Aquaculture honoured on big night of awards
Scottish Salmon Company managing director Craig Anderson has been named Edinburgh, Lothians and the Borders director of the year by the Institute of Directors (IoD) Scotland, on an evening when Loch Duart Salmon and Aqualife Services also picked up awards at separate awards ceremonies.
Anderson and Loch Duart managing director Alban Denton were also on a shortlist of four in the large business director of the year category at last night’s IoD Scotland awards ceremony in Glasgow, although both were pipped to the title by Martin Armstrong of housing, care and property management group Wheatley.
Anderson said: “I am honoured to have received this prestigious award which is testament to the pride, passion and dedication of everyone in the team.”
Meanwhile, Loch Duart was highly commended in the Rural Employer at the Scottish Rural Awards, held in Edinburgh last night. The award was accepted by sales director Andy Bing.
“Being Highly Commended in the Rural Employer Award is hugely important to us,” said managiong director Denton today. “I’m especially pleased that the skill and passion of our team is recognised, as we continue to attract individuals who are at the top of their game in aquaculture. I’d like to thank Scottish Rural Awards for this recognition.”
The category winner was ice cream maker Mackies of Scotland, and the runner-up was Gordon Castle in Fochabers.
At the Scottish Export Awards, held in Glasgow, fish vaccination and health care company Aqualife Services was one of two companies commended in the small exporter of the year category.
Stirling-headquartered Aqualife has an office in Norway, and last August launched a new European fish health and welfare service. Based in Portugal, its initial focus was on flatfish farms on the Atlantic coast and bass and bream aquaculture in the Mediterranean, although Aqualife has said that was just the start of its ambition to provide holistic health and welfare services to its global vaccination customers.
