Highlands And Islands Enterprise

Plans to launch satellites into orbit from the north Highlands have been approved by the area’s local authority. Development agency Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) intends to create Space Hub Sutherland on land owned by Melness Crofters Estate on the A’ Mhòine peninsula, so

Highlands & Islands Enterprise (HIE) has submitted plans for a new ‘modular village’ for business units in Inverness Campus.

Firms in Shetland are being encouraged to register their services on an online portal used by large developers to publicise opportunities to tender for contracts in sectors such as energy and construction.

A spaceport in Sutherland has been given the go-ahead by the Highland Council following the successful completion of an environmental impact assessment led by engineering and environmental consultancy Ramboll. 

Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has been given the green light to build a vertical launch spaceport in Sutherland.

A planning application has been submitted with Highland Council for a new life sciences innovation centre on Inverness Campus.

A community development company has completed the purchase of land to provide affordable homes on the island of Colonsay.

Contracts for design work on two key Inverness Campus projects awarded before the COVID-19 lockdown are progressing well thanks to remote working.

A high level feasibility study into the construction of a bridge or tunnel across the Corran Narrows in West Lochaber has concluded that a fixed link is a viable proposition from an engineering, planning and economic perspective that deserves more detailed examination and costing.

Highlands & Islands Enterprise (HIE) has lodged a planning application for engineering works required to strengthen the structure supporting the Cairngorm funicular.

A new venture to build a brewery in John O'Groats has secured a £198,000 grant from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). Planning permission was granted this week for the 32,670 square foot site that will house a distillery, visitor centre and bonded warehouse.

A study is underway into the feasibility of replacing Scotland’s second busiest ferry service with a fixed link bridge or tunnel. The Highland Council, HITRANS and Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) are joint funding the study at the Corran Narrows in Lochaber.

Development agency Highlands & Islands Enterprise (HIE) has submitted a planning application for a satellite launch site on the north coast of Sutherland. Artist's impression of the proposed Space Hub Sutherland. Credit NORR Architects

Development agency Highlands and Islands Enterprise has released a new video which to highlight its plans for a spaceport in Sutherland. HIE is leading the development, with a £2.5 million grant from the UK Space Agency (UKSA), which is also funding two launch companies that plan to use the fa

A contractor which claimed the Scottish Government acted unlawfully in giving taxpayers' money to a competitor in the purchase of a Highland industrial yard has had a £25 million damages action dismissed.