Around 100 jobs secured at East Kilbride oil and gas development

A new £16million centre of excellence for the oil and gas industry is to be built in East Kilbride, securing around 100 jobs.

NEL, the mechanical engineering firm behind the project already have a facility in the town and it is hoped it will make Scotland a world leader in the industry.

17 jobs will be new and around 82 existing jobs will be secured with the creation of the new facility.

Economy Secretary Keith Brown says it will have an impact in other areas too and has been speaking to our reporter Natalie Crawford: