Tag: Scottish Seafood Association
SSA calls for early meeting with new minister The Scottish Seafood Association (SSA) says it is crucial that the new Scottish cabinet secretary for rural affairs, Mairi Gougeon MSP, pays an early visit to the ...
Seafood processors criticise UK and Scottish Governments for funding failures. The Scottish Seafood Association has launched an angry attack on the UK and Scottish Governments for letting the seafood processing sector down in its “hour ...
Scotland’s seafood processing sector on recruitment drive. Scotland’s vibrant £1.6bn seafood industry has launched a campaign to help find the right candidates to fill numerous vacancies that are continuously coming up across the processing sector. ...
Scottish Seafood Association demands clearer Covid-19 timeline. Scotland’s seafood processing industry today (Wed) demanded a much clearer timeline from the Scottish Government for the re-opening of the economy. It follows yesterday’s statement from First Minister ...
Time for action, warn seafood processors ahead of first task force meeting. The Scottish Seafood Association has demanded urgent action to end the severe damage being done to businesses exporting to the EU as a ...
SSA urges governments to act before severe and lasting damage is done to sector. SSA chief executive Jimmy Buchan today urged the UK and Scottish governments to “get a grip” of the seafood exports crisis ...
PM pledges compensation for export hurdles – Statement from Scottish Seafood Association. Responding to the Prime Minister’s comments, Jimmy Buchan, chief executive of the Scottish Seafood Association, said: “We welcome Boris Johnson’s unequivocal promise of ...
Seafood export delays – a statement from Scottish Seafood Association. Jimmy Buchan, chief executive of the Scottish Seafood Association, said he was extremely disappointed that just a few days into 2021 his members who export ...
SSA on Brexit Deal Jimmy Buchan, chief executive of the Scottish Seafood Association, said the fact that a deal had been done would ensure stability and certainty for businesses. “It is not perfect, by any ...
Urgent call for compensation for seafood companies The Scottish Seafood Association today urged the Government to compensate its members who will lose millions of pounds after France closed its border for 48 hours. Chief executive ...
Scots Industry Leaders letter to the PM, a joint open letter to the Prime Minister from the Scottish food and drink industry Dear Prime Minister As Scotland’s leading food, drink, seafood and farming organisations, we ...
SSA in call for review of Seafish and Seafood Scotland remits. Scotland’s seafood processors are demanding an urgent review into the role of the government-supported industry bodies Seafish and Seafood Scotland. According to the Scottish ...
Impact of Covid-19 on UK seafood processors explored in major industry survey. A major survey is underway to find out the financial and socioeconomic impact of Covid-19 on the seafood processing industry in the UK ...
Support for Scots seafood processors. Financial support for seafood processors to help them through economic pressures related to COVID-19 will be available through a new £10 million scheme. With many seafood businesses fighting for survival, ...
Seafood processors call for continued tariff-free trade and access to labour. Scotland’s seafood processors are demanding continued tariff-free trade and access to labour in any Brexit deal reached between the UK and the EU. In ...
Companies Gain SSA Standard – New heights for seafood processing sector as companies gain SSA standard A major drive to improve standards across the seafood processing sector in Scotland has paid dividends. Nine companies have ...
Fisheries bodies push ministers for maximum Brexit benefits. The Scottish fishing industry united today (Thurs) to press ministers to maximise the opportunities for the UK outside the Common Fisheries Policy, including the rapid adoption of ...
SSA welcomes promise that ‘your fish will get through.’ Scottish Seafood Association chief executive Jimmy Buchan today welcomed assurances from the Prime Minister that fresh seafood would not be held up at the border after ...
Use of UK fish and shellfish celebrated as top 3 fish and chip shops in new Seasonal UK Seafood Award category are announced. The UK’s top three fish and chip business which champion the use ...
Scottish salmon sector in no deal Brexit Talks. Representatives of Scotland’s seafood sector met Michael Gove MP, the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and senior officials in London today (Thurs) to ...
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