Mowi may move processing to Skye

MOWI has a ‘once in a lifetime’ opportunity to build a state-of-the-art fish processing facility in Scotland, according to managing director Ben Hadfield. The preferred option is to construct a new factory on Skye, on the site of the company’s new feed plant in Kyleakin. With bumper harvests expected this year and a long-term strategy…

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Mowi addresses gender pay gap

SCOTLAND’S biggest salmon farmer, Mowi, said it is working towards closing the gender pay gap among its staff. The company’s human resources manager, Joanna Peeling, told Mowi’s May newsletter that they have equal pay for work of equal value, rewarding staff for the role not their gender. The company recently published statistics on its gender…

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Aqua women: your sector needs you

A NEW initiative aimed primarily at supporting women working in the aquaculture industry was launched today. The scheme will focus on professional mentoring and will also be available to men in the sector, with anyone interested invited to apply for a place on the initial pilot. The brainchild of the Fish Site, the project was…

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Salmon farmers soar in top firms list

SCOTLAND’S salmon companies have been recognised among the country’s top performing firms, with several leading producers moving up in an annual league table of businesses. Mowi Scotland (formerly Marine Harvest Scotland) moves up 12 places to rank 31st in Scottish Business Insider’s Top 500 (2019) table, published this month. Mowi’s value-added processing business, based in…

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