Leading Scotch whisky maker Whyte and Mackay has said the establishment of a Green Freeport in the Scottish Highlands would help it achieve its target of becoming carbon neutral by 2030. The firm, which is the largest distiller in the north of Scotland, is expected to be one of the first users of green hydrogen […]
Award winning destination garden centre Simpsons in Inverness is introducing ‘Chatter & Natter’ tables to their restaurant on Friday mornings between 9.30-10.30am, from 5th August. A ‘Chatter & Natter’ table brings people together, everyone is invited to sit together and it’s a great way to meet other local people. The coronavirus pandemic has been terrible
Teams from businesses and organisations across the Highlands will be pounding the streets of Inverness at the 10K Corporate Challenge on 2 October, with thousands more individual runners taking on the Baxters Loch Ness Marathon, River Ness 10K and 5K. The 10K Corporate Challenge is open to both the public and private sector and is
Former SSE Renewables managing director Jim Smith has agreed to take on the role of chair of Opportunity Cromarty Firth (OCF), the consortium leading the bid for Green Freeport status for the Inverness and Cromarty Firth area. He will be the first person to take the position at the partnership, which includes three Highland ports
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84% of Scottish organisations say the impact of skills shortages is causing increased workload on other staff, while 77% are seeing reduced output, profitability, or growth, according to new data from The Open University and the British Chambers of Commerce. 70% of survey responders in Scotland agreed that their organisation is currently facing skills shortages,
Independent business advisory and accountancy firm Johnston Carmichael has appointed a new Chair and Vice Chair as the business looks to the future and drives forward its growth ambitions. On 1 June Mark Houston, partner and Head of Johnston Carmichael’s Glasgow office, stepped up from his previous role as Vice Chair to Chair and Lynne
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For the first time in nearly 40 years, the capital of the Scottish Highlands will welcome a new £6 whisky distillery and brewery which will be sustainably powered by the water from the nearby River Ness, creating around 40 jobs. Nestled on the banks of the mighty river which finishes its journey in the famous
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