Orkney manufacturers given first access to national net-zero initiative

Posted on 6 Jul 2022 by The Manufacturer

Orkney’s manufacturing businesses will be the first in Scotland to benefit from new sustainable manufacturing hubs, helping them strengthen employees’ knowledge of environmental matters and achieve net-zero status.

Set to open this year, the new hubs, led by the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS), operated by the University of Strathclyde, will support organisations to lower their carbon footprint, upskill their workforce and enhance competitiveness, with the first to be piloted in Orkney. All Orcadians, including local businesses, from boat builders to gin distillers…

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