SCOTTISH salmon producer Loch Duart is to create up 40 jobs in Dingwall after it acquired the first-ever processing plant in its 21-year history, writes Scott Wright.
The company, which farms salmon in Sutherland and the Outer Hebrides, said the investment would give it greater flexibility and control over operations.
The 52,000 square foot processing facility had previously been owned by The Edinburgh Salmon Company, and was mothballed since 2018. Duart plans to refurbish the plant, where it will initially employ 40 staff.
Mark Warrington, managing director of Loch Duart, said: “This is great news for Loch Duart and for our customers. It is an investment in our future.
“Having our own processing facility will eventually allow us to be more flexible and responsive to our customers’ needs as we adapt to changing consumer behaviours in the new world that we all face.”
Loch Duart currently produces 6,000 tonnes of salmon each year from its farms in Sutherland and the Outer Hebrides.
It currently employs around 100 people, mainly at its farm sites.
The company said the new plant was located favourably for the farms, as well as being on route to Loch Duart’s markets.
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