Crown Estate Scotland has launched a capital investment fund to help promote the sustainable development of Scotland’s natural resources. The £3m Innovation with Natural Resources (INR) Fund will support innovation in a range of sectors, such as agriculture, green energy, aquaculture and waste reduction. It is one of three Capital Investment Challenge Funds launched by […]
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Arbroath based AGR Automation, which designs, develops and manufactures bespoke advanced technology automation solutions, has secured a new multi-million pound Scandinavian contract to design and build a new assembly line, with support from Bank of Scotland. The firm has been delivering automation solutions since its inception in 1970. They have world-leading expertise in complex and
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One of Scotland’s leading surveying practices, Hardies Property & Construction Consultants has embarked on an ambitious expansion strategy that will see it open three new offices across the UK this month. The new offices in Belfast, Leeds, and London, which take its office network to 13 locations, form the first phase of a development strategy
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Hospitality technology specialist, ePOS Hybrid, are targeting food operators who want to reduce their heavy commitment on third party delivery platforms with the launch of a service that takes product automation to a new, and super-speedy, levels. Customers can now bypass weeks of lengthy sales and onboarding processes and immediately launch – for free –
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The Nurture Landscapes Group, which has its Scotland base in Kilmarnock, has seen significant growth already in 2022. Towards the end of 2021, the Group acquired Glasgow-based JBB Groundcare, to expand its services further across Scotland. Since this acquisition the group has added more than 100 new client sites across Scotland, primarily within the corporate
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Scottish eco tech business Pawprint is helping us reduce our carbon footprints, has today announced that law firms are taking the lead in fighting climate change. Almost 1/6th of the businesses and organisations currently using Pawprint to encourage employee carbon reduction efforts are law firms. Since the employee engagement platform launched earlier this year, legal
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The Edinburgh Boiler Company has launched a Fuel Poverty Prevention Scheme aimed at helping households with their energy bills. Managing director Mark Glasgow (pictured above) has invested £30,000 into the project, which runs throughout the month of March. The scheme will see a dedicated team of fully-qualified engineers visit homes throughout the Lothians to carry
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Ahead of Scottish Apprenticeship Week next week (7-11 March), new research from Grant Thornton UK LLP shows that Scotland’s mid-market is increasingly making use of apprenticeships as a means of up skilling their people at all levels. With job vacancies and resignations at record highs, Grant Thornton’s latest Business Outlook Tracker survey shows that there’s an
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Business confidence in Scotland fell two points during February to 35%, according to the latest Business Barometer from Bank of Scotland Commercial Banking. Companies in Scotland reported lower confidence in their own business prospects month-on-month, down three points at 42%. When taken alongside their optimism in the economy, down two points to 28%, this gives a headline confidence reading of 35%. The Business Barometer, which questions 1,200 businesses monthly, provides early signals about UK economic trends both
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L-R: Karin Hayhow, Mac Mackie and Kirstin McNutt Scotland’s largest ice cream producer has posted record revenues and profit despite the dual challenges of rising costs and Covid-lockdown restrictions. Turnover at family-owned Mackie’s of Scotland increased by 11% to £18.5 million (up from £16.7 million) while operating profit rose by 19% to £4.1 million (compared to £3.4
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