Macfarlane Packaging, the UK’s largest distributor of protective packaging materials, has further enhanced the capability of its Innovation Lab to create authentic, innovative and effective packaging solutions that help customers to reduce their total cost of packaging and environmental impact. The company’s £200,000 investment in new technology at its Innovation Lab means that customers visiting the facility can see precisely …
The Edinburgh-based business angel investment syndicate, Archangels, has led investment of £3.3 million in innovative Scottish companies during the Coronavirus lockdown.
Trading Update At our Annual General Meeting in May we announced that the trading performance in the first quarter of 2020 had been strong with profits well ahead of the same period in 2019. However, we indicated that we expected demand in the second quarter to reduce by between 20% and 25% of the level achieved in 2019 due to …
Reactec, the Edinburgh-based tech company that recently launched its innovative SAFE-DISTANCE device to enable social distancing among workers, has completed a further £700,000 round of fundraising for the ongoing development of its innovative personal monitoring equipment and reporting technology. The funding round was led by leading business angel investment syndicate, Archangels, with co-funding from Scottish Investment Bank, the investment arm …
On the 22 June, the Tilbury on the Thames Trust in partnership with Port of Tilbury usually hold a celebration in the London Cruise Terminal to mark national Windrush Day where 72 years ago, the port played a significant role for the Windrush generation as their arrival point into the UK from their long voyages. This year, the COVID-19 restrictions mean that no events can take place, but both the Tilbury on the Thames Trust and the port wanted to mark the day.
Optoscribe Ltd, a world-leading supplier of 3D glass-based integrated photonics components, is delighted to announce the appointment of Russell Childs as CEO. Russell will be responsible for leading the Company’s expansion into the mass production of designed-in products for customers in the Telecoms and Datacenter sectors of the fast growing optical communications market.
Businesses who locate at the Enterprise & Innovation Centre at the £63 million HALO Kilmarnock will be able to collaborate on-site with top Scottish law firm, Anderson Strathern, which has become the first Gold #ROCKME Partner at the ground-breaking development.
Ashley Nicholson from Forth Ports has been appointed President of the UK Harbour Masters Association (UKHMA). Ashley, who takes on the role today (10 June), is the first female to hold the title and she is the youngest certificated Harbour Master in the UK to hold the role with the UKHMA.
Independent Scottish salmon farm will create new jobs in Dingwall Loch Duart, the Sutherland and Uists-based producer of farmed salmon, has purchased its own fish processing facility for the first time in the company’s 21-year history. The future aim is to provide the company with greater flexibility and control than ever before. Loch Duart has acquired the fish processing facility …
Dr Marie Macklin CBE, founder and executive chair of The HALO Urban Regeneration Company, exclusively writes the latest Agenda piece for The Herald discussing the impact of Covid-19 and how Scotland’s towns and communities can lead the way in recovery and beyond.
The HALO Urban Regeneration Company and Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) announce today a partnership that will bring world class smart homes of the future to Kilmarnock. The HALO and CSIC are both committed to creating future smart and sustainable homes while supporting the adoption of new skills in the construction industry. The unique partnership between the HALO and CSIC …
UK’s largest unaccompanied port set to transform ferry freight market Tilbury2’s brand new unaccompanied* freight ferry terminal opened for business this week at a vital time for the UK’s freight industry. The 500,000-unit freight-only facility will inject state-of-the-art capacity into the country’s ports sector by utilising a truck driver-free operation* at a time when infection control is uppermost in everyone’s …
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