So, after 15 years the company is being led by someone else. My role has passed on. Of course it feels significant to me and, rather like someone who has had a leg amputated, I keep wanting to scratch, by wanting to know everything. My wife and I went on a long trip to allow me to get over 15 …
Salmon Farming at the Edge of Europe
On 12th March, Stefan Enders, the renowned German photographer, visited Loch Duart. Stefan is also the Professor of Photography in the University of Mainz in Germany. He is the photo-artist of a project focusing on people living and working on the outer borders of Europe. Stefan photographed and interviewed about a dozen members of Loch Duart’s staff. The results of this …
News from Kerry
Scottish mountain biker, Kerry MacPhee, from South Uist in The Hebrides, is sponsored by Loch Duart Hi Everyone, I’m just back from training camp and racing in Spain. The camp went well and we got some really good quality work in based on three sessions a day consisting of two bike sessions and one gym (apart from on recovery …
You are what you eat – and so are salmon
Last week, the Loch Duart Sales and Marketing team spent a day at the Scottish factory of EWOS – our feed supplier since 2006. Loch Duart has benefitted hugely from this long and happy association. It meets Loch Duart’s philosophy – business should be fun and rewarding, feed should be sustainable and you’ll get what you need if you pick …
The BIG dinner
Calling all you Foodies. If you have ever found yourself thinking about hosting a dinner party featuring Loch Duart salmon on the menu, now is the time to do so. Loch Duart is supporting the Scottish charity ‘500 miles’ in ‘The BIG dinner’. For those of you who haven’t heard of this, it is a charity that helps disabled people …
Loch Duart: a modern tradition.
There are those that will say that salmon farming is difficult or just plain wrong but at Loch Duart we believe differently. If you go through the history of man, you will find almost every advance in human knowledge and almost every form of progress has been implacably opposed by a varying number of people. At Loch Duart we believe …
Loch Duart Fish Health Report Better but not there yet!
The latest results regarding sea lice levels will be published shortly and, despite our many efforts, the sea lice levels are higher than we would like them to be. This year we have spent £190,000 on new research and it is beginning to pay off. Our sea lice levels this year are half the level they were last year and …
India – land of opportunities
We are developing the Indian market with a bright, young Indian entrepreneur called Sangram Sarwant. Sangram is revolutionising fresh fish distribution in Mumbai and has a missionary enthusiasm about his quest to raise the standard of seafood available to his customers – a vision that top quality fresh seafood can be offered direct to customers through the Pescafresh home delivery …
Loch Duart supports one of Sutherland’s local football teams
With four Loch Duart employees playing for the team, Lochinver FC made a very good case when they came to us for kit sponsorship – and we’ll be very surprised if they aren’t the smartest team in the league this season. We are pleased to be able to report that, at the time of posting, the team tops the North …
Supporting a new sustainability initiative for the salmon farming industry
Loch Duart has signed a groundbreaking supply agreement with CellsUnited Ltd, a company pioneering new developments in advanced nutrition. We have always believed that sustainability is a multi-faceted objective. One essential is to maximise the effective use of the salmon with minimum wastage. Currently, when the salmon are prepared for customers, the guts are safely disposed of through insilation, and, …