Highlands And Islands Enterprise

A major project to create a new visitor hub on the island of Canna in Lochaber has secured a £20,000 contribution from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). Canna is the most westerly of the Small Isles archipelago in the Inner Hebrides. It has a resident population of 19 and welcomes 10,000

Work is underway to create seven new business units at Eabhal Business Park in Benbecula, Outer Hebrides.

A plan to build a film and TV studio that could attract major productions to the Highlands, Moray and Aberdeenshire has taken a major step forward with the formation of a working group.

A £1.3 million contract has been awarded for the refurbishment of a building on Enterprise Park Forres to create the new Manufacturing Innovation Centre Moray (MICM). Developer Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has commissioned Morrison Construction to carry out the works and the Torrance

A project to create a new high-end recording studio on the Isle of Mull in Argyll has been awarded up to £39,000 by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). New start company Heb Aisle Limited is converting a former church building in the village of Bunessan on the southern end of the island.

Local construction firm MacInnes Bros Ltd has been appointed after Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) confirmed the final £2.1 million grant award as part of the funding package for phase two of Cnoc Soilleir.

A £5.9m project to create a new whisky distillery within the former derelict mill at Castletown in Caithness has secured a £250,000 investment from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). Dunnet Bay Distillers Limited (DBDL) is leading the project, which will create 13 jobs. The project

A project to bring a new alternative to the single use polypropylene bulk builders’ bag to global markets is nearing completion in Argyll. The project has been awarded Scottish Government funding through the Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) shared prosperity fund to develop and obtain ce

A new £8.1 million facility is to be built in Argyll to help meet the increasing demand for offices and laboratory facilities from companies in the growing marine science sector. Regional development agency Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has appointed TSL Contractors Ltd for the next s

More than 40 landowners, including Transport Scotland, SSE Renewables, Highlands & Islands Enterprise, and Tomatin Distillery were invited to meet by representatives of the Strathdearn community to encourage communication and transparency around community benefits from land in the area. The even

Plans to establish a new facility in Moray that is expected to support up to 300 manufacturing jobs in the next ten years have secured up to £5.6 million capital investment.

A Scottish Government-backed deep-water terminal which will support future renewable energy developments and cruise ship opportunities on the Western Isles has been officially handed over to operators by Deputy First Minister Shona Robison.

Described as a “vote of confidence” in Scotland, Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the world’s largest shipbuilding company, committing each other to pursue opportunities for floating offshore wind pr

The funicular railway at Cairngorm Mountain is likely to remain closed for a few months after a programme of remedial works to bring it back into service enters a new phase this week.

Muir Construction has officially completed a state-of-the-art innovation hub for Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) in Inverness, which was opened this week by HRH The Princess Royal. The all-new Rural and Veterinary Innovation Centre (RAVIC) is located at the Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HI