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21/12/18 - The building of a world class visitor centre in the Hebrides, which will tell the story of the Iolaire tragedy has taken a step forward after unanimous agreement within a working group of stakeholders to move the project to detailed planning and funding stage.

07/12/18 - Scotland’s aquaculture sector could expand beyond inshore waters in the next few years, in a move that could boost the sector’s economic value by around £3.7m, creating more jobs. Leading aquaculture equipment supply firm, Gael Force Group, has secured a £457,000 contribution from the Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), more than half of which is from the agency’s Accelerating Aquaculture Innovation (AAI) fund.

01/11/18 - Corpach Boatbuilding Company has joined Gael Force Group Ltd, in a strategically significant move which could strengthen the West of Scotland’s boat building industry and see the introduction of steel feed barge building on the West coast.

11/10/18 - Marketing Manager, Marc Wilson said, “We are delighted to have been accepted into the Chamber and are excited about the opportunities our new membership will bring to Gael Force as we strive towards our strategic objectives. We can expect the outcomes of our membership to have a very positive effect on the continual improvement of the products and services we offer to our customers.”

01/10/18 - Gael Force Group has scooped the honour of Outstanding Performing Business (25+ employees) at the annual Highland Business Awards in Inverness - the second year running that the aquaculture equipment, technology and services supplier has picked up the prestigious award.

25/09/18 - Gael Force Group has revealed its plans to expand its business overseas with the supply of a full established range of marine equipment, technology and services to Atlantic Canada’s aquaculture market.

14/08/18 - Gael Force Group is celebrating the announcement that the company has been shortlisted for three honours at the annual Highland Business Awards.

01/06/18 - In what was dubbed as our “biggest ever presence” at the Aviemore exhibition, Gael Force Group has declared Aquaculture UK as hugely successful, with an excellent number of customer enquiries into our newly launched products to follow up on, a range of intriguing ideas shared via our innovation station to explore further, and a new Scottish Marine Aquaculture Award to celebrate.

04/05/18 - The investment to create a Scottish company of scale within the aquaculture supply chain has caught the attention of Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy and Connectivity in Scotland, Fergus Ewing MSP, who praised the ambition of Gael Force Group and Fusion Marine.

17/04/18 - With less than five weeks to go until the most important Aquaculture exhibition and conference in Britain, Gael Force Group is gearing up for its biggest exhibition presence yet. Their attendance at Aquaculture UK will see the Group reside across more than 120 square metres of exhibiting space with two stands focusing on exciting new product launches and innovation, as well as the introduction of Fusion Marine as part of the Gael Force Group.

23/03/18 - Gael Force Group and Fusion Marine are jointly announcing today that they have agreed and signed Heads of Terms which will result in Gael Force’s acquisition of 75% of the outstanding share capital of the fish farm pen manufacturer.

14/02/18 - An Lanntair has announced plans for the installation of a new Centenary Sculpture at Holm at the approach to Stornoway Harbour. It overlooks the site of one of the most devastating peacetime tragedies in British maritime history when HMY Iolaire foundered on the Beasts of Holm in the early hours of New Year’s Day 1919 with the loss of 201 lives.

05/02/18 - Gael Force is embarking on a £1m investment programme to increase capacity and develop new products and services for these producers, helping to ensure that its technologies continue to meet the need for innovation within the sector.

12/01/18 - The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) has commissioned Gael Force Group to build a new state-of-the-art SeaMate feed barge for its Portree site with delivery expected later this year.