News archive
HIE Caithness and Sutherland news archive from December 2004
| Caspian shellfish A Sutherland shellfish company who partially moved from creel fishing to mussel farming in 2003 have been so encouraged by the potential of their new venture that they are now turning their full attention to mussel farming. | |
| Robert goes up in the world Caithness man Robert Miller has moved up in the world, starting his own business, RWM Training, providing on-site training and testing on fork lift trucks, telescopic handlers and cherry pickers. | |
| New directors for CASE The chairman of Caithness and Sutherland Enterprise (CASE), Pat Buchanan, along with chief executive Carroll Buxton, welcomed three new directors to the local enterprise company's board yesterday (Tuesday 14th December).
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| Fathoms dive into training A sub sea services company specialising in the offshore and onshore monitoring and removal of radiological contamination is training two of its key staff in health physics with assistance from Caithness and Sutherland Enterprise (CASE). | |
| Who cares wins - 2004 More than 70 business people from across Skye and Lochalsh gathered at Aros in Portree yesterday (Tuesday 7th December), to get advice and top tips on providing excellent customer service. | |
| Forestry project could provide 500 new jobs in Highlands Ross and Cromarty Enterprise (RACE) has approved funding towards a study into the potential construction of a £1bn state-of-the-art integrated pulpmill, papermill, sawmill and renewable energy generation plant at Delny, Invergordon. | |
| Highland childcare company introduces new service Parents of young children in the Highlands, who currently have difficulty finding childcare provision to meet their needs, are being offered a more flexible service by Direct Childcare. | |
| Scottish Executive announces extension of renewable energy scheme The Scottish Executive has announced a £6.6 million extension to the Scottish Community and Householder Renewables Initiative (SCHRI) to cover the next three years. | |