Drumming up business

Nick Joy: Page 66 Stewart Graham, managing director of Gael Force, was out and about on the exhibition floor, explaining plans for the new Vision 2030 group he is heading.

Along with Dennis Overton, chairman of Aquacscot, and a committee of industry leaders, Graham will be taking views from various stakeholders in the sector in the months ahead.

This will be the first industry led strategy, which has the main aim of doubling production in the UK by 2030.

Once evidence has been gathered from industry sources, a draft report will be prepared, hopefully by August. Then, said Graham, there will be a workshop in early September to discuss its recommendations.

The report will feed into Scotland Food

Aviemore regular Aubert Faivre brought a range of his drum filters, fish graders, counters and pumps from his base in Baume-lesDames in the east of France.

A world leader in the manufacture of machines for the and Drink’s overall industry strategy for 2017-2030.

The aquaculture strategy will cover the entire supply chain, including farming, equipment supply, infrastructure, processing, research and innovation, the role of the public sector and marketing, according to the group.

Increasing production capacity will depend on reviewing the regulatory and planning process, and Graham acknowledged that previous consenting reviews had gathered dust on ministerial shelves.

He is encouraged, though, by the recent appointment of Fergus Ewing to the aquaculture brief and said the group will be asking the government what it can do to easily unlock obstacles to growth and streamline planning bodies. aquaculture industry, Faivre has been developing its products for 50 years, after Claude Faivre invented the first automatic calibrator for trout. Claude’s sons, sales manager Aubert and his brother Frederic, co-manager of