Construction is underway on a new £3.5 million safety training centre in Clydebank.

The project is being carried out on behalf of Clyde Training Solutions and is due to be completed in autumn 2016.

The facility will provide mandatory and safety training courses for workers in the marine and oil and gas industries.

Features include multiple classrooms, a training pool, HUET (Helicopter Underwater Escape Training module), and a full fire training ground complete with training stack and helideck.

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Joyce Downie, Clyde Group MD, said: "We are delighted to start work on our new centre, located right in the heart of Scotland's ship-building and maritime heritage.

"This is an ideal place to base ourselves and, once complete, we will be able to offer a comprehensive syllabus under one roof."

West Dunbartonshire Cllr Patrick McGlinchey added: "It is pleasing that the town's maritime legacy lives on, firstly with ship management company Northern Marine Group and now the arrival of Clyde Group subsidiary; Clyde Training Solutions.

"This major development also welcomes the oil and gas industry to Clydebank and offers a first-class accessible service to industry workers living in Scotland's Central Belt and Southern regions."

(LM)