The potential economic legacy of the Commonwealth Games 2014 has been underlined with the award of a £2 million-plus contract to North Lanarkshire IT services firm NVT, which says it will use it to create 15 modern apprenticeships – including three for athletes.
Scottish companies have won 312 of the 418 Games contracts awarded over the past three years, including almost 90% of the £276m "tier 1" contracts.
NVT says such contracts, won in a rigorous and transparent procurement process, demonstrate how the Games can showcase Scottish companies and help furnish a platform for future growth.
Steven Park Brown, chief executive of the firm, which employs 90 at Bellshill, said: "We have seen so many businesses sold because they can't scale up, we see the Games as an opportunity to showcase our services." READ MORE
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