UK Technology Secretary Peter Kyle will showcase Britain’s credentials as the global hub for AI investment during his visit to the United States this week, aiming to ‘bang the drum’ for a closer AI partnership with the US. He will emphasize how the UK and US can further develop their relationship in the age of […]
Lantra, the training and skills body for the land-based and environment sector, has expanded its capabilities in the aquaculture sector after taking over the leadership of a UK-wide training initiative focused on harmful algal blooms (HABs). Funded by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) UK Seafood Fund: Skills and Training Scheme, the
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A new R&D development designed to support the growth of semiconductor packaging has received a £9 million funding injection, helping to reshore a critical part of the UK’s £500 million electrification supply chain and create new opportunities for manufacturers to access new markets and cut costs. Hosted by the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS), the
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The development of 75 affordable, ‘net-zero ready’ homes at Granton Station View, led by the City of Edinburgh Council, has reached its final phase now that rigorous testing is underway to validate performance standards. Across three pilot projects, including the Granton site, the Edinburgh Home Demonstrator (EHD) programme is set to deliver 324 homes designed
Global chicken brand, Chicking has been shortlist for the British Business Awards 2025, in association with NatWest, in the category of Retail Business of the Year. Chicking has been shortlisted in this category alongside Seasalt Cornwall, Moto, Champo, Six Stories and Stephens Bakery. They will look to take home this accolade when these prestigious awards
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The UK’s leading travel agent, Barrhead Travel, has invested £300,000 in the revamp of its stores in Braehead, Dunfermline and East Kilbride. As part of an ongoing programme of existing store refits and refurbishments, the group is planning investment in at least five of its Scottish stores this year. Its Braehead store completed its refurbishment
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Left to Right: Katy Ralph, COO at Ralph Sayer,, Tzana Webster, Head of Estate Agency at Ralph Sayer & MSP Alex Cole-Hamilton The leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats has praised the redevelopment of 78 homes at Scotland’s former Army Headquarters, commending ongoing revitalisation efforts. In a recent visit to the project within his constituency, Mr
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Ospa, the flexible office service provided by Scotland’s largest commercial property company, HFD, secured just under 100,000 sq. ft. of lettings in its first year since the new concept was launched, as the office market in the greater Glasgow area bounced back. Introduced in February 2024, Ospa provides occupiers in Scotland with a unique, all-inclusive
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Left to Right: Apprentice Riley Macrae-Duffy, Greg Girard MD & Erin McGuinnessAs another successful Scottish Apprenticeship Week (March 3rd to 7th) passes, a major employer in the Scottish coastal resort of Dunoon is celebrating the imminent graduation of its first ever apprentice and its rewarding experience with an “outstanding” neurodivergent trainee. Greg Girard, the Dunoon-born
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A second Modern Apprentice has joined Sutherland renewable business GMG Energy following the success of its first apprentice, Finlay Mackay, now a time-served mechanical maintenance engineer. The Halladale-based business has recruited Thurso teenager Lee Chapman (pictured above) as an apprentice joiner. Over the course of his four year long apprenticeship Lee will report to GMG Energy’s sawmill
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