About Moray
Home to more than half of the country’s whisky distilleries and some of its best-known food producers, Moray sends a flavour of Scottish manufacturing from the north east to the world. But its manufacturing output goes well beyond earthy confinement.
Leading Scottish brands such as Walkers Shortbread and Baxter’s Food Group, makers of the popular Baxter’s soups, have their headquarters in Moray.
The food and drinks industry is a major employer. Here, there are more manufacturing jobs per head of population than any other part of Scotland. It is also home to French IT contractors Atos, a growing band of digi-tech businesses as well as luxury cashmere clothing suppliers Johnstons of Elgin. Among these stellar enterprises, spaceflight firm Orbex go further than the rest, manufacturing its orbital launch vehicle Prime in the town of Forres.
With close links to the cities of Aberdeen and Inverness, Moray’s villages and towns combine a sense of history and tradition with modernity in a rural landscape. The ancient city of Elgin is the central node in a network of smaller market towns including Forres, Keith and Buckie. The village of Findhorn boasts a thriving alternative arts and culture scene, while Tomintoul skirts the breathtaking natural beauty of the Cairngorms National Park, a gateway for adventure seekers, nature lovers and holidaying families alike.
