Venture North Tourism Gathering to focus on the future for the North Highlands
14th March 2024
Tourism businesses and organisations from across the North Highlands are set to attend Venture North’s annual Tourism Gathering later in March. Venture North is the Destination Management Organisation ( DMO) for Caithness and Sutherland. Venture North works with local businesses, communities, and stakeholders to provide a united voice and vision for the development and promotion […]
New Members – October
18th November 2024
This month, we’re thrilled to welcome our new Business Members Caithness Pest Control, MacDonald Landscaping, Wick Development Trust, Fresh Favourites, and Wick Laundry. We look forward to working with them all! To discuss membership, please reach out to our Business Development manager, Fiona Levack. You can contact Fiona by email: fiona@caithnesschamber.com. You can read about […]
New DASA Themed Competition – PYRAMID: future-proofing air systems
8th November 2024
DASA has launched a new Themed Competition: PYRAMID for avionics and mission systems Funded by Air Command – Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO) The total possible funding available for this competition is £4 million (excluding VAT) Competition closes at midday 14 January 2025 (GMT) The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) is pleased to launch a new Themed Competition […]
Business Energy Scotland: Stay warm for less this winter
6th November 2024
Stay warm for less this winter. During Scotland’s winters, when the mercury often plummets to well below zero, heating our workplaces to comfortable levels becomes essential. But it is also a big expense. For some organisations it can account for as much as half of total energy bills. At this time of year, even the smallest […]
Raising a glass to success at the Caithness Chamber Seventeenth Annual General Meeting
6th November 2024
Louise Sinclair, vice chair of Caithness Chamber of Commerce and general manager at Sinclair Bay Subsea, reflects on the change at John O’Groats Earlier this month, we were joined by our members for the seventeenth Annual General Meeting of Caithness Chamber of Commerce. This year, our AGM was held in John O’Groats, a village that […]
Navertech Ltd Successfully Install NDAA-Certified CCTV System in Harsh Marine Environment
23rd October 2024
One of Navertech Ltd‘s long-standing clients approached them to replace its CCTV system. It was recently completed with 22 cameras installed in a challenging environment, and with the unpredictable summer weather creating its own challenges. The marine environment is harsh on common metals used in CCTV hardware, as was apparent from the former CCTV system […]
Communities invited to Stromar Offshore Wind Farm consultation events
23rd October 2024
Stromar, one of Scotland’s flagship floating offshore wind developments, is inviting communities to the first phase of its statutory consultation events for the project. The events, which will be supported by a virtual exhibition, are to be held next month (November) across Aberdeenshire and the north of Scotland including Cuminestown, Fraserburgh, New Deer, Rosehearty, Strichen […]
SCC QUARTERLY ECONOMIC INDICATOR: Q3 2024 REPORT & PRESS RELEASE
15th October 2024
TAX FEARS GROW IN SCOTTISH ECONOMY Fears over increased taxes and uncertainty over the impact of the Autumn Budget are hitting Scotland’s businesses. The Scottish Chambers of Commerce’s survey flagged taxation concerns among 55% of businesses – up from 35% last year. Anxiety, particularly around Labour’s Autumn Budget, saw both the tourism and retail sectors […]
New entry category for Taste North Challenge
14th October 2024
A new entry category has been added into the mix for this year’s Taste North Challenge. As part of the annual Taste North festival held in Wick on 3rd November, the regional culinary competition celebrates the use of ingredients produced in Caithness and Sutherland. This year, the challenge has four entry categories: 15 and under, […]
Caithness Chamber of Commerce Celebrates 50 Years of Excellence at Annual Dinner and Awards Ceremony.
11th October 2024
On Thursday, 12th September 2024, the highly anticipated Caithness Chamber of Commerce 50th Annual Dinner and Awards Ceremony took-place at the Norseman Hotel, Wick. This prestigious event has become a cornerstone of the local business calendar, annually attracting the region’s most prominent business figures. In honour of this milestone, the evening’s theme was 1974 – […]
DASA launches new approach to accelerate innovative solutions for UK defence
2nd October 2024
The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) is excited to announce the launch of a new Early Market Engagement (EME) pilot initiative, on behalf of The MOD Innovation Directorate on the theme of Uncrewed Systems. This pilot aims to collaboratively challenge MOD problem areas and identify potential solutions that could rapidly deliver capability for defence and […]
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