Posts Tagged ‘Kyleakin’
Hadfield happy with new role after ‘fantastic’ feed journey
THE new management structure at Mowi, announced last week, will be a very good thing for Scotland, said Scottish boss Ben Hadfield. He has been appointed chief operating officer of farming in Scotland and Ireland, handing over his previous duties in the group as COO Feed to Atle Kvist, formerly managing director of Mowi Feed.…
Read MoreMowi to move Loch Ewe biomass to \’unique\’ Scalpay site
SCOTLAND’s biggest salmon farmer, Mowi, has confirmed it will close its Loch Ewe site at the end of the current production cycle, and relocate the biomass to a new high energy farm near Scalpay. The new farm will combine salmon farming with the rearing of other marine species, and could also become a visitor attraction,…
Read MoreMowi to move Loch Ewe biomass to \’unique\’ Scalpay site
SCOTLAND’s biggest salmon farmer, Mowi, has confirmed it will close its Loch Ewe site at the end of the current production cycle, and relocate the biomass to a new high energy farm near Scalpay. The new farm will combine salmon farming with the rearing of other marine species, and could also become a visitor attraction,…
Read MoreCooke buys Skretting’s UK feed plant
CANADIAN owned salmon farmer Cooke has bought Skretting’s Scottish feed mill in Invergordon, which ceased production in April this year. New Brunswick based Cooke announced today the establishment of Northeast Nutrition Scotland at the Easter Ross site. Skretting, owned by Nutreco, said last year that the decision to close its UK operation was due to…
Read MoreExpanding Rosyth sets new records
THE Consumer Products team at Mowi Scotland’s Rosyth factory celebrated its best month ever in May, with a 43 per cent increase in volume compared to the same period last year. Rosyth produced 8,900 tonnes, compared to 6,225 tonnes in May 2018, according to the July issue of Mowi’s newsletter, The Scoop. The team went…
Read MoreFirst Kyleakin feed delivered to Mowi farms
THE first batches of feed made at Mowi Scotland’s new plant at Kyleakin on Skye have been delivered to the company’s salmon farms on the west coast and the Hebrides. Two ships from Norway, Eidholm and Mikal With, have been dispatching the feed – Neptune Summer 200, 600, 1200 and 2500. Neptune 50 Adapt is…
Read MoreMarine Harvest feeds local job needs
AROUND 60 per cent of the workforce at Marine Harvest’s new feed plant on Skye have been recruited locally, according to the company. Some 37 out of a total of 53 positions have now been filled and another six staff are due to join the team at Kyleakin before the end of the year. While…
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