Microtech Group Adopts Employee Ownership
- Submitted by: Brian Whittle, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
- Date lodged: Monday, 06 September 2021
- Motion reference: S6M-01062
That the Parliament notes the announcement by the award-winning IT service specialist, Microtech Group, that it is adopting an employee ownership model by placing 74% of the business’s shares into an employee ownership trust, with the current owner and managing director, Chris McMail, retaining a minority shareholding; understands that Microtech’s 70 Kilmarnock-based employees provide IT support to NHS Scotland and a number of blue chip companies; understands that Chris rejected a number of offers for the company in favour of an employee ownership trust to ensure that the company can continue to be based in Scotland; commends Chris for his approach, which protects jobs and helps to ensure the long-term stability of the business, and wishes him, and all of Microtech’s employees, all the best for the future.
Supported by:
Clare Adamson, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Donald Cameron, Finlay Carson, Sharon Dowey, Russell Findlay, Meghan Gallacher, Pam Gosal, Jamie Greene, Dr. Sandesh Gulhane, Liam Kerr, Stephen Kerr, Bill Kidd, Dean Lockhart, Douglas Lumsden, Fulton MacGregor, Ruth Maguire, Edward Mountain, Douglas Ross, Alexander Stewart, Paul Sweeney, Mercedes Villalba, Sue Webber, Annie Wells