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)…
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…
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…
Scotland’s Universities take on the Converge Challenge
For the first time since Converge Challenge was established all 17 higher education universities in Scotland have submitted applications for the country’s leading company creation competition and start up development programme.
Spreng Thomson Awarded IIP People Bronze Standard
Spreng Thomson has just received the official report confirming our Bronze Standard status as assessed by Investors In People Scotland (IIP Scotland). The Business Improvement Report praises the team’s commitment…
ProStrakan rebrands as Kyowa Kirin
ProStrakan, the Scotland-based specialty pharmaceutical company, announces today (18th April, 2016) that it is rebranding as Kyowa Kirin from today’s date.
ProStrakan was acquired by Tokyo-based Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co. Ltd…
Disruption day for Scotland’s entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurial Scotland’s Annual Conference will take place next week (Thursday 21 April) at Gleneagles Hotel and is set to be an inspiring occasion. The country’s leading business membership network has assembled a world class line up…
Innovative alliance to keep track of laundry
French market leader for radio-frequency identification (RFID) applications, UBI Solutions, and Scottish market-leading textile services company, Fishers Laundry Group, announce their collaboration…