Machrihanish Airbase Community Company (MACC) is delighted to announce the opening of the Charitable Giving Fund 2022 for applications. The fund has been designed to create a fair and transparent process to MACC’s donation policy.To date MACC has awarded over £90,000 in donations to...

Over 100 children and teachers from Castlehill, Dalintober, Drumlemble, Rhunahaorine, Carradale and Glenbarr Primary School challenged themselves with hands-on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)-based workshops on 15th February hosted by DSUK (Discover Space UK) at MACC...

MACC is delighted to announce that we have been awarded additional funding to progress our hydrogen futures viability study into a second stage building on several years of research on the subject. The funding was awarded by Argyll & Bute Council on behalf of the Scottish Governments Community...

Discover Space UK (DSUK) at Machrihanish Airbase has been awarded £227,000 of grant funding as part of the UK Space Agency’s new Launch UK Technology Investment Programme for technology projects across England, Scotland and Wales. This funding call aims to develop the capability of the...

MACC have now installed a defibrillator at the site entrance, attached to the exterior of the guard house. This should only be used in emergencies and to gain access you should dial 999 for the access code and give your location. Please take note of this and ensure that you pass this message on to...

The MACC Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held in Campbeltown Town Hall Small Chambers on the 27th of September at 19:00. MACC extend the meeting invite to all interested parties to attend to find out more about the groups activities during the last financial year and the plans for the...

Machrihanish Airbase Community Company (MACC) is delighted to announce the opening of the Charitable Giving Fund 2022 for applications. The fund has been designed to create a fair and transparent process to MACC’s donation policy.To date MACC has awarded over £75,000 in donations to...

Machrihanish Airbase Community Company (MACC) has offered its help and use of its facilities to Argyll & Bute Council and partner agencies to help Ukrainian refugees fleeing the atrocities of the war in their country. MACC Chairman, Cameron McNair, “The board of MACC is overwhelmingly...

Hydrogen Futures funding for MACC£181,170 of funding has been awarded by Machrihanish Airbase Community Company (MACC) for Hydrogen Futures Project. The project will investigate potential markets for green hydrogen in Argyll and Bute. ScottishPower will work with MACC to bring their renewable...

Machrihanish Airbase Community Company (MACC) received confirmation today that CS Wind UK Ltd have been placed into administration. CS Wind UK Ltd, a subsidiary of the CS Wind global wind turbine tower manufacturing group, has been mothballed since February 2020 with the devastating loss of 94 full...

The MACC Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held in Campbeltown Town Hall Small Chambers on the 28th of September at 19:00. MACC extend the meeting invite to all interested parties to attend to find out more about the groups activities during the last financial year and the plans for the...

It is with great sadness this week that we mourn the passing of Donald (Don) Mitchell. Don was a founding director of the MACC group who can be credited with hatching the idea of buying the former RAF Airbase on behalf of the community - with help from some coffee and a few Kitkats. He was a vital...

Machrihanish Airbase Community Company (MACC) is delighted to announce the opening of the Charitable Giving Fund 2021 for applications. The fund has been designed to create a fair and transparent process to MACC’s donation policy.To date MACC has awarded over £55,000 in donations to...

MACC Office will close at 4PM on Friday 28th May and re open at 8AM on Tuesday 1st June.Please email enquiries@maccdl.co.uk or call 01586 551555 and leave a message if you need to get in touch.

Closes 17th MarchOn behalf of Machrihrihanish Airbase Community Company (MACC) we would like to encourage you to lend your support to the ongoing petition for the creation of a ferry service between Campbeltown and Ardrossan. MACC continues to work to attract businesses to the area but reliable and...

Summer Grass/Grazing Lets @ MACC Business ParkWritten offers only are invited by Sunday 14th March for various lots which are available from 1st April until 31st October 2021. To request more information please email enquiries@maccdl.co.uk

Polite reminder to users of the MACC Business Park site that all dogs must be kept on a lead when on site.We have several areas let out for sheep grazing and don’t want any harm to come to either dog or sheep. Please make sure all dogs are kept under control and on leads at any time while on...

Merry Christmas and best wishes for 2021 from all at MACC.Our office is now closed until Tuesday 5th January 2021.Emergency contact number 07767 165 917 (please leave a message).

Truck mechanic turned celebrity racing driver Guy Martin paid a visit to MACC Business Park on 20th September as part of his Project 300 preparations. Guy, a multiple Guinness World Record holder for speed related events, is looking to break the 300 mile per hour speed record on a conventional...

The MACC Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held in the Officers Mess building on the 22nd of September at 19:30. MACC extend the meeting invite to all interested parties to attend to find out more about the groups activities during the last financial year and the plans for the future. 2019-2020...

CanSat Competition Demo a SuccessA Raptor Aerospace Kestrel-100LD rocket was successfully launched from Machrihanish airbase during fine conditions on the afternoon of Wednesday 26th August.Machrihanish Airbase Community Company welcomed UK Launch Services Ltd to the airbase to sign an MOU that...

Machrihanish Airbase Community Company (MACC) is pleased to announce that its COVID 19 Charitable Fund has awarded £6000 to 6 local organisations during the COVID 19 Pandemic. This funding round is part of MACCs annual Charitable Giving Fund which usually opens once per year in June but due...

Machrihanish Airbase Community Company has announced the early opening of its charitable giving fund to support community organisations during the Coronavirus crisis. The fund will prioritise organisations actively working to support those most in need during the Coronavirus crisis. MACC has been...

Argyll & Bute Council’s website has information on what support is available for businesses and the self-employed, and how to apply. If you have any questions about applying specifically for the Business Support Grant you can also contact the Council’s Coronavirus Caring for People...

There is a comprehensive package of support measures in place to help sustain businesses during this time. To find out what is available and how you apply for it go to the Scottish Government website:https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-support-for-businesses/

UK Minister for Science, Chris Skidmore, and the UK Space Agency announced a package of £488,000 for Machrihanish Airbase Community Company (MACC), owners of a former RAF Airbase turned business park with airport near Campbeltown, Argyll & Bute. The funding will be used to explore...

MACC is looking for new applicants for the position of volunteer directors on the MACC Charity Board. MACC is one of the UK’s most unique and successful community landowners with an array of different projects delivered and in development. MACC’s main aim is to provide social, economic...

The 2019 Machrihanish Airbase Community Company annual general meeting is on Tuesday the 24th of September and will be held in Campbeltown Town Hall Chambers at 19:00. All members and the general public are encouraged to come along to hear about the performance of the MACC group over the 2018/2019...

Machrihanish Airbase Community Company (MACC) is delighted to announce the opening of the Charitable Giving Fund 2019 for applications. The fund has been designed to create a fair and transparent process to MACC’s donation policy.To date MACC has awarded £49,000 in donations to local...

Machrihanish Airbase Community Company (MACC) is delighted to announce the renewal of the lease of Campbeltown Airport to operator Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (HIAL). HIAL operates and manages 11 airports around Scotland and has been operating Campbeltown Airport since 1996. The new...

TAO Tech UK Ltd, who are interested in basing their headquarters at MACC Business Park, have signed an MOU with MACC to develop a site as a High Altitude Platform and altitude satellite launch location.The TAO Group is one the of world’s leading High Altitude Platform developers, specialising...

The 2018 Machrihanish Airbase Community Company annual general meeting is on Tuesday the 25th of September and will be held in Campbeltown Town Hall Chambers at 19:00. All members and the general public are encouraged to come along to hear about the performance of the MACC group over the 2017/2018...

MACH1 Stages Rally - this weekend - 14 & 15 July 2018This is the 5th year of the successful MACH1 Stages Rally with over 90 cars entered which will make for a very exciting rallying weekend. Stage 1 starts at 11am on Saturday but spectators gate is open from 9am. Don’t miss it!

A filming visit for Community Land Scotland last month has resulted in this great video on MACC and the diverse place that is MACC Business Park.Click here to view full video (3mins 40secs)

Machrihanish Airbase Community Company (MACC) is delighted to announce the opening of the Charitable Giving Fund 2018 for applications. The fund has been designed to create a fair and transparent process to MACC’s donation policy.To date MACC has awarded £39,000 in donations to local...

