Caithness And Sutherland Enterprise - Approvals List October 2005

15th November 2005

The following are funds approved up to the last day of the month. Please note that the sums relate to approvals, not payments. While finance may be approved, for a business investment for example, it does not guarantee that the development will go ahead. The approval simply shows that funds have been made available by CASE, but they will not be released until evidence is received that the project or activity has gone ahead.

HIE Network financial assistance for business
Financial assistance to help new and existing businesses to expand and develop.

Kongsberg Maritime Ltd, Wick, purchase of specialist equipment, £16,600;
Chloe Publishing Ltd, Halkirk, e-commerce development, £1,250;
Sutherland Brothers Ltd, Wick, website development, £600;
Aaron Publishing Ltd, Thurso, e-commerce development, £3,272;
Hugh Simpson (Contractors) Ltd, Wick, business process re-engineering and development of an integrated online business management system, £10,000

HIE Network financial assistance for skills development
Support for organisations and individuals wishing to develop new skills.

E M & T Rapson, Helmsdale, ADR training, £520; Yvonne Gunn, Wick, nail technician training, £750; Leslie Dunnett, Watten, rigging & lifting training, £642; James Sutherland, Wick, scaffold safety inspection course, £377; Peter McGinley, Thurso, RGIT offshore survival, £750; Jennifer Moir, Wick, Complete Writing course, £176; John Morrison, Kinlochbervie, Greenhand roustabout training, £697

HIE Network financial assistance for community projects
Financial support for a wide range of community-based projects.

Highland Rail Service, Lairg, Lairg commuter service pilot, £5,000; Pulteneytown Peoples' Project, Wick, youth work project, £21,000;
Queen Elizabeth Castle of Mey Trust, Mey, attendance at cruise market fair, £800;
North Lands Creative Glass, Lybster, joint arts residency programme, £10,676

Business start-up
Financial support for new business start-ups.

Ronald Munro, Brora, 'Munroconsult', a civil engineering consultancy, £3,600;
Stuart McConach, Halkirk, 'Halkirk Biscuits', £3,600