Manufacturing

SCOTTISH DEVELOPERS SECURES SCANDINAVIAN CONTRACT

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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PORTAKABIN APPOINTS NEW MD TO SIGNAL GROWTH

Portakabin (Scotland) is targeting continued growth across the public and private sectors with the appointment of a new Divisional Managing Director. Rory Robertson, who previously headed up the company’s enterprise project management office, takes up the post in Scotland as Portakabin marks its 60th anniversary. Rory said: “We are extremely proud to serve the thriving

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NOVOSOUND MAKES TWO SENIOR HIRES TO DRIVE GROWTH

L-R: Simon Patterson, Dave Hughes, Katie Fergus. Simon Patterson has been appointed Chief Commercial Officer at Novosound, joining from Innospection in Aberdeen to drive the remote sensor specialist’s UK and international growth strategy.  An MSc graduate in materials chemistry at the University of Edinburgh, Patterson has spent the last decade working in senior commercial roles at

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SCOTT GROUP APPOINTS A TRIO OF NEW DIRECTORS

Scott Group, the leading industrial supplies organisation, has made three key director appointments. David Holmes, who has been with the business since 2010 has been promoted to Director of Information Technology, Danielle Kerr who joined as a divisional accountant in 2016 has been promoted to Finance Director of Scott Pallets’ reconditioned business unit; and Bill

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KITE GROUP SEES BREAKTHROUGH IN HANDRAIL SAFETY

A site safety specialist is delivering the first major innovation in 90 years for simple handrails which protect millions of workers across the UK. Scottish-based Kite Group already provides vital safe access to industrial and commercial premises nationally and promises that its new breakthrough product brings major environmental benefits. Managers of the £3 million+ a-year

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PHYSICS INNOVATION SET TO TRANSFORM SCOTTISH MANUFACTURING 

Researchers at the National Robotarium, hosted by Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, have secured £586,000 to develop 3D laser beams whose shape can be changed.The innovation is set to transform the manufacturing and healthcare technology industries, making it easier and cheaper to create products that require highly-precise manufacturing, such as medical equipment and mobile devices.The funding

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