CASE Approvals List - April 2005
16th May 2005
The following are funds approved up to the last day of the month. Please note that the sums relate to approvals, not payments. While finance may be approved, for a business investment for example, it does not guarantee that the development will go ahead. The approval simply shows that funds have been made available by CASE, but they will not be released until evidence is received that the project or activity has gone ahead.HIE Network financial assistance for business
Caithness Creels Ltd , Wick, extension of business premises, £12,100Graham Mowat, Castletown, relocation and development of shot blast business, £6,200 Whaligoe Enterprises Ltd, Whaligoe, establish café and catering business, £12,000 Patchwork Pleasures Caithness, Freswick, purchase of specialist equipment, £2,000 Kyle of Sutherland Fisheries Trust, Bonar Bridge, e-commerce development, £1,258 Scrabster Harbour Trust , Scrabster, attendance at trade exhibitions, £15,800HIE Network financial assistance for skills development
Support for organisations and individuals wishing to develop new skills.
George Stuart McPhee, Wick, Basic Chainsaw Training, £430 Simon Gibbard, Brora, HGV Class 2 Course, £649 HIE Network financial assistance for community projects
Financial support for a wide range of community-based projects.
Pulteneytown Family Centre, Wick, CED approval towards the cost of employing a project manager for the building work phase, £4,000 Business start-up
Financial support for new business start-ups.
Sandra Campbell, Halkirk, Urfreetime Domestic and Management Services , £3,600 David Yeomans, Reay, Talkabout Therapeutic Counselling Service , £3,600 Ewan McGillivray, Bettyhill, EM Construction Building Services, £3,600 Kristin Douglas, Halkirk, Wax Nostalgic Ltd , £3,600 Anthony Solomon, Bettyhill, creel fishing business, £3,600 Patricia Heath, Freswick, Caithness Sea Angling Experience, £1,800 Karen Davies, Whaligoe, Whaligoe Enterprises Ltd, £3,600 Lyn Ball & Eunice Bradley, Freswick, Patchwork Pleasures Caithness, £3,600 Manuela Vogler, Wick, Translation services, £3,600
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