ARGYLL & THE ISLANDS ENTERPRISE

The following are the funds approved in the month ended November 2002. Approval simply means that AIE funds have been made available, but does not guarantee that the project or activity will go ahead. The funds will not be released until the applicant produces evidence that the project has gone ahead.

GROWING BUSINESSES

CAPITAL INVESTMENT PROGRAMME is the financial assistance provided, normally by way of grant, to stimulate new business projects or expansions. 10 businesses which expect to invest a total of £1,913,100 from their own resources in setting up or expanding their operation had assistance totalling £849,300. with the prospect of 62 jobs created or retained. The jobs created or retained figure is forecast, agreed between AIE and the business concerned, of the jobs created or retained as a result of the AIE investment.

Business development

Total cost

Assistance approved

Tiree Glassary Ltd (Ref 1134/2)

£50,000

£18,000

Upgrading guesthouse and catering facilities

 

European £7,000

G T Insulations Ltd, Dunoon (Ref 919/03)

£51,300

£17,900

Warehouse and sales office development

    

Dunstaffnage Arms Hotel (Ref 1491/01)

£724,000

£131,200

Upgrade of hotel and bunkhouse

  

European £86,800

Heroes of the Glen Ltd, Oban (Ref 1500/02)

£1,600,000

£280,200

Upgrade of Caledonia Hotel from 1 star to 4 star

  

European £186,800

Collaig Nurseries, Taynuilt (Ref 1207/02)

£6,000

£2,100

Expansion of nursery

    

Argyll Wildlife Park, Inveraray (Ref 1214/02)

£8,900

£3,100

Upgrade of park

    

R M Clunie & Co Ltd, Oban (Ref 164/03)

£80,000

£20,000

Install printing press in Oban

    

Stealaway Diving Contracts, Lerags (Ref 353/04)

£28,000

£10,200

Marine construction barge

    

Owen Sails, Benderloch (Ref 136/02)

£203,100

£82,600

Expansion of sail loft

    

Sud-U-Like, Rothesay (Ref 1509/01)

£11,000

£3,400

Upgrade laundry premises

    

10 cases

Capital Investment programme approvals -

£849,300
 

Year to date

£1,692,400
 

Private monies raised

£3,214,430
 

Jobs created or retained

159

 

 

HIE STARTS – Programme of assistance to eligible individuals starting a new business. Support is provided in a number of ways including business advice, business planning, business start-up workshops and financial support. In October 19 individuals were awarded fortnightly allowances amounting to a maximum of £3,000 paid over an average period of 48 weeks. Funding is also available to assist with fixed capital expenditure associated with business start-up, up to a maximum of £500. 60% of funding for this programme comes from the AIE budget and 40% from the European Regional Development Fund. Approval of assistance has been given but the business may not yet be in a position to start trading.

HIE STARTS (Cont….)

Applicant

Business

Total Allowance

Capital Grant

Elaine Munro, Campbeltown

Food 4 U, catering business

£3,000

£500

Paul Wilkinson, Mull

Mull Traditional Hides, tannery

£1,500

-

Bruce Sutton, Mull

Mull Traditional Hides, tannery

£1,500

£255

Iain Hurrel, Dunoon

I T business

£2,700

£500

Edwina Valerio, Dunoon

Body Bellissimo, beauty treatments

£2,700

£500

Ian Simon, Dunoon

Artist

£2,700

£250

Gordon MacKellar, Dunoon

Travel agent

£2,700

£500

Anne May, Oban,

MayDay, temping/recruitment agency

£2,700

-

Elizabeth Philand, Lochgilphead

Carer

£1,500

-

Heddwyn Lloyd, Oban

TV satellite installation

£2,700

£480

Ian Adamson, Kilmory, Arran

Wildlife video transmission

£1,200

£500

Gerard Tattersfield, Lamlash

Graphic designer

£3,000

£500

Susan Thompson, Lamlash

Potter

£3,000

£500

Dorothy McLean, Carradale

Argyll Health Care Ltd, skin cream manufacturer

£2,700

-

Thomas McLean, Carradale

Argyll Health Care Ltd

£2,700

-

Arnid Wood, Tarbert

Herbal medicine

£1,200

£500

Cameron Harris, Oban

Highland Photos

£2,700

-

John Connor, Jura

J Connor Car Care, mobile valet

£1,500

£500

Joan Campbell, Cumbrae

Moving Moments, activities for the elderly

£2,700

£175

ENVIRONMENTAL RENEWAL – funding to projects which repair or renew the physical environment.

Project

Total cost

Assistance approved

Argyll and the Islands Enterprise

£2,269

£2,269

Improvements to West Island Way, Isle of Bute

    

 

STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT – assistance to community based projects to develop community strengths, leadership and confidence, enhance the quality of the environment and culture, and promote investment in community services and assets.

