NATIONAL paper recycling company, Shredall SDS Group, is on track to achieve a 60% increase in business at its Scottish bases since the introduction of the single-use plastic ban which came into effect in June 2022. Shredall SDS Group which is the UK Paper Recycling Company of the Year 2021-2022Read More →
More than two-thirds of Scottish businesses are struggling to recruit workers with the right skills amid a national shortage, according to a new report. A study by the Open University found that 70% of respondents said their organizations are currently facing skills shortages, with 77% seeing reduced production, profitability orRead More →
Scottish companies buck UK trend of insolvency ‘distress’ Schedule An icon of a desktop calendar. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across it. Caret A right-pointing solid arrow icon. E-mail An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of Facebook’s “f” mark. Google An iconRead More →
At Blue and Green Tomorrow, most of our sustainability discussions have focused on developments in the US and England. However, we have recently read about some major changes taking place in Scotland (still part of the UK but a more remote region that receives less attention), which we felt itRead More →
Edinburgh’s Fresh Start has been praised by Circular Economy Minister Lorna Slater for providing a vital service while saving the environment as she announces businesses could be banned from throwing away unsold white goods . The minister spoke ahead of a visit to Fresh Start in Edinburgh, where white goodsRead More →
A MAJOR event was held in Glasgow today (25and February) to highlight investment opportunities in the Caribbean island of Barbados. The gathering follows a highly successful mission to Barbados in November last year, when several Scottish companies traveled to the island to advance their investment intent. The event was organizedRead More →
A MAJOR event was held in Glasgow today to highlight investment opportunities in the Caribbean island of Barbados. The gathering follows a mission to Barbados in November last year, when several Scottish companies visited the island to advance their investment intent. The event was organized by the Renfrewshire Business NetworkRead More →
Scotland’s economy is at a critical juncture as it transitions to a greener future. The changing face of Insider’s Top500 suggests we’re on track to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2045, but we’ve lost critical companies headquartered in Scotland. The latter is of course not a new problem, butRead More →
Thirty-seven Scottish businesses have secured a place in a national energy efficiency contract that will help Scottish councils and housing associations achieve their net zero ambitions. The Scotland Excel Energy Efficiency Entrepreneur Framework has been set up to help councils and housing associations reduce carbon emissions, tackle energy poverty andRead More →
Our country’s embassy in the UK, with the help of the Scottish Chamber of Commerce in the city of Aberdeen, organized a roundtable on Uzbekistan’s investment and trade opportunities, a correspondent reports from the Dunyo news agency. The round table brought together representatives of companies from the oil and gasRead More →
A women-led research company was launched to serve corporate clients, public sector finance functions and accounting firms. Millyard Peoples co-founders Amy Peoples and Georgie Millyard have together spent 20 years working with clients in a variety of different industries. They decided to start the company to focus on areas thatRead More →
Four-day working week: Barra Distillery among several Scottish companies making the switch Calendar An icon of a desktop calendar. to cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across it. Caret A right-pointing solid arrow icon. E-mail An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of Facebook’sRead More →
Businesses should “use or lose” the range of super tax breaks introduced in the spring 2021 budget to encourage capital investment, Azets believes. He outlines how these allowances include the super allowance, a 130% first-year allowance for expenses related to eligible main pool assets such as machinery, furniture, fixtures, computers,Read More →
Based in Edinburgh Machines with vision partnered with product development specialists Large blue develop a new device that helps railways monitor track conditions more effectively. The device is said to be 100 times more accurate than GPS and can operate in harsh environments such as tunnels. It uses cameras andRead More →
A new report from the Scottish Offshore Wind Energy Council (SOWEC) has been released to help Scottish companies understand and gain a foothold in the growing global offshore wind market. Produced for SOWEC by Scotia Supply Chain, this guide aims to assess current and potential Scottish exporters of key offshoreRead More →
The Scottish private sector saw further rapid growth in the middle of the third quarter, according to the Royal Bank of Scotland. His Commercial activity index, which measures the combined output of the manufacturing and services sector, rose from 57.5 in July to 58.1 in August, signaling a sharp riseRead More →
UK tech companies dedicated to making the internet safer have seen their revenues soar over the past year. With more people logging on during the pandemic than ever before, new research shows the security tech sector is one of the fastest growing sectors of the UK tech industry. Revenues haveRead More →
Left to right: McLaren Packaging directors and brothers Michael and Donald McLaren – the company plans to continue growing and reinvesting. Photo: Paul Hampton. Scotland was in the top three areas to show the biggest increase in the number of companies from the 2019 report – at 58 – accordingRead More →