ECO News

  INSUREPAIR, the all-trades insurance reinstatement firm, has stepped up its sustainability drive by taking delivery of its first electric car. One of Scotland’s leading authorities in the sector, the Edinburgh company has recently moved from Abbeyhill into a more energy-efficient headquarters in the Morningside area of the city. The privately-owned business has been paperless […]

  Forster Group, Scotland’s leading provider of integrated roofing and solar solutions, has completed a major installation for Fife Creamery, marking the company’s biggest project to date for a client in the food and drink industry. Following an investment of £230,000, Fife Creamery appointed Forster Group to install over 700 roof-mounted solar panels for its

  The launch of Stirling-based PackSure offers the drinks sector the first dedicated laboratory for testing existing and new packaging materials, including more environmentally friendly options. PackSure has been established with Scottish Government grant assistance to help brands improve the design of their packaging to make it more resilient, resulting in less breakage, waste and

  Diageo, the maker of Guinness, Don Julio Tequila and Smirnoff Vodka today announces a first-of-its-kind 90% paper-based bottle trial for Johnnie Walker Black Label exclusively at Johnnie Walker Princes Street’s 1820 bar in Edinburgh. Created in partnership with PA Consulting, as part of the Bottle Collective with PA and PulPac, this is Diageo’s first

  Project Harmless, an Edinburgh-based eco start-up, is among 14 new businesses announced today as ambassadors for the Start up Loans programme, part of the British Business Bank. Founder George Greer (pictured above) received a loan from the Start Up Loans programme via its Business Support Partner, Virgin Start-up, in September 2022. This finance was