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New Graphics Business Launches In South Uist



A new creative business has opened in South Uist this month, producing high-quality greeting cards and giclée prints with a distinctive artistic twist.


Uist Graphics was founded by Frank Creighton and is now trading from newly secured premises in Daliburgh, South Uist. The business produces prints using a unique approach: digitally merging famous works of art with drypoint etchings of Scottish landmarks, including buildings and bridges. The result is a versatile range of made-to-order prints, that appeal to visitors and art buyers alike.


Photography, taken by Frank, also forms part of the offering. The business displayed work at events at the Church of Scotland and Eriskay Hall in the run-up to its full launch, giving the wider community an early look at what Uist Graphics has to offer.


In setting up the business, Frank worked with Business Gateway adviser, Theresa Irving, who provided one-to-one support and advice on his business plan and routes to funding. That support helped Frank move from concept to securing trading premises in a matter of months.


Frank also accessed grant funding from the Outer Hebrides Digital Support Scheme (OHDSS), funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and delivered by the Comhairle's Business Gateway team. The funding allowed the business to purchase the digital equipment and tools essential to beginning production.


Frank Creighton, founder, Uist Graphics, said:

“South Uist is a fantastic place to launch a creative business and we are thrilled to be open. We wanted to create something unique that shares the beauty of the islands, celebrates the best of Scotland, and creates local employment here too."

“Theresa has been a tremendous help, her experience and insight has given us the best possible foundation, and we look forward to continuing to work with Business Gateway as the business grows.'


Theresa Irving, Business Gateway adviser, said:

”It is fantastic to see a new creative business open in the Outer Hebrides. Uist Graphics is a further endorsement of the area's growing creative scene, and Frank's vision and drive have made this a genuinely exciting project to be part of. We look forward to supporting the next stages of the business.”

Uist Graphics also have a website in development which will go live as full production gets under way.

To find out how Business Gateway can help your business, visit here.

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It is a sure fire sign that summer is on the way - the first Hampshire-grown strawberries of 2024 have been harvested and have hit the shelves at a Meon Valley farm shop.


The arrival of the super-sweet, famous Westlands strawberries brings memories of long, lazy summer days, Wimbledon tennis and picnics on the beach. It’s a strawberry harvest to bring a smile to everyone’s lips.


There is now no need for shoppers to rely on high food-mile strawberries shipped in lorries from Spain and Morocco when they can get Hampshire grown and harvested, sweet strawberries at Westlands Farm Shop near Wickham once more.


And with a strawberry and raspberry growing and picking season running right through to late October early November there will be plenty of fruit to go round right throughout this summer and beyond.


Shop manager Harry King said Westlands’ soft fruit is always a top pick for the shop’s customers.

“Our strawberries are by far one of our most popular products - they’re very quick to fly off the shelves."

“You can even see the glasshouses where these strawberries are grown from the window of the farm shop - keeping our food miles to a minimum and the shelves well-stocked for months.”


During summer of 2022, Westlands farm harvested a record-breaking 200 tonnes of strawberries and raspberries - keeping shelves stocked all the way through to mid-November.

 

Westlands’ Graham Collett said he is expecting another successful soft fruit season in 2024.


Graham said:

“We harvest an enormous amount of soft fruit throughout the year. Even if the weather is hot and dry, our own water reservoir means we can irrigate the plants using collected rainwater."

“We’re a family-owned business committed to ethical and sustainable farming. Stocking our shelves with produce we’ve grown and picked ourselves means a lot to us - it’s so important we encourage our shoppers to support local agriculture.”


Westlands Farm Shop is based in the Meon Valley and offers a range of locally sourced groceries and gifts as well as its own butchery.


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