Recent news

Nevis Range is planning to take its visitors to new heights with the introduction of a series of high ropes courses at the foot of the mountain gondola.

18 March 2010

World class battery power developer ABSL Power Solutions, which has its headquarters in the North of Scotland, has won a £4.6 million pound contract with the UK Ministry of Defence.
17 March 2010

Pelamis Wave Power Ltd (PWP), the Edinburgh based developers of the Pelamis wave energy converter, have secured a lease agreement with The Crown Estate, as announced by the First Minister today.
16 March 2010

Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) is primed and ready to support engagement between developers and local suppliers after The Crown Estate reveals at midday today (Tuesday, March 16) which companies have been granted leases to generate marine energy in the Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters.

16 March 2010

Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) is extending a pilot programme which is successfully developing the leadership skills of contact centre staff across the region.
11 March 2010

A Shetland businessman has recently returned to the islands from one of the world's most renowned business schools where he excelled at an entrepreneurs development programme.
10 March 2010

Orkney has seen a growth in tourist visitor numbers of 18 per cent since 2005 to nearly 142,000 people and an increase in spend, in real terms, of 13 per cent to almost £32 million.  Added to this, an overwhelming 95 per cent of visitors would recommend Orkney as a holiday destination.
09 March 2010

Moray Small Business Club (MSBC) has arranged for Geoff Burch from the BBC TV programme "All Over the Shop" to speak at a special event on Thursday 11 March.
09 March 2010

Highlands and Islands businesses with interests as diverse as forestry, manufacturing, marine science, fine foods and textiles are taking advantage of an opportunity to meet with trade specialists from the Nordic region.
04 March 2010

Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) Acting Chief Executive Sandy Brady said: “Highlands and Islands Enterprise recognises the committee's criticism of earlier decisions surrounding the development of the funicular railway. While the agency adhered to Scottish Executive guidelines at the time, we accept that good practice in project appraisal and management has improved significantly since the early 1990s.
03 March 2010

Four Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Ambassadors visited Kirkwall Grammar on 18 February, to contribute insights into the world of work to the parents evening about third year subject choices.
01 March 2010

EMEC, the Orkney-based European Marine Energy Centre, is gearing up for the arrival this year of more devices capable of generating electricity from waves or tidal currents.
26 February 2010

25 February 2010

The public is being invited to have its say on the landmark which could greet visitors who have travelled the length of Britain to come to the mainland's most northerly tourist attraction.
18 February 2010

Award winning Highlands and Islands designer Henrietta Ludgate is putting last minute preparations together for her latest showcase at the UK's most prestigious fashion event.
16 February 2010

Two prominent UK tourism businesses are joining forces to lead the way with a multi-million pound plan to revitalise one of Scotland's best known destinations, John O'Groats.
11 February 2010

Sandy Cumming CBE, Chief Executive of Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) for the past nine and a half years, plans to leave the organisation next month and take on a new, national role.
11 February 2010

Robert Gordon University's leading tourism expert, Andrew Martin, who is originally from Elgin, has been appointed as Chair of Moray Tourism Development, a new limited company focused on raising the profile of Moray and Speyside as an internationally-renowned tourist destination.

11 February 2010

The first Science Festival in the Outer Hebrides, taking place between 18 and 20 March 2010, has received £5,000 funding from the Scottish Government's Office of the Chief Scientific Adviser.
10 February 2010

A leading manufacturer of timber frames in Elgin is building on 20 years of solid business foundations with expansion plans for a greener future.
10 February 2010

The Isle of Lewis' first whisky distillery in 170 years is aiming to double its production and to increase the quantity of island grown barley that it uses over the coming year.
 
09 February 2010

Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) is to reorganise its workforce to better deliver its role in supporting the region's economic and community development.
08 February 2010

SURF - Scotland's Independent Regeneration Network, announce their 2010 annual conference 'Sustaining and Reinventing Community Regeneration', taking place on 23rd and 24th of March 2010 in Edinburgh.

08 February 2010