Reactec’s SAFE-DISTANCE system, with proximity alarm watch, is helping to contribute towards the effective social distancing of a large labour force working through COVID-19 for the joint venture handling the eastern section of London’s new £4.1bn, 25km super sewer project, the Thames Tideway Tunnel.
Team Talks 02: LinkedIn Optimisation
Our team is proud to manage 30 digital channels for clients, including Company Pages on LinkedIn. Check out the vlog below and read on for an insight into the professional networking platform and tips you can action today to optimise your LinkedIn presence. Many businesses have been flung into virtual working environments and with digital fatigue on the rise, this …
Spectacular sight on River Forth as world’s largest construction vessel offloads cargo
Onlookers on both the north and south banks of the Forth Estuary were treated to a spectacular sight at the weekend as one of the most remarkable marine operations ever undertaken on the river unfolded before their eyes.
Liquid biopsy breakthrough tech prompts £1m seed investment for Scottish life sciences spin-out
Funding enables new development phase supported by two high profile board appointments Scottish bio-tech company, BioCaptiva, has developed a novel next generation “liquid biopsy” technology device that could revolutionise the early diagnosis and monitoring of difficult to detect cancers. The University of Edinburgh spin-out has raised over £1m in seed funding from Edinburgh-based business angel investment syndicate, Archangels, and Scottish …
Coming Soon! The HALO’s Enterprise and Innovation Centre
The HALO Enterprise and Innovation Centre (HEIC) in Kilmarnock is set to open its doors in summer 2021. The detailed time lapse film attached captures the HEIC’S construction progress – from the first spade in the ground to the final fit out.
Macfarlane Group Announces Acquisition of Carters Packaging in Cornwall
Macfarlane Group PLC (“Macfarlane”) is pleased to announce the acquisition of Carters Packaging (Cornwall) Limited, the owner of Carters Packaging Limited (“Carters”).
Habitat created by the Port of Tilbury continues to flourish with rise in rare insects and invertebrates
A wildlife area created in 2014 by The Port of Tilbury, as part of the development of London Distribution Park, has seen a rise in key insect and invertebrate species according to a new monitoring study. The habitat site, which in 2019 was recognised as of national importance for insects and other invertebrates, was created seven years ago by spreading …
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Head of Digital Salary: £32,000 Contract: permanent Hours of work: full-time, 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday Annual leave: 35 days, inclusive of public holidays Pension: Spreng Thomson 4% contribution / Employee: 4%, provider NEST Spreng Thomson needs another digital media specialist to head up our online and social media operations, as Head of Digital. Spreng Thomson provides …
Loch Duart introduces first packs of its Label Rouge quality salmon fillets
Independent Scottish salmon farm Loch Duart sets the bar high with farming standards – every one of its salmon is raised to the exacting French government-controlled Label Rouge standards. It is now able to offer its customers Label Rouge fillets in addition to the whole gutted salmon that it has been delighting its French (and German and Spanish) customers with, for over twenty years.
Port of Tilbury’s Grain Terminal silo rebuild gets underway
Major building work is underway at the UK’s largest grain terminal at the Port of Tilbury following a fire* in 2020 which damaged its grain silos. The Tilbury Grain terminal has been in operation for over 50 years and is a key strategic facility in the South East of the UK for the grain import and export markets handling over …
650 metre ‘pipe push’ to connect NnG Offshore Wind Farm
A ‘pipe push’ to install 650 metres of plastic ducting underneath Thorntonloch Beach, in East Lothian, as part of construction work for the Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) Offshore Wind Farm, is now complete. This was the final stage of the Horizontal Directional Drill (HDD) exercise in preparation of the electricity transmission cable for NnG, jointly owned by EDF Renewables and …
Port of Grangemouth’s new £3 million rail facility at Scotland’s largest freight hub now open
NEW DUAL RAIL SIDING WELCOMES DRS FREIGHT TRAIN The Port of Grangemouth has completed and opened a multimillion-pound rail freight hub with the arrival DRS’s (Direct Rail Service) Aberdeen freight train service. The new rail freight hub at Scotland’s largest port, saw an investment of £3million and with this increased capacity, it further secures its position as the key strategic …