Low-carbon collaboration between Scotland and France is to be strengthened further after a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Scotland’s floating wind cluster DeepWind and Wind’Occ, the regional offshore wind collaborative in the Région Occitanie. The MoU between the two organisations will see both parties collaborate on floating offshore wind and hydrogen supply chain
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Six Scottish workplaces have been recognised at the annual British Council for Offices’ (BCO) Regional Awards last Friday. The Scottish Awards Lunch returned in-person to the Grand Central Hotel in Glasgow, recognising the highest quality developments in Scotland and setting the standard for excellence in the office sector. The winning workplaces include: Capital Square, 58 Morrison
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Then nominations for the Scottish SME Business Awards 2022 powered by Business Connect are set to close at the end of May. This is the 4th year that these awards have taken place with the aim to reward and recognises the growing number of SME Businesses in Scotland. It’s more important now than ever before
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Fife College has been named the Enterprising College of the Year at the Young Enterprise Scotland 2022 Bridge 2 Business Awards. Beating off nominees from three other colleges, Fife College was given the award which recognises those who have been leading the way in enterprise within Further Education throughout Scotland. Judges chose to hand out
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Scotland remains at the forefront of the UK’s switch to the green motoring revolution according to new figures from the Department for Transport. The data shows Scotland has the highest ratio nationally of publicly accessible rapid charging points for electric vehicles with 13.6 devices per 100,000 residents, up from 12.9 in January. This amounts to
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In 2021, Scotland’s tech industry generated revenues of £21.6 billion, accounting for 7.4 per cent of the £293.2bn total Scottish private sector turnover. In the same year, Scottish tech companies raised £446 million in venture capital investment, a new record. However while this sector is skyrocketing currently women make up just 20 per cent of
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One of Scotland’s main cruise ports is set to experience its busiest year since before the pandemic, with an expected doubling of ship visits this season. Greenock Ocean Terminal is gearing up for one of its best years ever, with 74 cruise liners booked into the Inverclyde towns new dedicated pontoon across 2022. As many
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New measures to revitalise town centres and regenerate local economies have been published. In response to last year’s review of the Town Centre Action Plan, a joint report by the Scottish Government and the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) outlines actions to meet the needs of communities and tackle climate change. These include investing in
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Build Lanarkshire, the highly successful, free of charge instructional programme which guides local construction businesses on how to build the skills and internal capacity to win new work from both the public sector and Scotland’s Tier One building contractors, is recruiting for its 2022 programme. This programme will run from Wednesday 4 May until Wednesday
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L-R: Eben Peck,(Asta’s Executive Vice President of Advocacy), Ken McNab (Managing Director of The Travel Company Edinburgh), Jennifer Wilson-Buttigieg (Chair of ASTA’s Government & Political Affairs Committee) and Zane Kerby (President & CEO of ASTA). A large group of some of the most influential American travel agents are currently touring Scotland as part of a
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