CIVIL engineering contractor Daviot Farms, based in Inverness, has won a multi-million pound contract to help grow the Invergordon Service Base via excavation work, writes Emma Newlands.

The firm was awarded the contract by McLaughlin & Harvey and is carrying out initial reclamation work on phase three of the Port of Cromarty Firth development.

It will quarry more than 135,000 tonnes of rock allowing for the creation of a heavy load quay and concrete deck.

DFL director, Ian Phillips, said: "This high-profile project is further proof of DFL's increasing reputation for successful large civil engineering projects.

"The Invergordon Service Base expansion is an important development for the north of Scotland as the Port of Cromarty Firth continues its evolution to become a modern, high-functioning port capable of accommodating large vessels."