O’Brien Recycling: Leading the Charge in Zero Waste to Landfill

14th August 2024

Rooted in the Highlands, Driven by Sustainability: Discover How O’Brien Recycling is Shaping a Greener Future. Located on their family croft in East Caithness, with breathtaking vistas over the North Sea, O’Brien’s Recycling is a standout in the recycling industry. Originally established as a scrap business in the 1980s, this family-run enterprise has been a […]

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Business Energy Scotland: Could you take charge of your energy bills with microgeneration?

7th August 2024

Did your business feel the pain of recent energy price hikes? Are you wondering what you can do to be more resilient to price volatility in the energy markets in the future? You’re not alone. Many forward-thinking businesses across Scotland – from factories to offices, shops to holiday parks, care homes to community halls – […]

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Are you a Resilient Business?

5th August 2024

Get ready to celebrate your business’s achievements with the Inverness Chamber of Commerce Highland Business Awards. These Awards are open to businesses of all sizes and types across the Highland region. Whether you’re a new business or have been established for a while, there’s a category for you. Winning or being shortlisted for an award […]

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Getting involved in the Highlands and Islands Climate Festival

30th July 2024

The third Highlands and Islands Climate Festival will take place from the 1st – 30th September 2024. The festival is a celebration of community led climate action. It shines a light on the incredible work happening where we live and its impact on our people and planet. The festival is organised by the Highlands and […]

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A Forss for Change – New Management at Forss Business & Energy Park

30th July 2024

Forss Business & Energy Park is a 200-acre site situated 7 miles west of Thurso town, comprising of 60,000 sq ft of combined office and industrial space, alongside a 6 turbine windfarm and an Anaerobic Digestion Plant. Under new management since March 2024, the park has gone from strength to strength in recent months. Existing […]

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Call for Taste North Exhibitors 2024

30th July 2024

The Taste North Food & Drink Festival are inviting producers and exhibitors to register interest in attending the 2024 event, due to take place in Wick on Sunday 3rd November. The 2023 showcase of Highland food and drink attracted a footfall of over 1700 last November and has also been shortlisted in the ‘Outstanding Cultural […]

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Green Engineers for the Future: New Course and Workshop Launched at UHI North, West and Hebrides’ Thurso Campus

30th July 2024

A new, fully funded, short course aimed at engineers and technicians looking to train in green engineering maintenance skills is now open for applications from businesses. The ‘Green Engineers for the Future’ five-day short course is a blend of theoretical knowledge and practical skills, focusing on sustainability and the integration of engineering maintenance and control […]

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‘For Peat’s Sake’ Project Partnership to Deliver Peatland Restoration Training to Businesses

29th July 2024

UHI North, West and Hebrides, in collaboration with NatureScot Peatland ACTION, is excited to announce the launch of the ‘For Peat’s Sake’ project, which will deliver an introductory peatland restoration training course to businesses. The five-day course, An Introduction to Peatland Restoration, will combine classroom-based learning with practical field trips equipping businesses with an introduction […]

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New DASA Themed Competition: Innovation in Support of Operations

22nd July 2024

The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) is pleased to launch a new £2 million Themed Competition called Innovation in Support of Operations. Run on behalf of the Ministry of Defence, this competition seeks fast paced scalable proposals across four key challenge areas: Novel and enhanced scale complex manufacture of materiel Autonomous system navigation and applique […]

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Aberdeen Hydrogen Hub secures FID

17th July 2024

Hydrogen Scotland member bp Aberdeen Hydrogen Energy Limited – the joint venture between bp and Aberdeen City Council – announced this week that their final investment decision for its Aberdeen Hydrogen Hub project has been agreed. Construction activities are expected to begin before the end of 2024, targeting green hydrogen production from 2026. The Aberdeen […]

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