Business Directory

Lucy Laidlaw is communication, marketing and community engagement specialist, with an in-depth understanding of the challenges faced by landowners and managers today. As expectations on transparency and engagement continue to grow, it is not always easy to understand how best to proceed. I can help identify your key stakeholders and develop engagement plans to ensure strong, lasting relationships with them. Relationships that not only bring measurable benefits to your business but also ensure compliance with the Land Rights and Responsibilities protocols.

With a long established presence in Edinburgh, Lycetts has many years’ experience specialising in farm and estate, private client and commercial insurance. We advise Scottish Land & Estates members on the increasingly challenging insurance requirements of modern farming and rural enterprise while offering a bespoke personal service and a wide range of products to meet their diverse and specialised needs for house and contents, fine art, travel, health and associated personal insurance requirements.

Macdonald Aviemore Resort is an award winning, unique venue in the centre of Aviemore, in the Scottish Highlands. The exclusive conference centre in the resort has a wide range of adaptable conference spaces, impressive meeting rooms, audio visual technology and not to mention over 400 hotel rooms to accommodate delegates during their stay. The entire resort is also available for exclusive use for very large conferences and events. Easily accessible by car or train.

Beautifully designed healthy homes. We have delivered over 250 of the UK’s most innovative net zero ecological buildings and timber-rich homes, using locally sourced Scottish timber and natural materials in advanced off-site manufacturing. We offer three key housing solutions: 1.Our popular Exemplar Home range of 2-6 bed beautifully designed timber homes. 2.Inspiring individual or terrace homes that are affordable to build and heat, and ideal for those looking to house a growing workforce. 3.Housing developments, ideal for estates looking to deliver residential, commercial or community complexes.

We are a small firm providing a dedicated and personal farm and estate management and consultancy service. The business is over 40 years old and our team have decades of experience dealing with a huge variety of rural projects and issues. Please get in touch to see how we might be able to help

Maxwell & Company was established in Inverness in 1992 and in London in 2014. Over the last 33 years the Practice has led the design on many complex and high-profile projects, diverse in their nature and their geography. We undertake the design and contract management of new buildings, conversions and work on architecturally important buildings. We are especially experienced in residential, sporting estates and leisure projects, varying from farms in Kent, residential development in London and the Home Counties, hotels in Scotland and Northern Ireland and castles and estates in the Highlands. As lead designers we offer a comprehensive service through all RIBA work stages from inception to completion including interior and landscape design. The ethos of our design is rooted in tradition creatively exploited to meet the specific needs of the client, location and budget.

Farmers, Contract Farmers & Land Managers

McInroy & Wood is an independent investment management firm founded in 1986. We offer a high-quality and personal investment service for individuals, families, charities, and trusts. Our investment philosophy is directed primarily towards the preservation and growth of our clients’ capital. We invest directly in global equities, government bonds and gold. McInroy & Wood is distinctive in that we do not offer financial planning or advice. By focussing purely on investment management, we are able to dedicate our expertise to our clients’ interests and an unrivalled personal service. Please contact Keir Robinson by email or telephone if you would like to know more.

McLaren Tractors customers are primarily involved in agriculture and are spread across the Highlands and Islands, but we do have customers further afield. We deal with different types and sizes of agricultural businesses, sporting estates, public sector, builders, farmers, contractors to name but a few. We are involved in selling, repairing and servicing new and used agricultural equipment, as well as other machinery, to meet the needs of our customers. We believe that we should deliver a quality service at an affordable price. Our main franchises are McCormick Tractors McHale and Polaris ATVs and our own MTL brand of farm machinery.