ProStrakan, the Scotland-based specialty pharmaceutical company, announces today (18th April, 2016) that it is rebranding as Kyowa Kirin from today’s date.
ProStrakan was acquired by Tokyo-based Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co. Ltd…
Innovative alliance to keep track of laundry
French market leader for radio-frequency identification (RFID) applications, UBI Solutions, and Scottish market-leading textile services company, Fishers Laundry Group, announce their collaboration…
Disruption day for Scotland’s entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurial Scotland’s Annual Conference will take place next week (Thursday 21 April) at Gleneagles Hotel and is set to be an inspiring occasion. The country’s leading business membership network has assembled a world class line up…
Forth Ports opens new warehouse development at port of Grangemouth
Port of Grangemouth, Scotland’s largest container port, has today opened a new multimillion pound, 50,000 sq.ft. warehouse development for EWOS – CQN Scotland, a leading supplier of fish feed in the UK.
World-leading artificial limb maker, Touch Bionics, acquired by Össur
Livingston-based Touch Bionics, the developer and manufacturer of world-leading upper limb prosthetic technologies, has been sold by its shareholders – including Archangel Investors, Scottish Investment Bank and management – to Össur Hf…
Reactec system deployed to protect rail workers from vibration risk
Reactec, the market leader in monitoring and management solutions for hand and arm vibration (HAV) announces that its HAVWEAR system is being used to help protect rail workers from vibration exposure. Launched in January, the new…
Macfarlane Group acquires Colton Packaging Teeside
In line with its strategy to develop its Packaging Distribution business in the UK protective packaging market, Macfarlane Group PLC (“Macfarlane”) has today confirmed the acquisition of Colton Packaging Teesside.
Fishers opens Scottish super laundry
Scottish market-leading textile services company, Fishers, today officially opened its new, state of the art “super laundry” in Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, and unveiled new livery for its famous fleet of green and white trucks.
Archangels appoints Chief Investment Officer
Scottish-based business angel syndicate, Archangels, has appointed Sarah Hardy as its Chief Investment Officer.
Sarah joins Chief Operating Officer, David Ovens, and Investment Director, Niki McKenzie, to complete…
Launch of Macfarlane Packaging Innovation Lab for customers
Macfarlane Packaging, the UK’s largest distributor of protective packaging materials, has today launched the “Macfarlane Packaging Innovation Lab” designed to create solutions for even the most demanding packaging challenges…
BGF teams up with Entrepreneurial Scotland to fuel economic growth
Scotland’s entrepreneurs are set to benefit from a major new partnership between BGF, the UK’s most active provider of growth capital, and Entrepreneurial Scotland, the country’s leading organisation…
Entrepreneurialism is brewing in Scotland
Entrepreneurial Scotland (ES) yesterday (Thursday, 03 March) raised a glass of beer in honour of its latest signing, James Watt, Captain and co-founder of independent craft brewery, BrewDog, who joined the organisation’s fast growing…
