hub South West has created 680 jobs and over 630 apprentices across south west Scotland.

hub South West marked the milestone occasion with an event in Glasgow on Thursday 10 November which was attended by over 200 colleagues and staff from dozens of participant and partner organisations.



Welcoming the anniversary, hub South West chair, Dr Willie Mackie, said: “We are very proud to have reached this fantastic milestone – celebrating ten years of delivering infrastructure projects which are truly life changing to local communities across south west Scotland.

“Michael leads a fantastic team who are all champions for our company and the incredible economic and social benefits it helps deliver. The passion, commitment and expertise of our people underpin each and every project we deliver, from inception to close.

“It was fantastic to welcome so many of our colleagues from across the industry to our celebration. Their support is invaluable. We look forward to many more years of delivering projects for south west Scotland.”

hub South West marks tenth year with £700m projects milestone

Michael Ross and Dr Willie Mackie with Margaret Milton from hub South West Scotland's community investment team

Championing economic development across its territory has been a crucial part of hub South West’s work over the last decade and to help spread its support, it has created and operates three bespoke training programmes – Build Lanarkshire, Build Ayrshire and Build Dumfries and Galloway.



Now in its fifth year, the Build programme offers businesses in the construction sector the opportunity to gain valuable industry advice to help them grow and achieve their market goals. The free programme is delivered over eight weeks and welcomes those specialising across all areas of construction.

When the skills programme focused on STEM initiatives is overlapped with local schools and colleges, along with work experience and apprentices and the community investment model, hub South West offers a proven platform for delivering tangible positive outcomes for local communities.

hub South West Scotland (overall):

  • 91 projects completed worth £717m
  • 680 jobs created
  • 633 apprentices created
  • 509 work experience placements offered
  • 429 local supply chain engagement events

Ayrshire



  • 35 projects completed worth £398m
  • 435 jobs created
  • 404 apprentices created
  • 281 work experience placements offered
  • 246 local supply chain engagement events

Lanarkshire

  • 21 projects completed worth £157m
  • 185 jobs created
  • 167 apprentices created
  • 176 work experience placements offered
  • 127 local supply chain engagement events

Dumfries & Galloway



  • 6 projects completed worth £87m
  • 60 jobs created
  • 62 apprentices created
  • 52 work experience placements offered
  • 56 local supply chain engagement events

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