North Highland Chamber of Commerce

15/09/2026

✨More photos from a fantastic Annual Dinner!

It was a brilliant evening bringing together businesses and professionals from across the region to celebrate achievements, strengthen connections and enjoy great company.

Our Annual Dinner is always one of the highlights of the year, showcasing the strength of our business community and providing an opportunity to recognise success, build relationships and catch up with colleagues old and new.

A huge thank you to our sponsors for helping make the evening such a memorable occasion: NRS Dounreay, Pentland Ferries, Ayre Offshore Wind Farm, JGC Engineering & Technical Services Ltd, Sinclair Bay Subsea, Pentland Floating Offshore Wind Farm, Saffery, Altrad, GMG Energy, and The Caithness Collection.

Thank you to everyone who attended and contributed to such a successful event. We hope you enjoy this latest selection of photos from a great night.

Photo credit: Colin Campbell Photography

14/09/2026

✨Congratulations to Creel & Crumb, winners of our Young Business of the Year Award, presented by Richard Copeland of Pentland Floating Offshore Wind.

The category attracted an outstanding calibre of applications, showcasing the innovation, ambition and entrepreneurial spirit that continue to thrive across our region.

Based at Wick Harbour, Creel & Crumb serve high-quality seafood dishes that celebrate Caithness’s natural larder. Their strong commitment to authenticity is reflected in the way they work closely with local fishermen and suppliers to showcase the very best of the area. Their success is a fantastic example of how young businesses can support the local economy while proudly celebrating the region’s maritime traditions.

📸Colin Campbell Photography

14/09/2026

Highland BlindCraft Sensory Services are holding an Open Day, aimed to inform communities, employers, and anyone living with sight or hearing loss what support is available locally.

🗓️ Tuesday 22nd September
⏰ 11:00am - 2:00pm
📍 Royal British Legion, Thurso

For more details, contact [email protected]

14/09/2026

Applications are now open for the Workforce North Co-Investment Fund, a new pilot fund supporting employer-led workforce development across the Highlands and Islands.

The Fund will support eligible activity linked to skills development, apprenticeships, workforce pipelines and shared workforce challenges.

Review the guidance and apply:
👉 www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk/wfnfunding

11/09/2026

🎉 Congratulations to Jade Sinclair from Zumbini with Jade, winner of our Young Entrepreneur of the Year award, presented by award sponsor Coll Murchison-MacDonald of Saffery.

The award presentation was one of the highlights of our Annual Dinner. With an exceptionally strong calibre of entrants, our judges had a difficult task in choosing just one winner.

Zumbini with Jade offers early years sessions built around music, movement and play. The business has created a welcoming space that supports children’s development, strengthens family wellbeing and helps tackle isolation.

It is inspiring to see young entrepreneurs and businesses continuing to drive innovation, ambition and growth across the North Highlands.

"Winning the Young Entrepreneur Award is a huge achievement that I am extremely proud of. It has fuelled my desire to create more learning opportunities and prioritise Early Years and ASN families across Caithness and Sutherland. I am ready to grow and excited for the future ahead!"

📸Colin Campbell Photography

10/09/2026

It was wonderful to welcome so many guests to our 52nd Annual Dinner last Thursday evening. A special thank you to the team at the Norseman Hotel in Wick for once again hosting us and looking after everyone so well throughout the evening.

We were delighted to be joined by Charandeep Singh BEM, CEO of Scottish Chambers of Commerce, whose keynote reflected on his visits with local businesses and the opportunities and challenges facing the area.

Our Chair, Stephen Sutherland, opened the evening before introducing our Master of Ceremonies, The Rt. Hon. Viscount Thurso. We were also pleased to hear from Mac MacGill of NRS Dounreay, the evening’s Principal Sponsor.

Kevin Quantum, magician and Britain’s Got Talent semi-finalist, kept guests entertained and the evening finished with the Young Business of the Year and Young Entrepreneur of the Year awards, celebrating emerging talent and ambition across the region.

Thank you to our sponsors, team and guests for helping make the evening such a success. We’ll be sharing the award announcements and more photographs soon, so keep an eye out!

📸 Colin Campbell Photography

10/09/2026

Final call for responses to the Quarterly Economic Indicator survey. 📢

Don't miss the opportunity to contribute your views and help strengthen the evidence used to represent Scottish businesses.

👉 Complete the survey today: https://bit.ly/SCCQEIQ32026

09/09/2026

🥂Join us in celebrating the very best of Highland business at the Highland Business Awards Ceremony & Lunch. It’s going to be an inspiring afternoon – have you secured your tickets yet?
https://inverness-chamber.co.uk/highland-business-awards-2026/

Inverness Chamber of Commerce

08/09/2026

Join NRS Dounreay for an evening of networking and informative discussions on upcoming opportunities and future developments. 👇

Following the recent NRS Supply Chain Engagement Session, we are pleased to be hosting an evening event with NRS Dounreay, providing local businesses and suppliers with an opportunity to gain valuable insights into the site's priorities and future requirements.

🗓️ Thursday 29th October
⏰ 6:00pm - 9:00pm
📍 Pentland Hotel, Thurso

Pre-arranged 1-to-1 meetings with NRS representatives will also be taking place. Please request a slot when registering.

Find out more and register now:
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Join NRS Dounreay for an evening of networking and informative discussions on upcoming opportunities and future developments.

01/09/2026

There's still time to have your say on Wick's Community Development Plan. 👇

Based on feedback received from the local community, Wick Development Trust have created a draft Community Development Plan, designed to be used as a resource to support projects and funding across the area.

Feedback is still welcome. View the draft plan and share your views in the following survey:
🗨️ https://forms.gle/VmVBgMWBk3pnGNbv7