Chamber News

Scottish Highlands can Deliver “Key Building Block” to Decarbonise UK’s air Transport System

The UK’s largest regional airline has said the Scottish Highlands can provide a “key building block” in the drive to decarbonise the country’s air transport system. Loganair believes proposed large-scale green hydrogen production in the region would play a crucial role in establishing the range of national infrastructure needed for airlines to switch to clean,

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Our Chief Executive on A96 dualling Consultation is skewed to deliver outcome for SNP and Greens

Stewart Nicol, our chief executive , has written to ministers and transport chiefs to say he is “extremely concerned” about the way the study was framed. The future of the £3billion route upgrade between Inverness and Aberdeen has been in doubt since the SNP and Greens signed a power-sharing deal last year. The Press and

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WHY TRADE WITH NEW ZEALAND

International Trade is more than just import or export transactions and the importance of the initial stages of building relationships and trust cannot be overlooked. Trade Missions are important building blocks in this journey, in that they facilitate relationships by bringing businesses from around Scotland to the table with foreign investors, Governments and Trade Organisations.

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Former SSE Renewables Managing Director to Become Chair of Green Freeport bid Consortium

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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Scottish Employers are Feeling the Impact of Skills Shortages with Poor Staff Wellbeing, Increased Workload and Decreased Profitability

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,

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