Highlands And Islands Enterprise

Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has appointed architects to design the spaceport that is being developed to launch small satellites from the Highlands. The development agency is leading the £17.5 million Space Hub Sutherland project, which include a £2.5m grant from the UK Space A

More than 1,800 new construction jobs are expected to be created after the Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) received almost £11 million of core funding to support the sector to innovate, modernise and grow. The investment from the Scottish Funding Council, Scottish Enterpris

The latest advancements in robotics and automation will be on show in Inverness next week as Scotland’s first showcase on the subject takes place on February 6 and 7. The free event is organised by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) at An Lòchran, Inverness Campus and is designed to

Plans to establish the UK’s first spaceport in north-west Sutherland have taken a major step forward after the owners of the prospective launch site for small satellites announced their support of the development.  Melness Crofters Estate (MCE), which owns the site on the Moine near Tongu

Wills Bros Civil Engineering has been awarded a £1.96 million contract to design and construct a new public transport bridge linking the north end of Inverness Campus with the Inverness Retail and Business Park. Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) is leading the development of the campus and the

Tony Fry Construction work has started at the site of four new industrial development plots in Oban.

Donna Chisholm, area manager for HIE in Moray, Derek Mackay MSP and Sandy Adam of Saltire Business Parks Cabinet secretary for finance Derek Mackay MSP yesterday marked the official start of construction at Elgin Business Park, the largest new industrial park in North of Scotland.

Artist's impression of a UK spaceport. Credit: Perfect Circle PV A remote peninsula in Sutherland has been chosen as the home of the UK's first spaceport.

Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) is inviting tenders to design and build a new bridge linking the north end of Inverness Campus with the Inverness retail and business park. The bridge will cross the main Inverness-Perth railway line and enable access for pedestrians, cyclists and buses to and

A £5.39 million construction contract has been awarded for the development of a new Research and Innovation Campus in Orkney. The campus is a joint venture by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) and Orkney Islands Council who have appointed Kirkwall-based R Clouston Limited as the main contracto

Robertson Northern has been appointed to construct a new £4.5 million building on Inverness Campus to support growth in life sciences and technology sectors. Inverness Campus developer Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has commissioned the firm to build the new 2460 m2 facility. It will be cal

Work is underway on a “game-changing” transformation of former Inverness school buildings to give the Highlands its first creative hub. The initial £1.2 million project is the first phase of a wider £5.7m scheme to transform the Midmills buildings (once part of the Inverness Royal Academy and

Housing on the Orkney island of Stronsay Housing has a crucial role in supporting sustainable and inclusive economic and community development and population growth in all parts of the Highlands and Islands, according to a new report.

Developers are being invited to register their interest in developing a hotel at Inverness Campus. Campus owner, Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), is promoting a site of around three acres for the development of a business-class hotel with around 120 bedrooms, meeting rooms, bistro, bar and lo

Work on a major renovation of the Scapa Flow Visitor Centre and Museum in Lyness looks set to start in spring next year after the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) approved a grant of up to £1.155 million. Designed by Studio MB, the project will involve the restoration of the historic buildings, the enha