Scottish Enterprise Grant (8000R)
November 10 2011 - 2:00AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 8000R
Minoan Group PLC
10 November 2011
MINOAN GROUP PLC
("Minoan" or the "Company" or the "Group")
Scottish Enterprise Grant
HIGHLIGHTS
-- Grant of up to GBP500,000, depending on certain conditions
being met, to set up a new head office in Glasgow
-- Strong travel and leisure cluster established in Scotland
-- Planned creation of up to 52 jobs over the next 3 years
Minoan Group Plc, the AIM listed travel and leisure company, is
pleased to announce that a contract has been signed with Scottish
Enterprise in respect of a grant of up to GBP500,000 to assist the
Company in setting up a new head office in Glasgow.
The grant, which is being provided by Scottish Enterprise via
its Regional Selective Assistance, will enable Minoan to further
support the national and international growth of its UK and foreign
tourism business. It will be used to reimburse Minoan for certain
capital expenditure and salary costs and will be payable by
instalments once specific milestones have been met.
Minoan has now established its first travel and leisure cluster
in Scotland, which has reached critical mass, through the
completion of several acquisitions and trade agreements. The new
head office will support Minoan's strategy of becoming an industry
leading travel business through the creation of clusters of
regional travel businesses. As previously stated, the aim is to
create a substantial, profitable, distribution led travel
business.
Christopher Egleton, Chairman of Minoan, commented:
"We are delighted that Scottish Enterprise has agreed to this
grant and appreciate the support given.
We continue to progress in building a travel business of
substance. Whilst the majority of our customers will be from the
rest of the UK, Glasgow is a first class city to host our head
office function. There is a strong labour pool, the city
infrastructure lends itself to easy access to staff and
communications for our senior team are excellent for the rest of
the UK and around the world.
The costs of operation in Scotland are less than in many parts
of the UK and we anticipate creating a substantial number of job
opportunities over the next three years.
We are very excited about the continued growth potential in this
sector whilst remaining fully committed to our project in
Greece."
Enterprise Minister Fergus Ewing said:
"This Government is working hard to increase sustainable
economic growth across Scotland, and that is why I am delighted the
Minoan Group has chosen to establish its headquarters in
Glasgow.
This company has ambitious plans to expand within the UK and
overseas tourism sectors and it's exciting that they are doing that
from a Scottish base, showing that they have faith in the local
workforce to help them achieve their aims.
This venture will provide a boost to the local economy by
creating up to 52 new jobs. It will also have a role in helping
this Government meet its ambitious target to create sustainable
economic growth for Scotland."
For further information visit www.minoangroup.com or
contact:
Minoan Group Plc
Christopher Egleton christopher.egleton@minoangroup.com
Bill Cole 020 8253 4305
Seymour Pierce Limited 020 7107 8000
Nicola Marrin/David Foreman
Rivington Street Corporate Finance
Limited 020 7562 3384
Dru Edmonstone
Jon Levinson
Bishopsgate Communications Limited 020 7562 3350
Nick Rome/Shabnam Bashir
This information is provided by RNS
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