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By 2000 the business was employing 70 people across three sites and % Their members “specialise in destinations or types of holiday about now does business across six locations in the UK with over 200 staff. which they are particularly passionate, meaning they are uniquely placed to provide personalised advice based on fi rst-hand experience." Gael Force still has a creel-making site on Island Road in Stornoway, the leading producer and supplier to the UK market. This latest development will be viewed as a major opportunity for =9J[=9J[7 T0?B=9J[7 T3 ,""-./012,30- Scottish producers of farmed salmon to fi nd a home-built substitute to imported steel feed barges. 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