The HALO Urban Regeneration Company today (14th May 2020) announces the joint appointment of two Marketing Agents for its Enterprise & Innovation Hub in Kilmarnock as the HALO enters its next phase.
Macfarlane Group PLC Annual Group Meeting Statement
At the Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) held in Glasgow today, Stuart Paterson, Chairman of Macfarlane Group PLC (“Macfarlane” or the “Company”) made the following statement. Trading As previously reported in our COVID-19 update on 30 March 2020, the first quarter of 2020 delivered a strong trading performance with Group sales growth of 2% and profitability well ahead of the same …
Reactec: Social distancing solution launched to protect employees returning to work
Reactec repurposes tried and tested technology to protect workers from potential exposure to COVID-19 Edinburgh-based Reactec, has repurposed its proven system for monitoring workers’ exposure to health risk to create “Safedistance”, which enables employers to manage the social distancing of their workforce within construction, rail, manufacturing and other workplaces. Safedistance is based on an industrial grade wrist-worn device and it: …
Video: Forth Ports quayworkers continue to provide key services in lockdown
Since the lockdown in March, Forth Ports have not stopped working. Have a look at this video which shows the vital role of ports and maritime in these testing times.
Loch Duart Salmon on BBC Radio Scotland
Co-founder and Sales Director of Loch Duart Salmon, Andy Bing, spoke with BBC Radio Scotland this week about the company’s response to the Covid-19 crisis, discussing the approaches taken to ensure safe farming at sites in North West Scotland, and new routes to market through local fishmongers and home delivery companies across the UK. “There’s been an utterly fantastic response …
The Big Interview: Archangels co-founder Mike Rutterford
Mike Rutterford helped launch Archangel 28 years ago and, driven by its four pillars of wisdom, the business angel syndicate has delivered success stories, cash – and fun.
Forth Ports Plays a Quay Role in Keeping the Economy and Freight Moving
Since the lockdown in March, Forth Ports have not stopped working. All of their ports are open and their quay workers around the UK have been working hard during these challenging times to make sure that food and goods arriving into their ports are getting to where they are most needed.
Arcus achieves final close of Arcus European Infrastructure Fund 2
Arcus Infrastructure Partners (‘Arcus’) is pleased to announce the final closing of its second fund, Arcus European Infrastructure Fund 2 SCSp (‘AEIF2’) at c. EUR 1.22 billion.
Kyowa Kirin and MEI Pharma announce global licence, development and commercialisation agreement for ME-401
SAN DIEGO, and TOKYO, April 14, 2020 – MEI Pharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: MEIP) and Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd. (Kyowa Kirin, TSE: 4151) today jointly announced that the companies have entered into a global license, development and commercialization agreement to further develop and commercialize MEI’s ME-401, an oral, once-daily, investigational drug-candidate, selective for phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase delta (PI3Kδ), in clinical development for …
Archangels leads further investment in home-grown Scottish innovators
Archangels, the Edinburgh-based business angel investment syndicate – believed to be the oldest in the world – has led investment of £6.2 million in Scottish early stage companies in the first quarter of 2020. Four tech and life sciences businesses – Blackford Analysis; Fios Genomics; Optoscribe; and Speech Graphics – were the recipients of the additional investment. £2.6 million came …
20,000 free meals to be delivered to the Lift Up Your Hearts community
20,000 free meals will be delivered to the most vulnerable people across Kilmarnock and East Ayrshire as part of the Lift Up Your Hearts community fund created by Scottish businesswoman, Marie Macklin CBE.
Port of Tilbury quay workers pay tribute to key workers and the NHS
Last night (2 April) for the 8pm Clap for Carers event, the hard working team from the London Container Terminal at The Port of Tilbury, undertook a container shuffle of 137 containers to create a tribute to the NHS workers and all the other key workers keeping vital services going for us all. The container shuffle was carried out yesterday …