Contract awarded for Manufacturing Innovation Centre Moray
A £1.3m contract has been awarded for the refurbishment of a building on Enterprise Park Forres to create the new Manufacturing Innovation Centre Moray (MICM).
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Tourism is a major sector for the Highlands and Islands. To help grow and develop the sector, Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has supported a partnership approach to developing and marketing specific destination areas since 2012.
This has included working with and funding Destination Management Organisations (DMOs) to build leadership and partnership for the benefit of tourism businesses, communities and local stakeholders.
To find out how this approach has made a difference, HIE has commissioned economic development consultants ekosgen to produce a review of the support given to tourism destinations across the Highlands and Islands.
As part of the review, businesses are being invited to complete a short survey before December 14. The agency is looking for business views on the impacts of destination activities, which could include infrastructure development, business support and destination marketing.
Anna Miller, head of tourism at HIE, said: “We want to ensure that HIE’s support and approach to the sustainable growth of tourism across the Highlands and Islands is the best it can be. We’d like to gather the views of businesses about destinations and the resulting benefits and impact of HIE’s support to shape our future approach towards destination development.”
Businesses working directly with HIE and DMOs may have been contacted directly with a link to the survey, and any tourism related businesses who would like to feed in their views can do so here.
A £1.3m contract has been awarded for the refurbishment of a building on Enterprise Park Forres to create the new Manufacturing Innovation Centre Moray (MICM).
Food and Drink TechHUB will provide financial and advice support to help businesses, including social and community enterprises, with commercial growth and net zero transition activities.
The funding can help cover the costs of equipment, new technology or fixtures and fittings, or to construct, adapt or upgrade business premises or other infrastructure.
CMSL board member Tim Hurst will become interim chief executive
As a result of HIE’s support, businesses in the area are set to see combined turnover rise by £22.4m, while international sales will grow by £661,000.
There was support for businesses and social enterprises to lower emissions and improve efficiencies within their operations.
The project is expected to continue to attract innovative marine businesses, creating new well-paid job opportunities, particularly for young people, and encouraging entrepreneurship.
As a result of HIE support, businesses in the area will see total turnover rise by £14.5m and international sales by £1.9m.
Joanna Peteranna took up the role on 1 July.