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Award winning Scottish fish
Secure online shop - fish direct to your doorstep
Top quality fresh, naturally smoked & frozen fish
Fish pies and bradies from our bakery

Downies of Whitehills - award winning fresh and frozen fish supplier - 3 star Visit Scotland tourist shop rating

With more than a 100 year tradition of quality fresh fish; Downies select only the best of catch at local fish markets. To ensure that only quality fresh Scottish fish is available to  customers, Alan Downie, Managing Partner with more than 25 years experience in the business, personally visits the local fish markets to select fresh fish for processing. The company operates from a modern EU approved factory with a purpose built cold store ensuring total control over quality.

As well as top quality fresh Scottish fish, Downies supply frozen fish, naturally smoked fish such as Finnan haddock, hot-smoked mackerel hot-smoked salmon as well as naturally smoked cod, haddock and mackerel fillets.
 
 Buy fresh fish at factory prices, from our secure online shop
Buy frozen fish at factory prices, from our secure online shop
Buy fresh bakery products at factory prices, from our secure online shop
Buy smoked fish at factory prices, from our secure online shop

   

Back Into the Swing of Things - 8th February 2010

Well here I am again after the 2 quickest days of the week have passed. Some fish from the market on Saturday as well as some haddock from the west coast from 1 of the local Whitehills boats. Got 47 boxes from Fraserburgh Market this morning as well as fish from the "Audacious" that will keep the factory going today and a start on Tuesday. Some orders away today with some getting prepared for dispatch on Tuesday. Not too sure what is forecast for the rest of the week but I did see that their is the possibility of more snow later in the week with the temperatures droping to -12 deg. Just when I thought we had seen the end of the snow. Mind you, look at all the snow in Washington DC - hopefully that will not end up here! Speak to you later. Alan Stewart, Factory Manager.

Cold & Frosty - 4th February 2010

Yet again, woke to find more of the white stuff but hopefully it will not last too long. Some fish in the markets but only 20 boxes from Fraserburgh Market and not sure if we have any fish from Peterhead Market. 22 boxes coming from Shetland later today but that will just keep 1 or 2 of the troops busy. Fingers crossed for more fish on Friday. Speak to you later. Alan Stewart, Factory Manager.

Just Topping Up The Chill - 2nd February 2010

With some fish in Fraserburgh Market as well as some in Peterhead Market, we have 41 boxes coming up the road for the factory. Their is still plenty haddock in the chill to keep the factory ticking over today as well as Wednesday. The frost has lifted this morning but it is still a very cold morning. Speak to you later. Alan Stewart, Factory Manager.
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Fresh Fish
Downies of Whitehills is the  place to buy the best value fresh fish available. The reasons to buy from Downies are fantastic value for money and unbeatable  freshness. more >>>

Frozen Fish
The secret to our frozen fish's popularity is by minimising the time between fresh fish arriving at the fish market to when it is processed and frozen in our factory. more >>>

Bakery Products
For an alternative dish at meal times, look at our range of Award Winning seafood pies and pastries ranging from our Smoked Haddock & Cheese pies to our Salmon & Lobster Thermidor Sauce Bradie. more >>>

Downies of Whitehills - a Family Business
Owned within family for 120+ years. - Managing Partner, Alan Downie has been involved in the business since he left school having spent a short time aboard a local fishing boat. On joining the business, Alan worked his way through the processing areas in order to have a full understanding of the business. His wealth of experience has given Downies an enviable reputation for supplying only the finest quality fresh fish products meeting the needs of our many customers worldwide. Mrs. Helen Downie, Alan’s mother, is still actively involved in the business dealing with the accounts department.  
Situated on the sea-front in Whitehills overlooking the Moray Firth on the North East Coast of Scotland, conveniently placed for access to the major fishing ports in the North East of Scotland. Processing locally caught fresh fish, processed daily from local fish markets. Downies have been based in Whitehills since the company started back in the 1870s - fresh fish landed in Whitehills in years gone by, were processed and sent to Fish Markets in Glasgow, Liverpool & Manchester on a daily basis.

Ongoing Improvement & Investment
One secret of Downies' success is their constant drive for improvement to all areas of their business. This encompasses all aspects of the business from new product development as well as ongoing investment in premises, machinery and staff. To enhance our range of quality fresh and smoked fish products, they now supply an innovative range of seafood pastry products. Some of these products were entered into the Grampian Food Awards in recent years achieving 1st place in numerous categories.
The most recent expansion to the premises was the completion of a 300 pallet capacity cold store with its own direct link to production. Modern office facilities were completed incorporating the partners’ office, accounts department, quality control department and reception area. Our retail shop, which adjoins the factory, was recently extended to allow our customers to view our ever expanding range of fresh and smoked fish. 
To meet the ever increasing demand for our award winning pies & pastries our on-site bakery has been extended. Staff training is an important factor in the success of Downies. With the required trained staff in place, this allows us to maintain the rigorous quality control checks required by our ever-growing customer base.

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    Choose from a wide selection of fresh fish including haddock, halibut, lemon sole and salmon; all available for secure online purchase.
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    Breaded haddock and lemon sole are prime examples of pan-ready Scottish fish; expertly packed and couriered to arrive on your doorstep direct from the factory.
  Smoked products
    Our own unique hot-smoking process creates many delicious dishes including hot-smoked mackerel (plain or peppered), hot-smoked salmon as well as kippers and finnan haddock.
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    Delicious pies and pastries including Cullen skink pies, haddock cheese and chive bradies and salmon and broccoli pies, available for secure online purchase ready to be packed up and sent off.
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