Rally organisers Dunfermline Car Club have confirmed that the dates of the 2018 MACH 1 Stages Rally, in assocoaiation with The Cobbleshop, will be Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th July 2018. This is the 5th year of this hugely successful event which grows from strength to strength each year. Over 90...

MACC’s 5th AGM since purchasing the former airbase site will take place on the 26th of September 2017 in Campbeltown’s Red Cross Hall at 19:00. All members of the public are welcome to attend but only members can vote on Company matters. Membership forms are available from the website and the MACC...

11th November is confirmed as the date for the 2017 MACC Challenge. Under new management with WTW Events organising this hugely successful event we are looking forward to whatever this year’s challenge brings.Click here for the MACC Challenge facebook page

Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th July sees year 4 of this fantastic event taking place at Machrihanish Airbase, an event which has already become one of the most talked about in the rally calendar and rally organisers, Dunfermline Car Club, are determined to build on the success of previous years with...

Machrihanish Airbase Community Company (MACC) is delighted to announce the opening of the first charitable giving fund for applications. The fund has been designed to create a fair and transparent process to MACC’s donation policy.To date MACC has awarded £29,000 in donations to local...

A team from MACC won the 2017 AmAm competition at Machrihanish Golf Club on Saturday 20th May with an excellent 15 under par 55.Pictured with Club Captain Iain McGougan in the centre are the winning team from left to right - Peter Paterson, Cameron Wylie, Marc Paterson, and Tom Millar.Well done and...

Considered by many to be one of the most ambitious and complex purchases completed under the Land Reform Act in Scotland, Machrihanish Airbase Community Company (MACC), the group behind the purchase, are celebrating the 5th anniversary of the community buyout of the former RAF Machrihanish Airbase....

11th November 2017 is the date provisonally set for MACC Challenge 2017. MACC Challenge is under new management for 2017. Fiona Irwin of Wee Toon Warriors has taken over the reins from previous organisers James Murdoch and Elaine McGeachy and will continue the high standard of challenge that...

Leading UK Space science and technology firms QinetiQ and Telespazio VEGA UK have agreed Memorandum’s of Understanding (MoU) to work with Discover Space UK on investigating the potential for a horizontal launch spaceport at the Campbeltown site on the West Coast of Scotland. The agreements...

It has been announced this week that CS Wind UK is to build the UK’s first offshore wind tower manufacturing facility alongside their existing plant at MACC Business Park.CS Wind is to build a new offshore tower manufacturing facility as a result of a multi-million pound investment from...

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from all at MACC Group.Please note that the office will be closed on Friday 23rd December and re-open on Wednesday 4th January 2017.

MACC Business Park tenant Fiona Irwin of SOS Fitness (with a little help from her team of ’Warriors’!) held a Santa Dash/Snowman Stroll/Reindeer Ramble at MACC Business Park on Saturday 3rd December. Great fun for all who took part and a fantastic sum of £456 raised for a very...

Another hugely successful MACC Challenge took place at MACC Business Park on 12th November 2016. The MACC Challenge organisers created another very challenging but fun obstacle course over a 5 mile distance which was completed by approximately 200 people. A fantastic effort by all who took part and...

Tomorrow, 12th November 2016, is the 3rd annual MACC Challenge to take place here at MACC Business Park. The MACC Challenge is a tough (but fun) 5 mile obstacle course set in the grounds of this former military airbase. This year’s entrants will be put through their paces with some familiar...

A Post Zombie Apocalypse is taking place at MACC Business Park from 21st to 23rd October.There will be workshop activities including:Zombies - special effects make-up and costumesSurvival Skills - shelter, saving food, repairingParkour - West Coast Shift workshopsFilming - film...

MACC is one of seventeen groups that have been awarded a grant by Local Energy Scotland who manage the Community And Renewable Energy Scheme (CARES) on behalf of the Scottish Government. They have awarded the funding through a call for innovative local energy projects under the CARES Infrastructure...

MACC is delighted to welcome The Tin Roof Diner to the Business Park in the building formerly known as The Families Club. Located adjacent to the park entrance and accessible from the main road, this building was a former RAF Families Club. Housing a café and leisure area when the airbase...

