Scotland’s container terminal, within the Port of Grangemouth, continues its multi-million pound investment programme with the announcement today (10 May) of the purchase of three new straddle carriers. The new ESC340 straddle carriers…
Macfarlane Group PLC AGM Statement
Macfarlane Group PLC today publishes its Annual General Meeting Statement covering 2016 to date. At the AGM in Glasgow, Graeme Bissett , Chairman of Macfarlane said: “Our Group sales in the year to date have grown by 3%…
Team Spreng Thomson back STV Children’s Appeal
Scotland’s biggest women-only running event, the Great Women’s 10k, is only a few weeks away and Team Spreng Thomson is preparing to run the new course and raise funds to help children in Scotland. The STV Children’s Appeal…
Forth Ports launch first VBS app for London Container Terminal
Tilbury’s London Container Terminal has this week launched the UK’s first fully integrated Vehicle Booking System (VBS) mobile app uniquely designed for the terminal’s hauliers. LCT is the only container terminal in the UK with…
Grangemouth Container Terminal marks golden anniversary
Scotland’s largest port, Grangemouth is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first container vessel to call at the port and the UK. The Sea-land freight service called into the port on the Saturday 7th May 1966…
Sales specialist joins the board of Reactec
Reactec, the market leader in monitoring and management platforms for hand and arm vibration (HAV), has appointed Tracey Gorman to the Board as Business Development Director. Tracey is a sales professional…
Macfarlane Group acquires Glasgow-based Edward McNeil
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 the packaging business of Edward McNeil Limited.
Reactec takes part in World Safety Day with commitment to construction charity
Reactec, the market leader in monitoring and management platforms for hand and arm vibration (HAV), is marking World Day for Safety and Health at Work today (28th April) by donating a percentage of sales…
London Container Terminal and Grangemouth Container Terminal offer weighing solution for exporters
Forth Ports has confirmed today (28th April) that, through significant investment in its straddle carrier fleet and IT development, the company will offer shippers a solution a solution to determine the VGM (Verified Gross Mass)…
Macfarlane Packaging teams up with internet sensation Professor Packaging at eDelivery Expo this week
Macfarlane Packaging, the UK’s largest distributor of protective packaging materials, is teaming up with Sealed Air’s Professor Packaging for an ‘every second counts’ pack challenge during the eDelivery Expo at the NEC…
Scottish technology company Optoscribe receives £1.2m investment
Archangel Investors, the prominent business angel investment syndicate, announces today (25th April, 2016) the completion of an initial £1.2 million round of fundraising for Optoscribe, a Livingston-based optical technology business.
ES Fellows to support Scotland’s scale-up ambitions
The first summit of the Fellows of Entrepreneurial Scotland (ES) was held today (Thursday 21 April) at Gleneagles Hotel as part of the ES annual conference. The summit brought together some of the country’s most senior…
