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Record year for Scottish Salmon Company
THE Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) has re- ported a 53 per cent rise in revenues to £125.9 million for 2014, with increased export sales and improved efficiency contributing to the strong results. The company – which accounts for about 20 per cent of all Scottish salmon – harvested some 30,183 tonnes in total during the year, with sustained warm water temperatures en- hancing growth. Export sales for the year rose to 42 per cent,
from 37 per cent in 2013, with SSC now export- ing to 23 countries. Central to this growth has been the company’s
focus on producing the finest Scottish salmon, a fact reinforced by the award of the Label Rouge quality accreditation for top quality, nutritious, fresh Scottish salmon.
Managing director Craig Anderson said: ‘A
great deal of hard work and commitment has been required to achieve our record results for 2014. ‘Over the past year we have undertaken major
developments in our business to ensure we have adopted a market-led focus and sought to grow our export business. ‘Export sales now account for 42 per cent of
our revenue and we now sell to customers in 23 countries, up from 17 only a year ago. ‘Salmon is Scotland’s largest food export, to
which we are a significant contributor. Scot- land is quite rightly using 2015 to showcase its produce to the world with the Year of Food and Drink, and we’re proud to be part of this and will showcase our salmon to the eyes of the world.’ Anderson also praised the company’s employ-
ees for achieving such good figures, despite facing a number of challenges. ‘We have no peers in the farming business and
the training we offer in both our marine and freshwater operations is second to none.’
Aquaculture manager gets
teeth into Seafish role SEAFISH has appointed Lee Cocker to help deliver its domestic aquaculture strategy programme, part of its corporate plan for 2015-2018.
Cocker has extensive experience in the aqua- culture industry, both in the UK and overseas, including work as an aquaculture adviser for the World Wildlife Fund in Vietnam. As aquaculture manager, based in the organ- isation’s Grimsby office, he will be responsible for representing strategic UK aquaculture interests.
‘I am looking forward to getting my teeth into this new role at Seafish. This is a fresh approach for this sector that has been based on recommendations from the Seaf- ish Aquaculture Review,which specifically asked for a post to be created to address the key issues and constraints of this indus- try,’ he said.
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