Scotland

AFBE-UK STRENGTHENS LEADERSHIP TEAM WITH KEY APPOINTMENTS

Dr Ollie Folayan MBE (L) and Dr Roy Bitrus (R), co-chairs of AFBE-UK Scotland Diversity and inclusion organisation AFBE-UK has appointed two new co-chairs. Dr Awai Collins-Harrison becomes AFBE-UK England’s co-chair alongside national chair, Dr Nike Folayan, while Dr Roy Bitrus becomes AFBE-UK Scotland’s co-chair alongside chair, Dr Ollie Folayan.  AFBE-UK supports young people, particularly […]

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CONFIDENCE IN RECYCLED AGGREGATES GROWS ACCORDING TO NEW EVIDENCE

Alex Brewster (L) & Scott Brewster (R) Resource management company, Brewster Brothers, has put forward new evidence of the growing confidence in recycled aggregates. Brewster Brothers operates one of the largest closed-loop wash plants in the UK. Over the past four years, the company has diverted over 1 million tonnes of construction, demolition and excavation

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START UP PROMISES NEW FUTURE FOR THOSE WITH NEUROMOTOR

Scottish start-up Manus Neurodynamica is developing real solutions to conditions that – despite the advance of modern medicine – still require digital tools to further improve the standards of care. The company recently secured a loan from UMi Debt Finance Scotland, funded through the Scottish Growth Scheme, along with a new equity investment, to launch

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US PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FIRM CHOOSES GLASGOW FOR EUROPEAN OFFICE

From Left to Right: Rob Dixon, Matt Smith, Lorna Casey, Oliver Greaves and Matt Lawrence The Atlanta headquartered Workday Services Partner Invisors, has expanded into Europe by establishing an office in Glasgow, Scotland. Invisors provides initial deployment, optimisation and ongoing support services in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada and the United States for Workday’s full

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SURVEYORS BRING FIRST TENANT INTO REFURBISHED UNITS

Leading independent firm of chartered surveyors, DM Hall, together with property agents, Ryden LLP, have secured the first tenant for one of the seven recently refurbished industrial units at 1-7 Crombie Road, Aberdeen. In-site Property Solutions Ltd, an award-winning family-owned business with over 40 years of industrial property ownership and management experience throughout the north

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SUSTAINABLE FASHION BRAND GAINS ROYAL BANK BACKING

Homegrown Scottish brand, Beira Moda is transforming perceptions of the sustainable fashion industry. Following a successful career as a fashion designer, Antoinette Fionda (pictured above) decided to launch her own brand in 2018 after getting frustrated with the lack of options available to environmentally minded consumers.   The label sources fabric off-cuts from some of

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GLASGOW BIOPHARMACEUTICALS COMPANY APPOINT NEW CEO

Glasgow-based novel biopharmaceuticals company Aurum Biosciences has appointed a new CEO as it looks to further expand its global presence. A 2015 clinical stage spinout company of InnoScot Health, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, and the University of Glasgow, Aurum Biosciences develops breakthrough therapeutics and diagnostics in areas of unmet clinical need. Its patented ABL-101

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SCOTBIO AIMS TO BATTLE FUTURE PANDEMICS

The Scottish biotech company (ScotBio) is working with the University of Edinburgh, Robert Gordon University, and the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) to determine how waste molecules from spirulina can be extracted and used for their natural antiviral properties. Extracts from spirulina, the blue-green algae widely consumed as a superfood, could be turned into a

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FILM & TV EQUIPMENT FIRM BOUGHT OUT OF ADMINISTRATION

Jobs have been saved after a Greater Manchester firm that hires out film and TV equipment was bought out of administration. Newton Heath-based Pro-Motion Hire has been acquired by Pixipixel Rental for an undisclosed sum. The deal, which was secured by administrators from business advisory firm Quantuma, has saved all 28 jobs. Pro-motion Hire was

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