Lighthouse Caledonia will be reopening its Marybank processing facility in Stornoway this June. (Map: Lighthouse Caledonia/FIS)

Lighthouse Caledonia to create 90 jobs

Lighthouse Caledonia ASA has announced that it will refurbish and reopen its Marybank processing facility in Stornoway this June. Some 90 jobs will be created to process the summer harvest of salmon from the company's Loch Roag site in the Outer Hebrides.

Marybank  will  be  one  of  only  few  factories  in the world capable of producing “pre-rigor, pin bone out” fillets that  offer optimum freshness and will bring added value to the product in the strong Scottish salmon market.

"The market for Scottish salmon is particularly strong this year, so this is an ideal time for us to provide an added value product. The company has made huge steps forward in terms of sustainability and strengthening the business over the past year and reopening Marybank marks another important milestone," said Jim Mullins, chairman of Lighthouse Caledonia.

The firm has recently been given approval to construct a GBP 5 million (EUR 5.5 million) plant at Arnish Point. Because it will not be ready for this summer’s production, however, the company will use its existing site on the Isle of Lewis, reports Hebrides News.

More than 100 workers were laid off in January 2009 due to the plant’s closure. Salmon was then shipped directly to its Loch Fyne sister plant.

“We are pleased to report we are reopening the processing plant at Marybank bringing almost 100 jobs to Stornoway,” Mullins said.

“The need for a factory is immediate in order to deal with this harvest in the freshest way. We believe that by harvesting and processing the fish locally, we can produce a Hebridean salmon product that is of the highest quality,” he asserted.

About a dozen people will be needed to harvest and the rest for the processing plant; Lighthouse Caledonia will begin recruiting in early April. It is the largest independent salmon farmer in Scotland, producing approximately 20 per cent of the country’s salmon.

“Salmon farming is a global industry and we are working closely with our staff, suppliers and customers, as well as the local authorities in the Highlands and Islands, to ensure that Hebridean salmon earns a quality reputation on the international markets and that we remain competitive in the long term,” Mullins concluded.

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