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Day: 8 September 2021

Support for ideas

Eight zero solutions firms funded by Michelin SIP

Sarah Petrie
Sarah Petrie: supporting ideas Eight companies, each focused on alternative energy options to achieve net zero, have been awarded funding as part of Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc’s (MSIP) first InnovationRead More

£300k prize pot

Converge finalists dispel fears of Covid setback

Claudia Cavalluzzo
Claudia Cavalluzzo: ‘exceptional ideas’ The 28 finalists who will compete for a slice of a £300,000 Converge prize pot this year have dispelled any concerns that the past year wouldRead More

'Toothless' alternative

Failed energy company plan ’embarrassing’ says Lennon

Monica Lennon
Monica Lennon: ‘galling’ Scottish Labour has described as “embarrassing” the Scottish government’s decision to pull the plug on its plans for a publicly-owned energy company. As revealed by Daily BusinessRead More

Blow for renewables

Argyll wind towers business in administration

CS Wind
CS Wind had been seen as a green prospect A company which operated the UK’s only factory producing both onshore and offshore wind tower systems has gone into administration 18Read More

60 jobs planned

New Fife facility will tackle hard-to-recycle plastics

plastic garment hangers
Plastic garment hangers are hard to recycle Yes Recycling is to create 60 jobs at a facility in Glenrothes that will turn hard-to-recycle products such as garment hangers and printedRead More

Pensions

McPherson back in Scotland with Royal London

Lesley McPherson
Lesley McPherson has joined Royal London in Edinburgh to develop communications and brand strategy for Britain’s biggest mutual life and pensions company. Ms McPherson returns to Scotland after five yearsRead More

Market report

Morrisons set for auction | Halfords hit by supply issue

Morrisons
REFRESH PAGE FOR UPDATES 5pm: FTSE falls The FTSE 100 closed down 53.84 points, or 0.75%, at 7,095.53, below the high of 7,140 and off the low of 7,061 asRead More

Staff appeal

Over-50s targeted in bid to fill hospitality vacancies

Older worker
Older workers are already filling gaps in sectors such as DIY Scotland’s pubs, hotels and restaurants believe a generation of ‘silver servers’ could be the answer to a staffing shortage.Read More

Biodiversity

SLI trust buys Cairngorm land for carbon plan

Devils Point, Cairngorms
Land has been acquired in the Cairngorms Standard Life Investments Property Income Trust (SLIPIT) has acquired 1,447 hectares of rough grazing and open moorland in the Cairngorms national park thatRead More

Accountancy

SKSi hires four ahead of likely insolvency surge

Scott Bastick
Scott Bastick: tackling insolvencies Accountancy firm SKSi Scotland has hired four senior insolvency staff in as it prepares for what many fear will be a rise in insolvencies following theRead More