BrewDog, a Scotland-based independent brewery, has raised £3m to expand its operations through crowd funding scheme - Equity for punks. The company plans to use these funds to further expand its new brewery, its growing bar division ...
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Lochhead believes schemes which offer people in Scotland an incentive for recycling drink containers could help tackle Scotland's litter problem. 'Recycle and Reward' In Scotland, eight different 'Recycle and Reward' schemes have been ...
The textile industry has a bright future in Scotland with traditional crafts such as knitwear well placed to export their high quality brands into new markets across the globe, First Minister Alex Salmond said that he outlined a new focus ...
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Bedford Pumps is supplying three submersible axial pump sets to create white water for kayaking in Glasgow, Scotland. The new Pinkston Water Sports Centre will be Glasgow's first competition standard, purpose built, paddle sports centre. ...
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Financial software expert Lev Lesokhin, who works for analysis and measurement software provider CAST Software, believes that stock exchanges are playing Russian roulette with their trading systems. "We're loading up a bunch of bullets or ...
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Job vacancies for IT workers are increasing at a faster rate in areas outside of London, despite an on-going drive by the government to promote Tech City and start-ups in the East End of the Capital. This is according to the latest data ...
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Lloyds Banking Group, a 40% government-owned UK lender, is mulling to divest its German insurance business Heidelberger Leben to Frankfurt-listed insurer Hannover Re, in a transaction valued at approximately €400m ($533m). As part of ...
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The government has stepped up the process of equipping every home in the UK with smart energy meters by selecting the vendors to provide the kit, the data service and wide area communications, in addition to a smart meter governing ...
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Scotland-based privately held company XstalBio has introduced new patented reconstitution technology, CentuRecon, to accelerate the delivery of biologic drugs at high concentration. The technology facilitates the preparation of dry ...
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Scotland-based Mackie’s Crisps, a joint venture between Taylors Food Group and Mackie’s of Scotland, has opened a new crisp manufacturing facility in Errol, Perthshire. With the new facility, Mackie's production has more than ...
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From recessed troffers to circular pendants to suspended lighting fixtures, GE's Lumination™ LED Luminaires, a product of GE ecomaginationSM, continue to push the boundaries of indoor LED lighting systems. Ultra-thin and elegant, ...
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Young was started out working as an accountant before he turned into a successful businessman who travelled the globe to build his company (Simpac) into a significant UK player in the sourcing and supply of bags – from paper potato ...
UK-based Arran Fine Foods has unveiled a new range of chutneys to add flavor and color to lunches, dinners and snacks. The new range includes Caramelised Red Onion, Apple and Arran Ale, Pear and Plum, Hot Beetroot and Tomato & Red Pepper. ...
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The improved offer came after talks in Leeds that finished in the early hours of the morning (Friday 9 August) between Unite, the country's largest union, the GMB union and the management under the auspices of the conciliation service Acas. ...
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Scottish milk supplier and distributor Müller Wiseman Dairies has confirmed plans to close its Keith and Whitburn facilities in Scotland, a move which will lead to a loss of about 140 jobs. The company stated that it will gradually ...
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