The MACC Group AGM is being held on the Tuesday the 27th of September at 19:30 in the Red Cross Hall, Kirk Street, Campbeltown. We hope that you come along to show your support and find out what we have been doing.

Norwegian firm Niri have built the world’s biggest land-based tank for growing full size fish. 26,000 juvenile salmon have been stocked into a 1,600 m3 tank at MACC Business ParkSalmon farming has traditionally been done in open net pens in countries with sheltered coastline and optimal...

Story from BBCA deal that will pave the way for major expansion at a Kintyre manufacturer of towers for wind turbines has been agreed.The £27m investment in the Campbeltown factory is expected to boost jobs at the plant and treble its capacity.The investment from Siemens comes five years...

MACC Developments Ltd (MACCDL) is a wholly owned trading subsidiary of Machrihanish Airbase Community Company (MACC) and operates a former RAF Airbase on the west coast of Scotland as a business park for local, national and international businesses. The overarching aim is to deliver lasting...

MACC is delighted to welcome South Korean company CS Wind who have purchased the Wind Towers Scotland Limited turbine factory from SSE Ventures and HIE. Although the weather on the day of the formal ceremony was unkind, the welcome from the workforce and the Kintyre community more than made up for...

Following a great first year located at 81 MACC Business Park, SOS Fitness Campbeltown recently opended new larger premises on site. The newly refurbished facility located at 42A MACC Business Park promises to be bigger and better with more indoor and outdoor space as well as a host of new gym...

Brendan O’Hara, MP visited MACC on Friday to show his wholehearted support for our spaceport bid. We took the opportunity to stress the advantages our site offers and the economic benefits that designation would bring

After a sterling effort by the organisers of the 2015 MACC Challenge event it has been announced that the total money raised for this year’s charity, Marie Curie UK, is a tremendous £2,718.17. The event comprised of over 30 obstacles and 4 miles of grueling challenges was held in November at...

Pupils from Carradale and Drumlemble Primary Schools visited MACC as part of their ‘Blast Off’ curriculum topic to find out more about Campbeltown’s bid to become the UK’s first Spaceport and launch some rockets! After learning about the first moon landing and the different...

Plans for the UK’s first spaceport in Campbeltown were heard by members of the 2015 UK-Canada Colloquium, held in Glasgow. The colloquium heard from Discover Space UK on the economic opportunities and obstacles that the UK Spaceport is expected to bring. The presentation was well received by...

As one of 5 shortlisted sites to become the UK’s first spaceport MACC business park were delighted to host the launch of the Argyll and the Isles Tourism Co-operative (AITC) tourism rocket yesterday with a little help from Primary 1-7 pupils from Drumlemble Primary School. The...

Meeting of Argyll and Bute’s Community Planning Partnership took place at the Officers Mess function facility, Machrihanish Airbase on Tuesday 25th August, 2015.The event, which followed the theme of ‘Moving Forward Together’ included a key note address from the Minister for Local...

Date confirmed for airbase obstacle eventAfter huge success in 2014, the MACC Challenge will be back this November 7th and organisers promise this year’s event will be tougher and more thrilling than the last.The military-themed obstacle race, which was held for the first time at Machrihanish...

Ahead of the next stage of bidding to become the UK’s first Spaceport, Argyll and Bute Council has entered a formal partnership with Machrihanish Airbase Community Company (MACC). The newly formed consortium will be led by MACC subsidiary company, Discover Space UK, which was launched earlier...

We were joined on site recently by new MP for Argyll and Bute, Brendan O’Hara. As it was Mr O’Hara’s first visit, he was treated to a full site tour alongside Michael Russell MSP. Needless to say, he was very impressed by what he saw and was and was interested to hear all about our UK Spaceport...

SOS Fitness, the real deal in military fitness, is coming to Kintyre. Local personal trainer Fiona Irwin is aiming to spread the SOS Fitness vision of bringing people together in a happy environment to enjoy a holistic approach to fitness and well-being for themselves and their families for life....

