By: Jean-Pierre Brien, Project Manager at Uist Asco. I’ve been thinking about the role of a company in a small community lately as I have now been living in North Uist for almost 4 years. I work at Uist Asco, a seaweed processing and harvesting operation, that’s located in North Uist in […]
By: Jean-Pierre Brien, Project Manager at Uist Asco. Continuing production during COVID was a challenging exercise and the success we’ve had was only made possible by the dedication and coordination of our entire team. Our small but mighty group includes local Harvesters, Hauliers, Contractors, Plant Operators and Office Staff.
By: Charles Alexander Cameron The collection of seaweed and the manufacture of “kelp” was at its height around 1815 and was a significant source of income to the local landowners and to the crofters who collected the seaweed and paid their rent with it. Minerals extracted from the seaweed were used for various processes, including […]
Seaweed has long been part of the crofting and rural lifestyle in the Outer Hebrides, rural Ireland and rural Canada. It has been widely used to turn the rocky, wind swept, infertile shores into small oases where residents used the seaweed to grow their own food to sustain their families. Later, as seaweed-based industries emerged […]
We are pleased to announce that Angus Ferguson joined Uist Asco Limited on November 18, 2019 as our new Production Manager. Angus is originally from North Uist and lives a stone’s throw from the plant. Angus returned to North Uist after studying Agriculture at the Scottish Agricultural College. He has worked for the past eight […]