News / Awards for excellence in business
SCOTTISH Sea Farms, one of the biggest fish farm businesses in Shetland, has won two trophies in this year’s Highlands and Islands Annual Business Excellence Awards.
Scotland’s second biggest salmon business won the Benromach Award for Excellence in International Business for almost doubling its export volume over the past two years and expanding into more than 20 countries.
The company also shared the ScotRail Business Direct Award for Excellence in Business Service and Engagement with Marine Harvest, Scotland’s biggest salmon producer.
The two producers have teamed up in a unique collaboration to find a natural solution to tackle sea lice.
They embarked on a £2 million research project breeding wrasse, known as a cleaner fish, at the University of Stirling’s marine facilities at Machrihanish in Argyll.
Wrasse are natural predators of sea lice and offer an alternative to chemical treatments and medicines to deal with the industry’s perennial problem.
Last year saw a major reduction in the need for using chemicals and medicines at the sites where tests were carried out.
ScotRail’s head of economic development James Ledgerwood said: “This is a superb example of two Scottish companies sharing their skills and expertise to provide positive sustainable business outcomes.”
Scottish Sea Farms managing director Jim Gallagher said they were delighted to receive the awards.
“Scottish Sea Farms will continue to look at how we grow not just our own exports but support moves that will showcase the quality of salmon being produced around Scotland’s shores.”
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