Scotland

Energy leaders to host open day for local community

Leading UK renewable energy developer, OnPath Energy (formerly Banks Renewables), is set to host an open day for community grant funding generated by a nearby wind farm. The event is taking place in the Blackwood and Kirkmuirhill Hope Hub in South Lanarkshire which was able to provide major upgrades to its indoor and outdoor facilities […]

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SIS Ventures appoints a chair of investment committee

Scotland’s first specialist impact investor, SIS Ventures has appointed experienced impact finance expert Amir Rizwan (pictured above) to the key non-executive role of chair of its investment committee. Amir, who also joins the SIS Ventures board, brings more than 15 years’ experience in impact investing and the financial services sector to the role. As director for the

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Dental clinic to add up to 2000 patients following expansion

One of the country’s leading dental groups has announced plans to add up to 2,000 patients in one of its recently acquired clinics. Family run Scottish Dental Care, is set to make smiles a lot bigger at Barrhead Dental Clinic, as it completes work on building a third surgery room. It will take Barrhead Dental

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Este Medical Group thanked for their charity work

Lookers Glasgow has temporarily handed over a new Range Rover Sport to Este Medical Group in honour of their charity work.  Este helped to raise a staggering amount of money during a charity auction at the Scottish Hair & Beauty Awards in aid of The Sarwar Foundation’s Every Child Deserves A Christmas campaign. Every Child

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Peebles Hydro named as venue for the 2024 South of Scotland Thistle Awards as entries open to local businesses

Tourism and hospitality businesses in Dumfries and Galloway and the Scottish Borders are being encouraged to enter the South of Scotland Thistle Awards 2024, back after a brilliantly successful inaugural year to celebrate the leading lights of the region’s burgeoning visitor economy. Awards organisers, the South of Scotland Destination Alliance (SSDA) has announced that Peebles

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Luxury mattress manufacturer Glencraft secures first retail contract in North America

Social enterprise and luxury mattress manufacturer, Glencraft, has signed its first retail partner contract in North America. The contract, expected to yield Glencraft an annual six-figure turnover, has been secured with Inform Interiors, a high-end furniture retailer based in Canada. A not-for-profit organisation, Aberdeen-based Glencraft has been providing opportunities for disadvantaged people for more than

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Edinburgh Boiler Company in £12,000 solar panel giveaway

The Edinburgh Boiler Company (EBC) is giving away a £12,000 solar panel system in a bid to encourage more people to learn about the transition into renewables. Nominations for deserving households can be submitted until the end of March, with the firm aiming to have the new state-of-the-art technology installed by the start of May.

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Scotland’s first Women In Programmatic Network Event is a sell-out success

The first Scotland-based Women In Programmatic Network (TWIPN) event launched on Thursday 7 March with resounding success, as keynote speakers from leading creative marketing, advertising and programmatic agencies based across the UK took the stage.  The event, held at creative media and digital marketing agency, ALT’s Glasgow offices saw an overwhelming turnout, marking a significant

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Gilson Gray represents Lime Rock in landmark litigation win

Full-service legal firm Gilson Gray is celebrating a landmark win on behalf of its client, US-based private equity house Lime Rock Partners, following the successful defence of a multi-million-dollar court case.   The claim, raised in the Court of Session in Edinburgh by prominent oil and gas businessman Robert Kidd, was understood to be the single

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Valla & Amiqus join forces to offer access to legal help for workers

Left to Right: Elaine Burgess, Executive Director, Amiqus. Danae Shell CEO and founder of Valla & Callum Murray, CEO of Amiqus Pioneering Edinburgh based lawtech companies Valla and Amiqus have announced a new partnership, enabling simple and easy access to legal support for hundreds of thousands of workers across the UK. The agreement will see

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