Advisory / Counseling Services News
6/11/2022
You Could Not Make It Up - The Scottish Ferries Fiasco As HIE Enters The Fray
From time to time the problems with two new ferries being built to service the west coast islands appears in the news. Now Highlands and Islands Enterprise has stepped into the fray to give a grant of £15,000 to The Mull and Iona Ferry Committee (MIFC) to undertake a feasibility study looking at alternative ownership of ferries through a community company who want to take over.
3/11/2022
Dunnet Bay Distillers To Expand And Create Jobs With Hie Support
Dunnet Bay Distillers to expand and create jobs with HIE support. Dunnet Bay Distillers Ltd is owned by local husband and wife team, Claire and Martin Murray and has secured up to £180,200 from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) for the project.
1/11/2022
Orbex To Build And Manage Sutherland Spaceport
HIE has agreed a sub-lease with Moray based Orbex for the spaceport location on community-owned land on the A' Mhoine peninsula in north-west Sutherland. HIE has been developing launch plans for several years and leases the site from Melness Crofters' Estate.
1/11/2022
New Uplift Being Installed At Cairngorm For Mountain Biking
Funded by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), Aviemore based civil and environmental engineering firm McGowan Limited has been contracted by Cairngorm Mountain (Scotland) Limited (CMSL) to carry out the installation works. It involves creating two 100m tracks at the lowest area of the ski slopes next to the Day Lodge.30/10/2022
HIE Board Visits Shetland
On Monday afternoon, the Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) board members paid a visit to Lerwick Port Authority to hear about the plans to develop an ultra-deep-water quay at Dales Voe. The project intends to further enhance port facilities and allow for a significant volume of future decommissioning work and offshore wind opportunities that will create many jobs.
23/10/2022
Dounreay Recycles 98% Of Reactor Decommissioning Waste
The fuel element storage block has now been demolished. This steel tank was 4.7m high and 2.8m in diameter, surrounded by an iron-shot concrete cylinder, and was capped off by a thick steel top plate.
15/10/2022
Outer Hebrides Salmon Business Expands And Creates Jobs
An Outer Hebrides salmon producer, which is undergoing a refit project at a facility it recently purchased has secured £72,685 investment from HIE. Salar Smokehouse Ltd currently produces a range of smoked salmon products from a site at Loch Carnan, South Uist.
13/10/2022
Household Survey In Highlands And Islands Highlights Investment Needs
HIE has published the findings of its My Life in the Highlands and Islands survey, carried out by IPSOS at the start of the year. More than 5,300 people over the age of 16 living in 4,442 households across the region responded to the study.
6/10/2022
First Containers Sealed Into Dounreay Low Level Waste Vaults
Dounreay's waste team is carrying out the first in a series of campaigns to seal the waste into place in the low level waste vaults. As part of the waste disposal process, the spaces between the containers in the low level waste vault are being filled with grout.
5/10/2022
Exploring Cairngorm's Geothermal Potential
A feasibility study is getting under way to explore the potential to use natural heat, miles below the Earth's surface, as a renewable energy source at Cairngorm Mountain. HIE and resort operator Cairngorm Mountain (Scotland) Ltd have commissioned independent engineering consultants Arup to lead the study.
5/10/2022
Highlands And Islands Museums To Get Global Reach With App
Five museums across the region will be selected to share their collections, which can range from 100 to 1,000 objects with audiences across the world. XpoNorth Digital has partnered with Smartify, the world's most downloaded museum app with more than 3 million history and art loving users.
5/10/2022
Highlands And Islands Latest Business Panel Survey Results
A survey carried out in June and July this year (2022), indicated that most businesses in the Highlands and Islands were operating at either the same or above their pre-pandemic levels. However, it also showed a significant decline in exporting activity and in the level of confidence in Scotland's economic outlook.
3/10/2022
Highlands And Islands Enterprise Endorses Green Freeport Bids
Locating a green freeport in the Highlands and Islands is likely to have greater impact for Scotland and the UK than any other location. This is according to HIE's chief executive.27/9/2022
Young Entrepreneurs Encouraged To Apply To Support Programme
Young business leaders in the Highlands and Islands are being encouraged to apply to a year-long programme aimed at developing the next generation of entrepreneurs. IMPACT30 is led by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) and delivered by business skills training consultancy, Skillfluence.
27/9/2022
Delegation From Highlands And Islands To Boost Social Enterprise Overseas
Three representatives from the Highlands and Islands will be attending the Social Enterprise World Forum in Australia this week to promote the region's social economy and attract inward investment. Scottish Government has sponsored a small delegation to attend the event, which takes place in Brisbane on 27-29 September.25/9/2022
£2.8m Funding Announced For Orkney Research and Innovation Campus (ORIC) Expansion
HIE and Orkney Islands Council have approved a funding package totalling £2.8m towards the second phase of development at Orkney Research and Innovation Campus (ORIC). The announcement was made on Friday 23 September 2022 as part of the official opening of the first phase of ORIC, carried out by Fred Olsen.
22/9/2022
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority And National Decommissioning Centre Launch Research Partnership
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) and the National Decommissioning Centre (NDC) have signed a three-year collaborative research agreement - the first of its kind between the nuclear and oil and gas decommissioning sectors. The unique strategic partnership, supporting research with a potential value of up to £900,000, will see the NDA work with researchers from the University of Aberdeen in areas of mutual interest to both the nuclear and oil and gas sectors.7/9/2022
Highlands And Islands Enterprise Results For 2021/22
Investments during the year supported businesses and social enterprises to create 1,327 full time equivalent jobs across the region and retain a further 160. Of the total jobs supported, 138 were in fragile areas and 82 were green jobs.
7/9/2022
14 Businesses To Fast Track With Accelerator Programme
Developed by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) and delivered mostly online, the programme will provide fast-track training and mentoring for entrepreneurs looking to build a company or launch a new product. This is the eleventh group to start on the four-month programme since it began in 2018. A launch day was held on Thursday 1 September at An Lòchran, Inverness Campus for all businesses taking part.2/9/2022
