By Scott McLeod On June 1st 2023 Low Emission Zones (LEZ) will be put in force by Glasgow City Council. All vehicles entering the city centre zone area will need to meet the less-polluting emission standards or face a penalty charge. Any diesel engine vehicles registered after September 2015, and petrol vehicles registered from 2006 […]
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Scotland’s leading joinery manufacturer of door sets, Donaldson Door Systems (DDS), has appointed Billy Cameron (pictured above) as Director of the business, and he will join the board. Billy brings 26 years’ experience in the industry and has had multiple positions with the business in that time. He first joined as a forklift driver in
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Boss pizza has announced plans to expand into London as part of its national expansion plans. Their growth has been fuelled by an ambitious management team who have been busy building the foundations that would enable rapid growth in this sector. The latest store will be located at 307 Uxbridge Road, Acton, West London and
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Leonardo has become first major defence company in the UK to move to the secure cloud. This move will allow the Bristol based company to get high-tech new equipment into the hands of the UK Armed Forces and its allies faster. The deployment of a cloud-based Azure platform across its UK business is a first in
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Glasgow-based engineering company MR CoilTech has been awarded globally- recognised ISO accreditation from the British Standards Institution (BSI) for the design, development and production of medical devices, in partnership with the University of Glasgow and InnoScot Health. MR CoilTech design, test and manufacture specialised radiofrequency (RF) coils, the devices responsible for generating and receiving the
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By Scott McLeod We’ve seen a significant increase in the level of strike activity over the past year across several industries. This action can only be taken by members of a union after a unanimous ballad has been taken and strike action without being part of a registered union does not free you from your
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Dunns Food and Drink says it faces tens of thousands of pounds in penalties as it will not be ready in time to comply with Glasgow’s Low Emission Zone (LEZ). The firm said a delay in receiving new delivery vans meant some of its vehicles would not meet emission standards by the time the zone
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Leading responsible finance provider, Social Investment Scotland (SIS) is inviting leaders from Scotland’s social enterprise and third sector to join a new coaching initiative designed to develop Scotland’s circular economy. Funded by Zero Waste Scotland, Circular Economy 360+ is a programme of online and in-person training that will help organisations to embrace planet-friendly and sustainable
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North East vehicle hire operator Redde Northgate says it is trading ahead of expectations with strong demand for its services. The Darlington-based plc told investors on the London Stock Exchange there had been demand from for both vehicle rental and accident management services, including growth from major insurance contracts launched over the past 12 months.
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A company in North Somerset has completed a £1.8m project to automate the production of a wire harnesses used in aircraft, medical appliances and cars. Portishead-based robotics firm Q5D has said its tech could allow manufacturers to develop products with more complex wiring, and to ‘reshore’ production and be “less reliant on low-cost overseas labour”
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