In July 2024, we were engaged by Caol Community Council to prepare a stage 1 draft plan for the community.      

Local Place Plans were introduced by the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019, which contains a new right for communities to produce their own plans as part of the new Scottish planning system.

It great to see such a wide variety of aquaculture and marine companies benefiting from the £14 million awarded in the latest 2024-25 round of the Scottish Government’s Marine Fund Scotland released this week.

Summer (can it really be called that this year?!?!) is always a busy time for us with the juggle of holidays and important deadlines to balance 😊

Works at Blar Mhor has been proceeding well with the new Bin Wash for Packaging Solutions Scotland progressing well.  On this project we have designed and tendered all work packages and managed and supervised the contractors on site.

We are recruiting for a graduate Project Engineer to join out team in our Fort William office.

The role is initially for a 12 month fixed term on a specific project, but is likely to develop into full time permanent employment.

The project will involve the development of 3D modelling and (potentially) GIS database systems and capability for the company. Full training in relevant software will be provided.

This month seen a fantastic few days exhibiting at Aquaculture UK, it was great to catch up with industry friends old and new, we hope everyone had a good show in sunny Aviemore!

The biggest congratulations to Sarah Riddle on her surprise award! 😁👏 Sarah won the Judges Special Recognition award at this years Aquaculture Awards.

Over the last few months, we have worked with the fantastic Scott Muirhead on ensuring the new branding reflects the ethos and future direction of Northern Light Consulting. We are so excited to share some of the fantastic designs and website content over the next few weeks.

This week the next round of Marine Fund Scotland 2023-2024 funding will re-open. Successful projects should aim to deliver desired outcomes from the following categories, which relate to Scotland’s Blue Economy Vision:

On a stunning sunny day in Lochaber, we were thrilled to see Thomas Telford Corpach Marina officially opened yesterday by HRH Princess Royal.

Over the last few months we have had some key changes at Northern Light whilst continuing to provide our services to long-standing and new clients. In May, we welcomed two new members to the team

A question we often get asked at Northern Light is – what do you guys do?