A recent application by Machrihanish Airbase Community Company for a CARES Start-up Grant has been successful. The company has been awarded £9,400 by the Local Energy Scotland led scheme to carry out a pre-feasibility study which will examine all forms of renewable power. SgurrEnergy, a...

MSP Michael Russell champions the Machrihanish bid in public debateSpeaking during a debate on the spaceport site at the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday 28th April, Argyll and Bute MSP Michael Russell argued that Campbeltown was the best choice for the spaceport.He said: “It has been approved...

Machrihanish Airbase took a step closer to becoming the UK’s first spaceport yesterday with the announcement of the last five permanent sites being considered by the UK Government.MACC Chairman, Tom Millar, said of the announcement: ‘’We are delighted with the announcement and truly...

BBC Radio Scotland paid us a visit last month to record a feature for their weekend programme, Out of Doors. Presenter Mark Stephen took a tour with Director, Ian Wardrop and Business Manager, Malcolm McMillan, cruising the 10,000ft taxiway and testing the acoustics of the Gaydon hangar.Focussing...

Kintyre Agricultural Society held their Winter show on Saturday 6th December at Machrihanish Airbase. There was a tremendous turn out for this event, which is only the second year the show has taken place on site.Full report from KAS Secretary, John Armour below:The 2014 show was held in the...

A project that will look to maximise the renewable energy resources at Machrihanish Airbase is 1 of 17 across the whole of Scotland to be taken forward in Phase 1 of the Local Energy Challenge Fund. Local Energy Scotland, who runs the fund as part of the Community and Renewable Energy Scheme...

The first ever MACC Challenge took place at Machrihanish Airbase on Saturday 29th November and was a massive success, thanks to the help and support from the local community. One hundred brave participants tackled a 4 mile obstacle course spread across the site, consisting water slides, mud runs,...

Following the success of this year’s inaugural Mach 1 Stages Rally at Machrihanish Airbase, the event’s organisers, Dunfermline Car Club (DCC) have confirmed the date for next year’s event - Saturday 11th & Sunday 12th July 2015. They have also announced brand new and exciting...

Following our AGM last month, MACC has elected Tom Millar as their new chairman to drive forward future development of the company. Southend man, Tom, has taken over the role from Ian Wardrop, who served as MACC’s chair since it was established in March 2008.Also a director at local...

This week, MACC has lodged their application with the UK Department for Transport to be the location of the first UK Spaceport. Following the announcement earlier this year of eight potential locations within the UK that could host such a facility, MACC have been working closely with Argyll &...

MACC has been working closely with members of Campbeltown Running Club in recent weeks to organise a new event for the Kintyre sporting calendar, The MACC Challenge. Inspired by hard-core obstacle races such as Tough Mudder and Spartan Race, the event held at the former military base will be four...

Having hosted a hugely successful rally in July, being announced as a potential location for the first British spaceport and with production soon to start at a new onshore fish farm located on site, it has been a very busy year so far for Machrihanish Airbase Community Company. However, it is full...

Directors at Machrihanish Airbase Community Company have awarded a generous donation of £15,000 to a local kidney dialysis charity, which has been campaigning for a dialysis unit in Campbeltown Hospital from July this year.Currently, local patients have to make the three and a half hour trip...

Parts of the airbase were transformed this week as students from London’s Met Film School were at Machrihanish shooting some important scenes for their final year project. The short film, entitled ‘Prometheus Rising’ is being filmed in a number of ‘epic’ locations...

The first Scottish salmon farm to be built on LAND is planning to start production later this year in MACC’s iconic Gaydon hangar. This comes with the good news that up to 20 new jobs could be created in the coming months and could eventually lead to the creation of many more in Argyll and...

Last weekend saw one hundred rally cars descend on Kintyre and Machrihanish Airbase for the first Mach 1 Stages rally. The event, which was organised by Dunfermline Car Club (DCC), was held over two days (Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th July) and attracted record breaking entries for a first time...

Directors at MACC were delighted to welcome Highlands and Islands Enterprise’s Rachael McCormack, Director of Strengthening Communities, to the site on Tuesday 3rd June. Ms. McCormack, who is responsible for HIE’s work in directing initiatives to help local people acquire and develop...