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TWO ENERGY FIRMS ANNOUNCE 20MW BATTERY DEAL

Edinburgh-based flexible energy specialist Flexitricity and Bristol-based renewable energy investment company Thrive Renewables have entered into an optimisation agreement for a 20MW battery energy storage system (BESS). The deal covers Thrive’s Feeder Road site in its home city and kickstarts an exciting collaboration between the two organisations. The lithium-ion BESS site will be monitored and […]

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FORMER DUNDEE UNITED CHAIRMAN OPEN’S LATEST STORE

Larbert has been confirmed as the third location for a new convenience store chain launched by former Dundee United chairman Stephen Thompson (pictured above). The latest Eddy’s Food Station launch comes hot on the heels of the inaugural Alloa store which opened just a few months ago, and the Greenock branch last week. The newest

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TIMBER DEMONSTRATOR UNIT SHOWS POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINABLE OFFICES

A new modular demonstrator unit has been unveiled by Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST), designed to show Scottish businesses that a timber kit-of-parts approach to retrofit could be the key to future sustainable offices. Following the development of a blueprint design last year, Ecosystems Technologies – a specialist in advanced mass timber manufacturing –

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SCOTTISH CATERING, EVENTS & VENUE OPERATOR EXPANDS INTO ENGLAND

Premium leisure and entertainment venue The Sands Centre in Carlisle, which is close to completing a multi-million pound redevelopment, has appointed Hickory, Scotland’s largest and fastest-growing independent catering, events and venue operators, as the exclusive catering partner. In its first contract win outside Scotland, Hickory has fought off strong competition following a tender process to

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UNIVERSITY SUPPORTED ENERGY INNOVATOR SECURES LARGE INVESTMENT

 (L) Matthew Williams, Founder & CEO and (R) Roberto Ricci Co-founder & CCO Deep-tech energy innovator IONATE has secured £3.3 million after a round of seed financing investment. The company, which has been supported by Edinburgh Innovations (EI), the University of Edinburgh’s commercialisation service, was founded in 2019 by its CEO Matthew Williams. The finance round, which

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NEW PROGRAMME LAUNCHED TO SUPPORT YOUNG PEOPLE INTO TECH

Tech consultancy AND Digital today welcomes five new starts as part of its graduate software development and business apprenticeship programmes at Club Almeida in George Square, Glasgow.   Working in partnership with University of Strathclyde and Glasgow Caledonian University, AND Digital advertised externally to attract interest from four young people excited to gain entry level positions

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ARMADILLA PROVIDES LUXURY ACCOMMODATION TO WAVEGARDEN SCOTLAND

 From Left to Right Andy Hadden of Tartan Leisure with Armadilla CEO Gordon Hunter and MD Archie Hunter Armadilla, a manufacturer of eco-friendly, outdoor living and working spaces, is supplying luxury holiday accommodation units to Wavegarden Scotland, the country’s first inland surfing destination, in a deal worth around £1.75 million. In a boost to its

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SCOTLAND’S FIRST COMMUNITY FOCUSED ENERGY TRAINING ACADEMY TO BE LAUNCHED

(L) EBC managing director Mark Glasgow and (R) HeatFix Scotland managing director Andrew Lamond Two Scots heating firms have joined forces to launch the country’s first community-focused energy training academy. The ground-breaking project will be modelled on a social enterprise, and is an extension of a recently-agreed partnership between the Edinburgh Boiler Company (EBC) and

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NEW SCOTTISH DIRECTOR APPOINTED BY BUSINESS IN THE COMMUNITY

Business in the Community (BITC), The Prince’s Responsible Business Network, has appointed Louisa Macdonell (pictured above) as its new Scotland Director. Louisa Macdonell joins BITC from the SCVO (Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations) Employability team and is Entrepreneur-in Residence at the University of Edinburgh Business School. She supports and mentors small business owners, especially those run by women

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SPECIALIST ACCOUNTANTS BEAT OUT BIG GUNS TO WIN DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TENDER

Wylie & Bisset, Accountants and Business Advisers, has beaten a number of national and international accountancy practices to secure first place in a Department for Education tender to provide funding assurance work over the next four years. The win follows the firm being named last year as the sole independent Scottish accountancy practice to be

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