Highlands And Islands Enterprise

Ambitious plans to create a major new renewables hub in Orkney have been accelerated with a £5 million grant to help take the project to the next stage. The funding from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) will further the development of a new harbour facility for the assembly of offshore w

Staff at Cairngorm Mountain have begun a series of maintenance activities on the electrical, mechanical and hydraulic systems that govern the movement of the two funicular carriages up and down the 1.8km viaduct.

A programme of public consultation gets underway this week on plans for the next phase of development at Inverness Campus. Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has led the development of more than 40 hectares of the site so far and is now inviting people from Inverness and surrounding areas to hel

A metal treatment company in Moray has embarked on a multi-million-pound project aimed at preserving and improving its operations in Elgin. Highland Metals Limited, trading as Highland Galvanizers, is upgrading buildings, equipment and infrastructure at is premises in the town’s Pinefield Indu

New houses for rent are being built on Eigg for the first time since being bought over by the community 30 years ago. The Isle of Eigg Heritage Trust, the community charity that owns most of the island, says the two new semi-detached properties will help address a severe shortage of available housin

People of Inverness and surrounding areas are being given the opportunity to help shape plans for the second and final phase of development at Inverness Campus.

The funicular railway at Cairngorm Mountain looks set to be back in action towards the end of December or early in the new year.  

The space ambitions of the Outer Hebrides have taken a step forward with the initial phase of construction of the Spaceport 1 sub-orbital launch site set to start.

A major project to create a new visitor hub on the island of Canna in Lochaber has secured a £20,000 contribution from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). Canna is the most westerly of the Small Isles archipelago in the Inner Hebrides. It has a resident population of 19 and welcomes 10,000

Work is underway to create seven new business units at Eabhal Business Park in Benbecula, Outer Hebrides.

A plan to build a film and TV studio that could attract major productions to the Highlands, Moray and Aberdeenshire has taken a major step forward with the formation of a working group.

A £1.3 million contract has been awarded for the refurbishment of a building on Enterprise Park Forres to create the new Manufacturing Innovation Centre Moray (MICM). Developer Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has commissioned Morrison Construction to carry out the works and the Torrance

A project to create a new high-end recording studio on the Isle of Mull in Argyll has been awarded up to £39,000 by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). New start company Heb Aisle Limited is converting a former church building in the village of Bunessan on the southern end of the island.

Yesterday marked the 15th anniversary of a masterplan that has helped to transform John O’Groats from ‘Carbuncle of the Year’ to a thriving visitor attraction.

Local construction firm MacInnes Bros Ltd has been appointed after Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) confirmed the final £2.1 million grant award as part of the funding package for phase two of Cnoc Soilleir.