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Blar Mhor transformation provides a healthy boost

Mowi’s Blar Mhor processing facility in Fort William has been transformed recently, upgrading its operations to allow us to continue providing sustainable and nutritious salmon for the nation. The transformation is enabling Blar Mhor to break records for fish numbers and volume, with a peak of 10kt expected in our busiest months ahead. To give

Keeping it in the family

For the first time in Mowi history, a father and son have taken up the same role as farm managers. Iain Fraser is farm manager at Laga Bay and his son Jack has recently been appointed farm manager at Kingairloch. Lochaber locals, the pair have worked their way up having both started with Mowi straight

Aquaculture Day immerses pupils in the Scottish salmon sector

The Mowi team was pleased to attend Lochaber’s first Aquaculture Day on 2nd October. Taking place at Lochaber High School, the event was organised by Salmon Scotland, Developing the Young Workforce West Highland and Mowi Scotland. Salmon farmers and industry suppliers were among those showcasing careers in their companies to hundreds of pupils from Lochaber

Volunteers honoured at VOSCARS

Mowi was proud to attend and support the 2024 VOSCARS (Volunteer Oscars) as part of Volunteers’ Week, taking place from 3rd to 9th June. Organised by Voluntary Action Lochaber, the VOSCARS celebrate the region’s community volunteers and the organisations that support them. This year, Mowi sponsored the Voluntary Organisation of the Year award which was

Celebrating a decade of Lochailort

Lochailort employees celebrate the anniversary, photo by Iain Ferguson, alba.photos Mowi recently celebrated the 10-year anniversary of the opening of its Lochailort recirculation hatchery with a free guest lunch from its Salmon Wagon. Attending the event, held in glorious sunshine on Friday June 9th, were Mowi colleagues, residents, local business representatives, community council representatives, councillors,

Developing skills for the workforce of the future in aquaculture

This was the hot topic discussed at Aquaculture Day during Ideas Week hosted by the Lochaber Chamber of Commerce in November. Our Learning and Development Manager Donald Waring presented to businesses in Lochaber, many of which are part of the aquaculture supply chain, and also joined a panel discussion with Tavish Scott, CEO of Salmon

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