Highlands And Islands Enterprise

Charlotte Wright, the chief executive of Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), is to leave the organisation later this year. Ms Wright, who has led the development agency for the past five years, has announced she plans to step down in the summer for personal reasons.

A three-year community-led project to bring about a recovery and create a more sustainable future for tourism in Wester Ross has secured £193,000 from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE).

Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has awarded a new framework agreement to business advisory firm Anderson Anderson Brown (AAB) for the procurement of specialist advice to support its clients. AAB will identify, procure and manage specialist advisors who will support HIE clients as they recover

More than 2,800 businesses that operate within the Scottish wedding industry have been supported by £25.9 million worth of funding to help survive the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Scotland’s growing space industry has the potential to help put the UK at the forefront of the worldwide launch market for small commercial satellites over the next few years, a new study conducted by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has found. A detailed market analysis of the UK space

A community landowner in the Isle of Lewis has purchased a workshop and a small area of land with support from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). Urras Oighreachd Chàrlabhaigh (UOC) has been awarded a grant of £11,855 to help purchase the building in Breasclete, associated legal fe

Marie Bruhat, a designer who is keeping the Fair Isle knitting tradition alive, has been awarded £40,842 from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) to expand her business. Marie Bruhat was inspired to move to Fair Isle from France four years ago following a previous internship with another is

A three-year project to restore confidence and resilience in Orkney’s tourism sector has secured £300,000 from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). The £390,000 project, by destination management organisation Destination Orkney Limited (DOL) will deliver a series of initiatives

A renowned Speyside mansion is being converted into a luxury holiday and events venue, aimed at whisky enthusiasts.

One of Orkney’s oldest family bakery firms has moved into a new purpose-built factory on the island of Westray in a bid to boost production and meet growing UK wide demand for its traditional products. WFM Brown Ltd, which trades as The Westray Bakehouse, was established on the island in 1892

Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has approved £4.5 million of funding for two new stages in its development of the European Marine Science Park (EMSP) at Dunstaffnage near Oban.

Shetland-based firm J & G Shetland Ltd is to launch a new range of biltong snacks, including Scotland's first lamb biltong, in a move that is expected to create new jobs. J & G Shetland Ltd, which owns Sound Service Station is set to start production at their premises in Lerwick, in February

Regional development agency Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has approved investment of up to £8.3 million in Scottish Government funding for an £18.9m project to develop the East Quay at Port of Nigg in Easter Ross. The project will help the Highlands and Islands economy benefit m

MIME Technologies, a med-tech spin-out from the University of Aberdeen, has secured up to £161,000 of funding from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE).

Companies from the Highlands and islands have made their mark on the annual Scottish Green Energy Awards which took place virtually last night, with finalists from the region shortlisted in eight of the 13 categories. Organised by Scottish Renewables and supported by Highlands and Islands Enterprise