Highland BlindCraft Beds is a social enterprise and charity based in Inverness, dedicated to supporting individuals with disabilities through employment, training, and essential services. For over 140 years, they have handcrafted high-quality mattresses, beds, and headboards, providing meaningful work opportunities for people with disabilities while serving customers across Scotland and the UK. In addition to […]
The Elsie Normington Foundation, in partnership with Special Needs Action Project (SNAP), Thriving Families, Connecting Carers, and Encompass Caithness, is excited to announce the launch of the Haven Consortium – a groundbreaking initiative aimed at improving the lives of young people with disabilities, and their families, across the Highlands. This innovative consortium brings together five
From Shed to Showdown: The Journey of a Mazda, a Rally Dream, and Genny Hire Ltd For Cameron, rallying was never just a hobby—it was in his blood. Born in 1996 into a Mazda rally family, there was little hope he’d avoid the motorsport bug. But neither he nor Genny Hire Ltd could have predicted
The Port of Inverness is excited to have taken delivery of its first batch of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) to use as a replacement for marine gas oil to fuel the Port’s pilot boats. Delivery came from local supplier, Highland Fuels, who were founded in Inverness in 1957. HVO is 100% sustainably sourced from waste fats
W M Donald is proud to be shaping the future of the construction industry in Inverness by actively engaging with young talent, developing skills, and creating career pathways. Their commitment to inspiring the next generation was on full display at a recent Technical Day at Millburn Academy, where they collaborated with Developing the Young Workforce
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As part of local developer HHA’s 20th-anniversary celebrations, pupils from Ness Castle Primary School have been tasked with designing the homes of tomorrow. The not-for-profit developer invited over 200 students from the school to envision how homes might look in 2045 and beyond. The young designers were encouraged to incorporate key elements such as sustainability,
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Renewable energy specialists, AES Solar has completed the installation of 250 Solar PV panels at Inverness charity and social enterprise, New Start Highland. The Forres-based organisation has installed 250 Solar PV panels across New Start Highland’s retail outlets, storage facilities, training buildings and offices. It is one of the most prominent reconfigurations at the charity’s
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Leading independent renewable energy generator, Fred. Olsen Renewables has applied for permission to develop Balnespick Wind Farm located 5.6km east of Tomatin and 6.6km north-west of Carrbridge, in the Highlands. If consented the wind farm will generate up to 64.8MW of clean electricity and could provide power directly to Tomatin Distillery. Balnespick Wind Farm has
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The Inverness Castle Experience has reached two key milestones: the completion of glazing on the new link building and the installation of the fully refurbished Rose Window in the South Tower Story Room. These achievements mark significant progress as the attraction prepares to open later this year. The contemporary link building, now wind and watertight,
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Mowi, Scotland’s largest aquaculture company, has announced its purchase of Sanda Island in Argyll and Bute off the southern tip of the Kintyre peninsula. The company plans to establish a salmon farm off the east coast of the island as well as reinvigorate the island and develop its potential as a tourism destination. The fish
