Highlands And Islands Enterprise

The funicular railway at Cairngorm Mountain near Aviemore could be back in service before the end of this month. The popular 2km ride between the Cairngorm base station and the UK’s highest restaurant was withdrawn on Friday 25 August to enable a series of snagging works to be carried out.

The Cairngorm funicular railway has been removed from service once again while a series of snagging works is carried out.

A £94,259 development by one of the largest engineering firms in Shetland is expected to create two new jobs and increase the company's turnover by £195,000.

Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has received £11 million in an out-of-court settlement relating to the original design and construction of the Cairngorm funicular railway in the 1990s and early 2000s and guarantees in place with the previous operator.

A project by Ness Engineering Ltd to provide more sustainable and environmentally friendly services for its clients has secured up to £86,625 from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE).

Marine and land investigations are underway to inform proposals for a major upgrade of Kishorn Port in Wester Ross. Owner operator Kishorn Port Limited (KPL) has engaged specialist contractors for phase one of the £2.4 million project, after securing a £500,000 investment from Highlands

Investigation works to inform the final design and costs of upgrading flood defences at Dingwall Business Park are set to get underway in the coming weeks. Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) submitted a planning application in May for the upgrade of the existing perimeter bund of approximately 1

Supply chain companies in the renewable energy sector are being encouraged to register their details for advanced notice of potential contracts related to a major offshore wind project in Argyll.

Moray-based LH Stainless Ltd (LHS), a processing equipment manufacturer for the distilling industry, has secured an investment of up to £149,000 from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), facilitating a £745,000 expansion project.

A community-led project to create new business units on the Island of Tiree in Argyll has secured up to £395,000 investment from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). The £1.19 million project, by Tiree Community Enterprise Limited, is expected to result in the creation of three new jo

Scottish timber company Logie Timber, based in Moray, has secured a £240,000 investment that is projected to create four new jobs and bolster the firm's turnover by over £320,000.

A £2.2 million project to create a new community building and enhance visitor facilities at Port Ellen on Islay has secured up to £353,808 investment from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). The HIE investment completes the funding package for the project by South Islay Development (

Work is underway to create four new business units at Wick Business Park, following interest from local firms.

A commercial judge in the Outer House of the Court of Session has allowed a proof in an £11.5 million action raised against two companies contracted to build and maintain a funicular railway in the Cairngorns after ruling that the claim had not expired by prescription.

Community plans to bring a former pier and slipway on the Isle of Mull back into productive use have secured a £239,592 investment from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). The Tobermory Harbour Association (THA) has already made a series of improvements within the harbour to enable safe, n