Crofting community heritage centre in Lewis set for 2025 opening
The 130-year old Garrabost Mill in the Isle of Lewis is being transformed into a heritage destination for visitors and locals.
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Salar Smokehouse Ltd currently produces a range of smoked salmon products from a site at Loch Carnan, South Uist. The firm will move production operations 12 miles north to Uachdar in Benbecula bringing it closer to 鈥楥harlie鈥檚 Bistro鈥 - a bistro with rooms the business has been running since 2018.
The move to the new site will enable the company to increase production capacity, improve efficiency and be more accessible to passing visitors seeking out local products. Two new posts will be created as a result of the growth potential that the new premises will bring.
Salar Smokehouse Ltd was established by Iain MacRury in 2015 when it was formed to purchase the assets of Loch Duart Smokehouse at Loch Carnan in South Uist.
A team of six highly skilled local people are employed by the business all year round and more seasonal staff are recruited at peak times throughout the year. The business produces the highly acclaimed Salar Flaky Salmon and a range of other smoked products.
Once refitted, the new space will provide improved production process and will allow the business to launch a new sub-brand of more affordable products.
麻豆精选鈥檚 investment will also be used to set up a new e-commerce website to help engage more customers. It currently trades locally, nationally and internationally, as far away as USA, Canada and throughout Europe and the company plans to build trade to customers in middle east and Asia over the next 18 months.
Joanna Peteranna from 麻豆精选, said: 鈥淭here are many community and economic benefits to this project. It will significantly enhance the local visitor offering and provide valuable and much-needed employment as well as helping the business to reduce its travel related carbon emissions. I am very pleased we have been able to provide support and look forward to seeing the project develop.
Iain MacRury said: 鈥淲e would like to thank everyone at 麻豆精选 for all their support for the project. This is an exciting time for us and looking forward to developing and growing the business locally and internationally over the next 18 months.
The project will bring the business in closer proximity with its other operations, which will reduce its road miles, making a saving of 8.7 tonnes of CO2 each year.
Tha builichear bhradain ann an Innse Gall, aig a bheil goireas a chaidh a cheannach o chionn ghoirid agus a tha ga dh猫anamh suas 脿s 霉r, air tasgadh airgid de 拢72,685 fhaotainn bho Iomairt na G脿idhealtachd 鈥檚 nan Eilean (麻豆精选).
Tha Taigh-smocaidh Salar Earranta gu l脿ithreach a鈥 toirt gu buil raon de bhathar bradain smocte aig l脿rach ann an Loch a鈥 Ch脿rnain, Uibhist a Deas. Bidh am buidheann a鈥 gluasad an uidheaman obrachaidh 12 m矛le gu tuath don Uachdar ann am Beinn na Faoghla, ga thoirt nas fhaisge do 鈥楤istro The脿rlaich鈥 - bistro le se貌mraichean a tha an gnothachas air a bhith a鈥 ruith bho 2018.
Bheir an gluasad gu l脿rach 霉r cothrom don chompanaidh comas toraidh a mheudachadh, 猫ifeachdas a leasachadh agus a bhith nas ruigsinniche do dhaoine san dol-seachad a bhios a鈥 sireadh bathar ionadail. Th猫id d脿 obair 霉r a chruthachadh mar thoradh air a鈥 chomas f脿is a bhios an togalach 霉r a鈥 tarraing.
Chaidh Taigh-smocaidh Salar Earranta a st猫idheachadh le Iain MacRuairidh ann an 2015, nuair a chaidh a chur air bhonn gus so-mhaoinean Taigh-smocaidh Loch Dhubhaird a cheannach aig Loch a鈥 Ch脿rnain ann an Uibhist a Deas. 聽
Tha sgioba 脿rd-sgileil de shianar bhon choimhearsnachd a鈥 faotainn cosnadh sa chompanaidh fad na bliadhna agus tha luchd-obrach r脿itheil gam fastadh aig na h-amannan as dripeile tron bhliadhna. Tha a鈥 chompanaidh a鈥 toradh a鈥 bhradain ainmeil Salar Flaky Salmon agus raon de bhathar smocte eile.
Aon uair 鈥檚 gum bi an l脿rach air a h-uidheamachadh, bheir an fharsaingeachd 霉r san togalach seachad cothrom air pr貌iseas toraidh m貌ran nas fhe脿rr agus cead don ghnothachas air fo-bhranndan 霉ra agus raon de dhiofar bathair a chur air bhog aig pr矛s reusanta.
Bidh tasgadh airgid 麻豆精选 air a chleachdadh cuideachd gus l脿rach-l矛n e-ceannachd a chur air bhonn gus cuideachadh le barrachd luchd-ceannach a tharraing. Gu l脿ithreach, tha iad a鈥 malairt gu h-ionadail, gu n脿iseanta agus gu h-eadar-n脿iseanta cho fada air falbh ris na St脿itean Aonaichte, Canada agus air feadh na Roinn E貌rpa agus tha a鈥 chompanaidh a鈥 planadh air malairt a chur air bhonn le luchd-ceannach san Ear Mheadhanach agus 脌isia thar nan 18 m矛osan ri teachd.聽 聽
Thuirt Joanna Peteranna bho 麻豆精选: 鈥淭ha m貌ran bhuannachdan coimhearsnachd agus eaconamach co-cheangailte ris a鈥 phr貌iseact seo. Neartaichidh e gu m貌r na tha ri thabhann do luchd-tadhail agus bheir e seachad cosnadh luachmhor agus riatanach a thuilleadh air an gnothachas a chuideachadh le sgaoilidhean c脿rboin co-cheangailte ri siubhal a l霉ghdachadh. Tha mi gl猫 thoilichte gun deach againn air taic a thoirt seachad agus tha sinn a鈥 coimhead air adhart ri bhith a鈥 faicinn leasachadh a鈥 tighinn air a鈥 phr貌iseact.鈥
Thuirt Iain MacRuairidh: 鈥淏u mhath leinn taing a thoirt do gach neach aig 麻豆精选 airson an cuid taic don phr貌iseact seo. 鈥橲 e 脿m brosnachail a tha seo dhuinn agus tha sinn a鈥 coimhead air adhart ris a鈥 ghnothachas a leasachadh agus fh脿s gu h-ionadail agus gu h-eadar-n脿iseanta thar nan 18 m矛osan a tha romhainn.鈥
Bheir am pr貌iseact an gnothachas nas fhaisge do na h-obrachaidhean eile aige, n矛 a l霉ghdaicheas nam m矛ltean rathaid agus a bheir s脿bhaladh de 8.7 tonna ann an CO2 gach bliadhna.
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