Renewable energy firm ENERCON welcomed to Wick Business Park
Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) developed the units in response to local demand.
Make your life easier with a MyHIE account. It’ll save you time, help you find and organise content based on your needs and interests.
Charlotte Wright, HIE Chief Executive, said: “Today’s announcement is an important step in securing the long-term economic future of the Moray area and we are very pleased to provide funding along with our partners.
“This will support projects that create opportunities to build on the local economy and diversify it to ensure that we have jobs for the future in our Moray communities. It will help support projects that promote innovation, drive growth and help deliver sustainable and inclusive economic recovery across the whole of Moray.
“We look forward to working closely with our partners to deliver projects in the Moray Growth Deal to deliver important benefits over the next few years. These include the Moray Aerospace, Advanced Technology and Innovation Campus and Cultural Quarter, which involves the refurbishment of Grant Lodge and Town Hall.”
Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) developed the units in response to local demand.
HIE will manage the fund on behalf of Scottish Government
Businesses in the Highlands and Islands are invited to apply to the 2025/26 Scottish Rural Leadership Programme.
The Scottish Government has begun recruitment to appoint a new Chair for the Board of development agency Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE).
Tha Riaghaltas na h-Alba air tòiseachadh a’ trusadh gus Cathraiche ùr fhastadh chun a’ Bhùird aig a’ bhuidheann leasachaidh Iomairt na Gàidhealtachd ’s nan Eilean (HIE).
HIE’s application is for permission to establish infrastructure, such as roads and utilities, to create serviced plots for sale to developers.
There’s a focus on renewable energy and the need to maximise economic and community benefits while driving the transition to net zero.
Over the next three years, the project is expected to generate nearly £1m in turnover and create 12 new jobs.
New state of the art automated plant and machinery, including artificial intelligence (AI), is being installed.
The move will help facilitate the company’s further growth. Its corporate and compliance team of ten will relocate to Aurora House, with the company’s operational base remaining in Beauly.
Project will help support economic growth and strengthen population retention in Caithness