Business Directory

Direct Repairs is a software system developed by Direct Software Group Ltd. to help you manage your property maintenance. We give you free apps to pass on to your tenants for maintenance reporting and a software system for you to manage this from. Our system is unique and much cheaper than traditional software systems. Furthermore, as a member of SLE you will receive a 25% discount. Direct Software Group also develop bespoke apps and software systems, so if you have an idea for a new system then please do not hesitate to contact us!

Douglas Home and Co, Tax advisors are delighted to sponsor the Innovation in farming award at the 2018 Helping it Happen Awards. The firm of Douglas Home & Co has grown from its creation in the early 80’s and is now well established in the rural sector, servicing clients throughout the Scottish borders and beyond. Douglas Home and Co specialise in all areas of tax planning, in particular inheritance tax and succession planning as well as Research & Development Tax Relief for our farming and rural companies – R&D tax relief can we extremely valuable for our innovative clients.

Dunvegan Castle & Gardens is at the heart of the 42,000 acre MacLeod Estate on the Isle of Skye. We are home to several Special Areas of Conservation (SPA) and Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) stretching from Loch Dunvegan in the north to the Cuillin mountains in the south in addition to an abundance of wildlife, woodlands, historical monuments and rural activity. Our aim is to conserve and protect our natural habitat and historic surroundings for future generations to enjoy.

DWS Associates Limited works with land and estate owners along with their teams to develop and implement sustainable business solutions that drive up revenues, control costs and improve the bottom line. We are a team of rurally based business consultants all of whom have held senior posts with full P&L responsibility in organisations across a range of sectors. Our diverse experience and skills help us to create robust, tailored, solutions. We work with estate owners and managers to: - Identify and secure funding to facilitate developments, - Manage engagement with communities and stakeholders, - Quantify and assess opportunities and risks, - Re-imagine and re-structure activities to deliver long term sustainability, - Create deliverable, costed strategies and plans, We would be delighted to have an exploratory conversation on how we can help you achieve your goals and ambitions.

EALA Impacts CIC is a not-for profit Architecture and Building Surveying consultancy. We help clients make a positive impact on the world through their buildings. We provide knowledge to professionals, organisations, and private individuals so they can understand how they can make an impact on their communities and the natural environment. For those in rural Scotland we can help you get the strategy right for your estate and buildings by taking a holistic view and identifying the end goal, so you’re sure the first steps are right. We look long-term, like you do, thinking twenty, fifty, or a hundred years into the future. We consider everything affecting you and your land, and the people you share it with. Our aim is to help you strengthen those bonds and build resilient communities. Environmental, social and financial sustainability are inextricably linked, and our advice about your buildings is designed to improve all three.

Earth rising is a consultancy and development company with over thirty years of experience of developing sustainable solutions that demonstrate key business and ethical benefits to organisations small and large. Since the 1990s our team have developed programmes in many sectors, including hospitality, energy and business services utilising international standards such as ISO14001 (we developed the system for the UKs leading Ethical Bank). We have developed ground breaking systems which have delivered over 1 million tonnes in carbon savings, planted over 2.5 million trees and installed 20 megawatts of renewable energy over the last decade. Property based waste/energy audits (ESOS plus) revealed £7.5 million savings over a three year period in a 43 site organisation in 2019. As part of SEA our team of consultants won the Scottish energy saver of the year award and have worked internationally in New Zealand, Sweden Italy and Zimbabwe. We are now strongly focused on delivering our services in Scotland with the most progressive agencies, producers and landowners. Visit our website to download reports on zero carbon and ecological footprinting and consider one of our proven and cost effective service packages. Contact us to book a free 20 minute consultation and discover how your business can have a more sustainable future and succeed in this new landscape.

Making Homes Warmer and Safer. Ecocel Scotland provide eco-friendly insulation installation services to homeowners and trades. Our product takes recycled newspapers and converts it into cellulose insulation, transforming unused paper into a non flammable natural fibre insulation for your home. Why Choose Ecocel? •Most of the heat in your home is lost through your roof •95% of all homes have inadequate insulation in their roofs and walls •Home heat loss/emission is one of the primary environmental issues •Legislation has been brought in to ensure that all homes are ‘energy compliant’ and achieve minimum standard efficiency targets •Ecocel is a sustainable and energy efficient product •Ecocel is a natural, warm, air tight and fire safe •Ecocel is a Hygroscopic •Ecocel is Tried and Tested with Irish Agreement Board approval (NSAI Certificate no. 07/0285

Ecosulis specialises in technology-empowered nature restoration. Underpinned by cutting-edge technology, pioneering science-based consultancy and 30 years of expertise, we’re making rewilding commercially viable. We work with landowners to produce nature recovery strategies, assess natural capital, and build and enhance assets that can generate value for people and nature. This can help to create ecosystem services, combat climate change and create revenue opportunities from emerging nature-based markets and enterprises. The Ecosulis Innovation Team have developed metrics to assess ecosystem function. These enable landowners to take stock of their assets and make informed decisions on business and land use. They are tools that can measure, verify and tell the story of ecological change for public funding and private investment. Acting in context and being pragmatic is key for us. We incorporate local voices, knowledge, traditions, industries and skills into processes of landscape recovery.