Now Gael Force expands to Canada

FAST growing Inverness based Gael Force Group is planning to expand its aquaculture business overseas, by establishing a base in Newfoundland in Canada. The company, which revealed a £7 million increase in turnover last year, said the move forms part of its strategy to enter overseas aquaculture markets. The announcement follows research into the current…

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Prize supplier up for three awards

INVERNESS based Gael Force Group has been shortlisted for three prizes at the annual Highland Business Awards. The leading aquaculture supplier has been recognised in the Outstanding Performing Business for 25+ employees and Inverness and Ross-shire Business of the Year categories. And Gael Force’s group managing director and founder, Stewart Graham, is up for the…

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Marine Harvest wins top award in prize night

MARINE Harvest Scotland scooped the top prize of best aquaculture company in the Scottish Marine Aquaculture Awards, held last night in Aviemore. At a packed ceremony, staged on the first night of the Aquaculture UK exhibition, companies and individuals were recognised in 12 different categories. Marine Harvest also won the Community Initiative award, for its…

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Offshore pen ‘will unlock growth potential’

INVERNESS based Gael Force Group is developing a larger, integrated offshore pen to support a move towards higher energy sites. The company, which acquired a majority stake in Scottish pen manufacturer Fusion Marine last month, announced earlier this year that it is investing £1 million to increase capacity and develop new products and services for…

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Salmon farming's future: bigger, offshore sites

By Vince McDonagh THERE is now a strong case for accelerating the relocation of older, sheltered Scottish fish farms to larger and more open coastal locations. That was one of the main developments from today’s session of the Scottish parliament’s Rural Economy and Connectivity (REC) committee inquiry into salmon farming. The two-hour long hearing at Holyrood, which was…

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MSPs visit salmon farm as part of inquiry

A GROUP of MSPs from the Rural Economy and Connectivity committee visited salmon farming operations on the west coast yesterday, as part of an ongoing inquiry into the industry in Scotland. The five politicians also met anglers during the day-long tour, and heard about the ground-breaking work of a hatchery using genetic profiling to restock…

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Fusion joins Gael Force Group

TWO leading Scottish aquaculture suppliers, Gael Force Group and Fusion Marine, are to join forces, the companies announced today. Gael Force will acquire 75 per cent of the outstanding share capital in Fusion, in the deal of an undisclosed value. The acquisition will conclude in early April, following the completion of normal due diligence. The…

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Danes see market in Scottish growth

REPRESENTATIVES from the Scottish aquaculture industry were invited to Denmark recently to give an insight into how their sector is working to unlock future growth. An industry led initiative to double production by 2030 will provide suppliers with huge opportunities, and Danish innovators are keen to exploit these. Martin Winkel, head of Danish Fish Tech…

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Salmon sector drives Gael Force growth

AQUACULTURE supply company Gael Force Group is to invest more than £1 million in an expansion and innovation programme this year following record growth in 2017. Last year, the Inverness based firm increased turnover by almost 45 per cent and added 50 new staff to its now 200-strong team – growth driven mostly by orders…

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Salmon farmer’s £100m boost for Scotland

SCOTTISH Sea Farms announced today that it spent more than £100 million buying goods and services from local businesses in 2017. This was up £13.9 million on 2016 and is driven by a long standing company policy to ‘buy Scottish’ wherever possible. The £100 million represents 85 per cent of Scottish Sea Farms’ total spend…

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