Swurf, the innovative Scotland based app that connects remote workers with welcoming spaces and hosts, has secured significant funding from two investors. Gareth Williams, co-founder of the internationally successful Skyscanner travel search engine business, and Anna Lagerqvist Christopherson, co-founder of the award-winning Boda Bar Group have put funding into Swurf to support its ongoing growth. […]
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Orkney’s manufacturing businesses will be the first in Scotland to benefit from new sustainable manufacturing hubs, helping them strengthen employees’ knowledge of environmental matters and achieve net-zero status. Set to open this year, the new hubs, led by the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS), operated by the University of Strathclyde, will support organisations to lower
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Ahead of the black-tie event that will take place on Monday, July 11th the finalists for the second ever Scottish Takeaway Awards have been announced. It will be held at The Marriott Hotel in Glasgow with top names from the industry gathering to celebrate those who shone brightly in recent years. These Awards will recognise
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Founded by former tennis professional Collin Powers, Ellyra is a VR tennis simulator created to allow those previously excluded from tennis because of social, economic or disability reasons to enjoy training, playing, and competing in the game. Developed at Edinburgh University, tennis simulator Ellyra was recently chosen by sports company Wilson Sporting Goods to showcase its new
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As part of the Making More of the Coast project, an initiative created by the Rotary Club of Dumfries Devorgilla and Solway Firth Partnership (SFP), students from Dumfries and Galloway College (DGC) were asked to create a series of materials to raise awareness of plastic pollution on beaches on the Solway Coast. This is not the first
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Scotland’s first-ever wakeboarding park is celebrating its 10 year anniversary after tripling in size and recording its busiest ever summer Foxlake Adventures in Dunbar, East Lothian, now encompasses the UK’s first above-water ropes assault course, Foxfall, Ringo Rides, Segways, zip-trails and an adventure park. The five-star VisitScotland adventure hub has welcomed more than 500,000 visitors since it launched
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The summer holidays are officially upon us here in Scotland. For parents that means they get to spend a lot more time with their kids during this long school break. To keep the kids entertained it’s important to try new things and there are many different options for your next family day out this summer.
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Left to Right: House of Boe Directors Andrew Richardson, Carlo Valente & Graham Coull Scottish gin & vodka company House of Boë is targeting ambitious annual sales of £10 million for 2022/23 as it emerges from the pandemic, prepares for expansion, and opens its first brand home in South Queensferry. The independent gin and vodka
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Inspiring Barbers can become fully qualified in just 15 weeks as a booming barbering business announces a new training academy to open in Edinburgh Waverley in July After investing £500,000 last year to launch its first barbering school and salon in Glasgow, Sovereign Grooming is set to expand the successful programme in Edinburgh in a
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(L) Darina Garland & (R) Kristian Tapaninaho Co founders of Oon The inaugural Sunday Times 100 rankings has named pizza oven maker Ooni is the fastest-growing private company in Scotland. Husband and wife team, Kristian Tapaninaho and Darina Garland, run their company Ooni from a base in Broxburn near Edinburgh. Kristian used to enjoy making his
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