Forth Ports is celebrating the success of Harbour Master Ashley Nicholson who won the prestigious Scottish Engineering / Incorporation of Hammermen of Glasgow Award 2016 for the role she played in managing the marine operations…
New RSA Fellowships support six to unleash their creativity
Scotland’s most ambitious advocates for social change have been recognised in the first ever RSA Fellowship awards for people with learning disabilities.
The initiative led by the Scottish Commission for Learning Disability (SCLD)
Converge Challengers announced
Scotland’s leading company creation competition and start up development programme for staff, students, and recent graduates of Scottish Universities announces its top 60 ‘Converge Challengers’ for 2016.
Tilbury’s LCT welcomes eight new straddles today
London Container Terminal in Tilbury today (11th May) welcomed the arrival of their eight new Kalmar straddle carriers aboard the specialist vessel the BBC Nordland as part of the port’s growing container business.
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…
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%…
Grangemouth invests in three new straddle carriers
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…
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.
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)…
