Glasgow quay project to create jobs - graduate jobs

Graduates can expect more job openings as a multimillion-pound waterfront development project in Glasgow gets the green light.

After completion, Broomielaw Quay along River Clyde is expected to create 150 jobs.

Being a joint venture between Glasgow City Council and Capella Developments - a part of Glasgow-based Capella Group - the project is worth £10 million.

Located next to the international financial services district, the 32,000-sq-ft (2,973 sq m) "leisure quarter" will house restaurants, bars and cafes on the north bank of the river.

With the approval of council planners, work on the project is expected to get under way in early 2012.

Capella Group chief executive Jim Fitzsimons said: "A thriving waterfront leisure destination is something Glasgow has long been sorely lacking and we believe these plans will go a long way towards addressing this."

He added: "This development also offers real economic opportunities and will bring both jobs and investment to the heart of Glasgow."

The "leisure quarter" is scheduled to open for business by spring 2013.

Copyright Press Association 2011