Moray is home to innovative technology companies, ground-breaking digital healthcare and life science initiatives, and strong manufacturing and tourism industries.
Products made in Moray are exported across the world.
Located between Scotland’s energy capital, Aberdeen, and the Highland capital, Inverness, Moray is easily accessible by rail, road and air and boasts an enviable local environment and great quality of life.
offers an excellent working environment, with a range of high-quality business units and land development opportunities. It’s about 20 minutes from Elgin with 100 acres of landscaped grounds and five sites available for development.
on the Enterprise Park, is designed to meet the demand for quality office space for up and coming businesses, and 1st Class Conference Facilities.
is an outstanding place to grow a business. It’s to the east of Moray’s regional centre – Elgin – and has easy access to the A96 trunk road.
There’s a growing engineering and manufacturing sector in Moray, with companies such as Forsyths, McDuff Shipyard, GaelForce, Makar Technologies, AJ Engineering, and AES Renewables.
The area is home to the headquarters of construction firm, Robertson Group. Housebuilder, Morlich Homes Limited, is establishing a production facility for modular homes, while expanding Logie Timber Limited is producing cladding, deck posts, beams and other timber products.
Part of Scotland’s £1bn sector, some of the world’s most famous brands are based in Moray.
It’s home to more than half of Scotland’s whisky distilleries as well as leading food brands such as Baxter’s Food Group and Walkers Shortbread, with many smaller thriving firms such as Maclean’s Bakery, the Real Meatsnacks Company, and Speyfruit.
The proportion of Moray’s workforce employed in food and drink manufacturing is more than six times that of the national average.
Moray companies Hunted Cow Studios and IT Central are among those expanding in digital gaming and video production.
The region has a growing reputation in the development of digital technologies designed to improve service delivery and efficiency in social care and health.
It’s home to new developments in digital health and medical diagnostics, as technology companies demonstrate digital solutions that meet regional needs.
Plans for a Rural Centre of Excellence for Digital Health and Care Innovation were unveiled as a major catalyst in the future growth of the sector.
The Alexander Graham Bell Centre for Digital Health at Moray College UHI is home to collaborative pioneering work between digital and medical professionals and is a great venue for business events and conferences.
Moray’s strong skills base is being utilised in this growing, innovative, modern and highly-lucrative industry.
An estimated 384 wind turbines are expected to be manufactured here in the next few years, while the coastal town of Buckie is already an established location for supporting deep water test turbines.
With its easy access location, between the two large population centres of Aberdeen and Inverness, Moray attracts growing numbers of visitors each year.
It boasts a dramatic coastline and beaches, the Speyside malt whisky trail, various walking and mountain biking options, and the Lecht ski centre, and is within easy reach of the Cairngorms National Park.
Tourism is important to Moray’s economy and growing year on year. The sector generated more than £134m in 2019.
Moray has a strong manufacturing base, and double the numbers of skilled trades jobs than Scotland as a whole.
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Moray has developed a partnership bringing together 18 groups including Moray Council, development agency Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), and Skills Development Scotland, along with business, health, community and academic representatives who work together to support your investment in the area.
The council and HIE also have a range of property across Moray, including Buckie Harbour and Enterprise Park Forres, and the area is very well served with high-speed broadband connection.
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