Project

Total cost

Assistance approved

Brodick Improvements Committee, Arran

£19,500

£7,700

Assistance towards Christmas illuminations for Brodick seafront (Ref 28411)

    

Port Ellen Playing Fields Association

£12,516

£5,000

Provision of multipurpose stage/dancing platform for Islay and Jura (Ref 28386)

    

Mull Slaughterhouse Ltd

£37,448

£26,213

Purchase of equipment for slaughterhouse (Ref 28331)

    

Argyll and the Islands Enterprise

    

Support costs for Tiree Mart development (Ref 28475)

£13,650

£13,650

Consultancy input to develop 5 year strategy plan for Islay Development Company (Ref 28216)

£31,000

£31,000

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (Cont….)

    
     

Project

Total cost

Assistance approved

Islay & Jura Enterprise Ltd

£4,158

£1,250

Community learn to swim project (Ref 26547)

    

Oban War & Peace Museum

£3,871

£1,823

Bi-lingual signage (Ref 26547)

    

Mid Argyll Community Care Association (Ref 21168)

£200

£100

Attendance at street festival from rural access fund

    

Atlantis Leisure, Oban

£4,000

£1,000

Oban & Lorne sports festival 2002 (Ref 26547)

    

COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME – a European Funded programme to enhance community capacity through training and skills which will enable communities to develop and implement their own local priorities.

Project

Total cost

Assistance approved

Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park, Balloch

£26,383

European £10,739

Assisting communities to develop a framework for project development under the Community Futures programme (Ref 28329 11)

    

Home-Start Mid Argyll, Jura & Kintyre

£2,056

European £1,028

Two training/information events in Campbeltown aimed at those seeking employment (Ref 28316)

    

 

SKILLS & SECTORAL DEVELOPMENT

BUSINESS TRAINING GRANTS (IiP) - discretionary assistance towards training and development, linked to their business objectives, for businesses who are actively working towards achievement of Investors in People, or who have achieved Recognition as an Investor in People.

Project

Total cost

Assistance approved

Lakeland Marine Farm Ltd, Lochgilphead

£6,608

£2,643

MacTaggart Community Cyber Café, Port Ellen

£2,338

£935

D & N MacKenzie, Port Ellen

£9,844

£3,938

Corran Halls, Oban

£5,100

£1,530

G T Insulations Ltd, Dunoon

£22,155

£7,500

Kinloch Hotel, Blackwaterfoot

£20,295

£7,500

Nadia’s Hair and Beauty Salon, Rothesay

£11,700

£4,680

Barcaldine House Hotel, Barcaldine

£1,000

£300

Oban Veterinary Surgeons, Oban

£1,875

£562

Arran HideAways, Brodick

£3,632

£1,090

The Melfort Club, Kilmelford

£6,174

£2,470

SMALL COMPANY TRAINING GRANT - assistance for companies with three or less employees towards costs of skills development programmes and training courses to enhance the skill levels of their staff.

Project

Total cost

Assistance approved

Angela Brown, Mid Argyll – Diploma in Swedish massage

£2,436

£609

Gordon McKellar, Dunoon – Travel & tourism cert.

£1,046

£261

Stephen Patterson, Oban – First aid/sea survival

£3,600

£900

SMALL COMPANY TRAINING GRANT (Cont…)

  
     

Project

Total cost

Assistance approved

Donald McLaren, Oban – Cattle scanning

£1,150

£287

Andrew Roberts, Oban – Part 1 Food smoking

£454

£113

Selkie Associates, Tarbert – CISCO certified networking associate training

£5,718

£1,000

Quadmania Ltd, Dunoon – Instructor training

£1,155

£289

SKILLS DEVELOPMENT - discretionary funds for projects which aim to enhance the training and learning opportunities in the area.

Project

Total cost

Assistance approved

Scottish Agricultural College (Ref 27636)

£25,390

£12,130

Computer literacy courses for agricultural businesses

    

SKILLSEEKERS - School Leavers are issued with Skillseekers bond which they may use to pay for training leading to a recognised vocational qualification (VQs) either within employment or with a training provider. 4 Skillseekers achieved VQs in October 2002.

Level

Applicant

Qualification

Level 3 MA

David Crowe, Dunoon

Bricklaying
 

Katrina Seator, Lochgilphead

Accounting
 

David O’Hare, Lochgilphead

Plumbing

Level 2

Steven Finlayson, Oban

Retail operations

TRAINING FOR WORK (TFW) - training for 18 –64 year olds who have been unemployed for more than 6 months

Level

Applicant

Qualification

Level 2

Jenny Bell, Campbeltown

Business Administration
 

David Morton, Oban

European Computer Driving Licence

In addition, we are advised that six previous participants on the scheme have obtained jobs.

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For further information contact:

Mandy Crompton

Argyll and the Islands Enterprise

Tel: 01546 602281

Email: m.crompton@hient.co.uk

Issued: 04/02/03